Definition of twist

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Twist (n.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

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Single :: Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope..
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..
Feaze :: Feaze (v. t.) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope..
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint..
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..
Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla..
Tippet :: Tippet (n.) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line.
Wrong :: Wrong (a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose..
Left-handed :: Left-handed (a.) Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary motion, etc., looked at from a given direction..
Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium..
Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.
Entwine :: Entwine (v. t.) To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round..
Mask Shell :: Mask shell () Any spiral marine shell of the genus Persona, having a curiously twisted aperture..
Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
Ruddle :: Ruddle (v. t.) To raddle or twist.
Wind :: Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.
Convolve :: Convolve (v. t.) To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.
Twining :: Twining (a.) Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant..
Strophes :: Strophanthus (n.) A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly twisted flowers. One species (Strophanthus hispidus) is used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.
Twist :: Twist (n.) A little twisted roll of tobacco.
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