Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist..

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Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Withe :: Withe (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..
Entangle :: Entangle (v. t.) To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair..
Organzine :: Organzine (n.) A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength..
Auger :: Auger (n.) A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge..
Levogyrate :: Levogyrate (a.) Turning or twisting the plane of polarization towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Warper :: Warper (n.) One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape..
Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..
Torque :: Torque (n.) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The form given in twisting.
Single :: Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness..
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.
Entwist :: Entwist (v. t.) To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..
Roll :: Roll (v.) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
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