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We have spotted TWIST (5 Letters) a total of 13 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with TWIST and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
| • | 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. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- LA Times: Apr 3, 2024
- New York Times: Dec 18, 2023
- USA Today: Jun 3, 2023
- USA Today: Feb 2, 2023
- Eugene Sheffer: Jan 14, 2023
