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1. Twist
   Twist is American slang for a girl.
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2. Twist
   Twist is American slang for a girl.
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3. Twist
   [ride] The Twist, also known as the Twister, Cyclone, Sizzler, Scrambler, Merry Mixer, Jambalaya, or Grasscutter is an amusement ride in which suspended riders spinning in cars experience the illusion that they will crash into other suspended, spinning cars. Riders are seated in small carria...
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4. Twist
   [film] ==Plot== The film is similar in some ways to Seth Michael Donsky`s 1996 film Twisted made prior to Tierney`s film. Like in Donsky`s film, the plot of Oliver Twist is updated to the present day, and moved out of the London poor house onto the streets of Toronto. In addition, the tale i...
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5. Twist
   [album] Twist is a 1994 album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn. It was produced by Neil Finn. The album was released in the USA with a slightly altered track listing. ==Track listing== ===US release=== ...
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6. Twist
   [Goldfrapp song] "Twist" is an electronic–dance song written by British duo Goldfrapp for their second album Black Cherry (2003). It was produced by Goldfrapp, and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the third single in the winter of 2003 (see 2003 in...
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7. Twist
   [song] "Twist" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall, released on the 2000 album Farmhouse. "Twist" is one of a number of new songs that made their debuts during the 1997 European summer tour, officially debuting on June 14, 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. The song (originally ...
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8. twist
   [n] - a jerky pulling movement 2. [n] - turning or twisting around (in place) 3. [v] - do the twist 4. [v] - form into a spiral shape 5. [v] - turn in the opposite direction 6. [v] - practice sophistry 7. [v] - form into twists 8. [v] - twist suddenly so as to sprain
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9. twist
   The deformation parallel to a diagonal of a rectangular sheet such that one of the corners is not in the plane containing the other three corners.
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10. Twist
    Measure of the number of turns per unit length that a fiber bundle makes around its axis. 'Z'-twist denotes a right-handed twist, while 'S'-twist denotes a left-handed twist. 'U' is often used to represent no twist and 'N' means never twisted.
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11. twist
    a) the spiral disposition of the component (s) of a yarn, which is usually the result of relative rotation of the extremities of the yarn (s); b) the number of turns per unit length of yarn, e.g. turns per metre Category: Various industries and crafts • a) the helical disposition of the ...
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12. Twist
    Form of decoration in the stem of a drinking glass, popular in the second half of the 18thC and revived in the 19thC. White or coloured glass rods are trapped in the glass while it is still in a molten state and then twisted. An air twist is a twisted air channel in the stem.
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13. twist
    1. The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending. 'Not the least turn or twist in the fibres of any one animal which does not render them more proper for that particular animal's way of life than any other cast or texture.' (Addison) ... 2. The form given in twisting. '[He] ...
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14. twist
    noun social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; `they liked to dance the twist`
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15. twist
    noun a jerky pulling movement
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16. Twist
    • (n.) Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the twist of a billiard ball. • (n.) A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked inclination; a bias; -- often implying a peculiar or unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fan...
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17. twist
    vigorous dance that developed in the early 1960s in the United States and became internationally popular after its adoption in fashionable circles. ... [1 related articles]
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18. TWIST
    This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article`s talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was unanimous keep. Sja...
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19. Twist
    [dance] The Twist was a dance inspired by rock and roll music. It became the first worldwide dance craze in the early 1960s, enjoying immense popularity among young people and drawing fire from critics who felt it was too provocative. It inspired dances such as the Jerk, the Pony, the Watusi...
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20. Twist
    [poker] Twist is poker jargon for a round with specific rules which is sometimes used in the poker variant stud poker. One can replace any round of (or add a round to) a stud poker game with a twist round, in which each player is offered the option to replace exactly one card in his hand wit...
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21. twist
    
    • an unforeseen development
    • an interpretation of a text or action
    • any clever (deceptive) maneuver
    • the act of rotating rapidly
    • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
    • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
    • a jerky pulling movement
    
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22. twist
    A spiral distortion along the length of a piece of timber
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23. twist
    turns made by a filament or strand around a conductor axis
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24. twist
    In a wind generator blade, the difference in pitch between the blade root and the blade tip. Generally, the twist allows more pitch at the blade root for easier startup, and less pitch at the tip for better high-speed performance.
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25. Twist
    In a wind generator blade, the difference in Pitch between the blade root and the blade tip. Generally, the twist allows more Pitch at the blade root for easier Startup, and less Pitch at the tip for better high-speed performance.
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