Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other..

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Writhen :: Writhen (a.) Having a twisted distorted from.
Spiration :: Spiranthy (n.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..
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..
Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion..
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..
Plain-laid :: Plain-laid (a.) Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way; as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage..
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A violent twist, or a pull with twisting..
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Wreathed; twisted.
Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent..
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..
Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
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..
Kink :: Kink (v. i.) To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread..
Ply :: Ply (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord..
Vex :: Vex (v. t.) To twist; to weave.
Wrong :: Wrong (a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose..
Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..
Twist :: Twist (n.) The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
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