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Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..

Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material..

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

Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring..

Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.

Disentwine :: Disentwine (v. t.) To free from being entwined or twisted.

Twiddle :: Twiddle (n.) A slight twist with the fingers.

Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

Rove :: Rove (v. t.) To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning..

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

Crank :: Crank (n.) A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion..

Scroggy :: Scroggy (a.) Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted..

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.

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

Auger :: Auger (n.) A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge..

Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..

Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To untie; to open; to disentangle.

Spiration :: Spiranthy (n.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.

Strand :: Strand (n.) One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of which a rope is composed..

Slub :: Slub (v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

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