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Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..

Fox :: Fox (n.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats..

Cablelaid :: Cablelaid (a.) Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold chain..

Roving :: Roving (n.) A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2..

Distortion :: Distortion (n.) The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the distortions of the face or body..

Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off..

Entangle :: Entangle (v. t.) To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair..

Wreathen :: Wreathen (a.) Twisted; made into a wreath.

Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..

Twine :: Twine (v. i.) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

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

Cordeling :: Cordeling (a.) Twisting.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..

Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

Streptothrix :: Streptoneura (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata..

Speeder :: Speeder (n.) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to form rovings.

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form..

Twister :: Twister (n.) One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving..

Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..

Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle..

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