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Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.

Slue :: Slue (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round..

Bought :: Bought (n.) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent..

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Twisted :: Twisted (imp. & p. p.) of Twis.

Twist :: Twist (n.) A roll of twisted dough, baked..

Intwine :: Intwine (v. t.) To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined..

Throstle :: Throstle (n.) A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise..

Slub :: Slub (v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

Mask Shell :: Mask shell () Any spiral marine shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture..

Wattle :: Wattle (v. t.) To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches..

Slub :: Slub (n.) A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

Wriggle :: Wriggle (v. i.) To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about..

Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.

Unplat :: Unplat (v. t.) To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe..

Twine :: Twine (n.) A twist; a convolution.

Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..

Plain-laid :: Plain-laid (a.) Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way; as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage..

Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..

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