Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.

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Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.
Single :: Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other..
Twire :: Twire (n.) A twisted filament; a thread.
Untwirl :: Untwirl (v. t.) To untwist; to undo.
Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..
Intwist :: Intwist (v. t.) To twist into or together; to interweave.
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..
Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle..
Fake :: Fake (v. t.) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out..
Entwinement :: Entwinement (n.) A twining or twisting together or round; union.
Vex :: Vex (v. t.) To twist; to weave.
Slub :: Slub (v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties..
Meander :: Meander (v. t.) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous..
Organzine :: Organzine (n.) A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength..
Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
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