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Strepsorhine :: Strepsorhine (a.) Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs.

Fleak :: Fleak (n.) A flake; a thread or twist.

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.

Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.

Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants..

Wry :: Wry (superl.) Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth..

Twister :: Twister (n.) A girder.

Spire :: Spire (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.

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..

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

Thread :: Thread (n.) A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted..

Water Tu Twist :: Water tu twist () Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame..

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint..

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..

Wrench :: Wrench (n.) To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence..

Rove :: Rove (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving..

Speeder :: Speeder (n.) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.

Strepsipterous :: Strepsiptera (n. pl.) A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ones are large and membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees, wasps, and the like; -- called also Rhipiptera. See Illust. under Rhipipter..

Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..

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