Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist..

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Raddle :: Raddle (v. t.) To interweave or twist together.
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Rawhide :: Rawhide (n.) A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted..
Bought :: Bought (n.) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a serpent..
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..
Twisting :: Twisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twis.
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Twisted, or twisted together..
Cruller :: Cruller (n.) A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat..
Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..
Wreathen :: Wreathen (a.) Twisted; made into a wreath.
Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
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..
Fox :: Fox (n.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats..
Entwinement :: Entwinement (n.) A twining or twisting together or round; union.
Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring..
Twist :: Twist (n.) That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts..
Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. t.) To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking..
Ply :: Ply (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord..
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