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Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread..

English :: English (n.) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.

Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..

Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..

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

Unwind :: Unwind (v. i.) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Feaze :: Feaze (v. t.) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope..

Fringe :: Fringe (n.) An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like..

Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..

Ply :: Ply (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.

Hyalonema :: Hyalonema (n.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope..

Pirl :: Pirl (v. t.) To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines..

Deplication :: Deplication (n.) An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting..

Intertwist :: Intertwist (v. t.) To twist together one with another; to intertwine.

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

Kink :: Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread..

Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.

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