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twist

  • noun
  • twĭst

A twisting force.

Other meanings

  1. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.

  2. The form given in twisting.

Related words

  • arm-twist
  • flat twist
  • gain twist
  • gaining twist
  • hanky-twist
  • Mason twist
  • mule twist
  • Russian twist
  • stub twist
  • twist morphism
  • twist someone's words
  • twist the knife

Word history

From Middle English "twist".

Where this comes from

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