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Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A violent twist, or a pull with twisting..

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..

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..

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

Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

Hardspun :: Hardspun (a.) Firmly twisted in spinning.

Tortility :: Tortility (n.) The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed..

Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..

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

Cablelaid :: Cablelaid (a.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable..

Entangle :: Entangle (v. t.) To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair..

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

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.

Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..

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..

Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..

Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants..

Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.

Slue :: Slue (v. t.) In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round..

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