1) American Bandstand move 2) American monthly magazine 3) An unforeseen development 4) Any clever maneuver 5) Bag-closing device 6) Bar garnish 7) Basque literature 8) Be snaky 9) Bend 10) Bit of citrus rind in a drink 11) Bit of irony 12) Brand name confectionery 13) Cap-removal motion 14) Cheat at pontoon
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1) Bend 2) Birling 3) Braid 4) Coil 5) Contort 6) Contortion 7) Convolution 8) Convolve 9) Crush 10) Curl 11) Curve 12) Damage 13) Dance 14) Deform 15) Distort 16) Distortion 17) Enlace 18) Entangle 19) Gnarl 20) Interlace 21) Intertwine 22) Interweave 23) Jqzemkl 24) Kink 25) Knot 26) Lime 27) Loop
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- 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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• (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 fanaticism. • (v. t.) To wreathe; to wind; to en...
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A defect in lumber and timber caused by a tree growing with a twisted grain. The result is a piece of lumber or timber with surfaces at one end that are not in the same plane as the surfaces at the other end. Occasionally, usable short lengths with little twist can be cut from the original piece. More commonly, the original piece is useless.
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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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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] shrunk at first sight of it; he found fault with t...
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A spiral distortion along the length of a piece of timber
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Before fermentation, the leaves need to be crushed to initiate oxidation. This imparts the curled ap
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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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A term that applies to the number of turns and the direction that two yarns are turned during the manufacturing process. The yarn twist brings the fibers close together and makes them compact. It helps the fibers adhere to one another, increasing yarn strength. The direction and amount of yarn twist helps determine appearance, performance, durabili...
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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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longitudinal twisting of wood due to uneven seasoning or grain.
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A condition wherin a transverse axis held in the plane of the strip would rotate about the longitundianl axis when moved along the strip.
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A winding departure from flatness.
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A piece of citrus peel added as garnish to a cocktail. Usually taken from a lemon, but sometimes taken from orange or grapefruit. This should be carefully cut from the fruit, taking care to discard the pith (horrible). The ways in which it is added to the drink are countless. A small sliver, a long piece, roughly hewn, a rectangular strip or a long...
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noun a jerky pulling movement
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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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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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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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A yarn manufacturing process, whereby the fiber bundles are brought together and wound around each other (twisted and then heat-set) to help the yarn bundle stay together and to improve performance by increasing its resistance to pile crush.
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A 360-degree spin.
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A move in acrobatic skills where a gymnast rotates around the body's longitudinal axis (the spine).
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A winding departure from flatness.
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cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape
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