Crossword-Solution: TWIST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Twist | v. t. | To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. |
| Twist | v. t. | Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author. |
| Twist | v. t. | 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. |
| Twist | v. t. | To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. |
| Twist | v. t. | To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns. |
| Twist | v. t. | 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. |
| Twist | v. t. | Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up. |
| Twist | v. t. | To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton. |
| Twist | v. i. | 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. |
| Twist | v. i. | To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix. |
| Twist | n. | The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending. |
| Twist | n. | The form given in twisting. |
| Twist | n. | That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. |
| Twist | n. | A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other. |
| Twist | n. | A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like. |
| Twist | n. | A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. |
| Twist | n. | A roll of twisted dough, baked. |
| Twist | n. | A little twisted roll of tobacco. |
| Twist | n. | One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling. |
| Twist | n. | A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist. |
| Twist | n. | The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. |
| Twist | n. | A beverage made of brandy and gin. |
| Twist | v. t. | A twig. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TWIST | anagram | TWITS, WITTS |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
ZEECAM
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eruption
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Sentences with TWIST (5)
Bathsheba, after throwing a glance here, a caution there, and lecturing one of the younger operators who had allowed his last finished sheep to go off among the flock without re-stamping it with her initials, came again to Gabriel, as he put down the luncheon to drag a frightened ewe to his shear-station, flinging it over upon its back with a dexterous twist of the arm.
She was patient—a martyr, indeed—but she forebore to pray for enemies, lest, in spite of her forgiving aspirations, the words of the blessing should stubbornly twist themselves into a curse.
Her brown hair was waved in front and done up behind in a great twist, held by a tortoiseshell comb with gold filigree.
Come, be Jav’s!” Thuvia of Ptarth rose to her full height, her lifted shoulder turned toward the man, her haughty chin upraised, a scornful twist to her lips.
Will you hand me the holly?” He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier.
Quotes with TWIST (3)
Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them
You’re sorry? I damn near drank myself to death, I could barely get out of bed, I shattered my phone into a million pieces on New Year’s Eve to keep from calling you … and you’re sorry?” I bit my lip and nodded, ashamed. I had no idea what he’d been through, and hearing his say the words made sharp pain twist inside my chest. “I’m so … so sorry.”“You’re forgiven,” he said with a grin. “Don’t ever do it again.”“I won’t. I promise.” He flashed his dimple and shook his head. “I fucking love you.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 195 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).