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Twist :: Twist (v. i.) To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.

Twister :: Twister (n.) The instrument used in twisting, or making twists..

Unbone :: Unbone (v. t.) To twist about, as if boneless..

Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.

Intertwistingly :: Intertwistingly (adv.) By intertwisting, or being intertwisted..

Crook :: Crook (n.) To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.

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..

Plica :: Plica (v.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait..

Intwine :: Intwine (v. t.) To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath of flowers intwined..

Complicate :: Complicate (v. t.) To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.

Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.

Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..

Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..

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

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..

Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion..

Twisting :: Twisting () a. & n. from Twist.

Cordeling :: Cordeling (a.) Twisting.

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..

Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..

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