Definition of twist

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Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..

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Single :: Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Elflock :: Elflock (n.) Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves..
Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body..
Reamer :: Reamer (n.) One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc..
Kink :: Kink (n.) A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord..
Complicate :: Complicate (v. t.) To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form..
Entwine :: Entwine (v. t.) To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round..
Withe :: Withe (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft..
Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn..
Meander :: Meander (v. t.) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous..
Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..
Slue :: Slue (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round..
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
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