Word Meaning

Meaning of twists

- To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.
- To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
- To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
- To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.
- Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up.
- To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
- To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
- To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix.
- The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
- The form given in twisting.
- That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
- A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
- A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
- A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
- A roll of twisted dough, baked.
- A little twisted roll of tobacco.
- One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
- A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
- The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- A beverage made of brandy and gin.
- A twig.

Crossword clue for twists

- ‘60s dance craze, the ...
- 60s dance craze the ...
- bending
- Coil or spin
- coil, wind
- Contort
- Corrupt
- Cross
- Curl
- Deform
- Dickens novel, Oliver ...
- Distort 60s dance
- Follow winding course
- Intertwine
- Meander, ... and turn
- Move to music
- novel, oliver ...
- Oliver, for one
- Oliver’s favourite dance?
- Pervert
- Plot’s shock turn
- Screw
- Screw around
- Snake dance?
- Storyline surprise
- Surprise ending
- Unexpected ending
- Unexpected plot development
- Unexpected plot development for Oliver protagonist
- Weave, ... and turn
- Wind spirally
- wisp
- Writhe
- Coils or spins
- Contorts
- Distorts
- Screws
- Unexpected story changes
- Winds together
- Wrings