Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like..

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Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..
Raveling :: Raveling (n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.
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..
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..
Convolve :: Convolve (v. t.) To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.
Slue :: Slue (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round..
Intwine :: Intwine (v. t.) To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined..
Torqued :: Torqued (a.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S..
Fox :: Fox (n.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats..
Mat :: Mat (v. t.) To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle..
Unwind :: Unwind (v. i.) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..
Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..
Cruller :: Cruller (n.) A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat..
Spiration :: Spiranthy (n.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
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..
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