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Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..

Streptothrix :: Streptoneura (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata..

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

Twist :: Twist (n.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

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

Twist :: Twist (n.) That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts..

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..

Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..

Screw :: Screw (v. i.) To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair..

Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.

Gnarl :: Gnarl (n.) a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree..

Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..

Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.

Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..

Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.

Whiplash :: Whiplash (n.) The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted..

Leaper :: Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.

Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..

Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes..

Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..

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