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twist 1. (in weaving) a specified direction of twisting the yarn 2. the twist a modern dance popular in the 1960s, in which couples vigorously twist the hips in time to rhythmic music 3. a. a cigar made by twisting three cigars around one another b. chewing tobacco made in the form of a roll by twisting the leaves together 4. Physics torsional deformation or shear stress or strain twist [twist] (design engineering) In a fiber, rope, yarn, or cord, the turns about its axis per unit length; usually expressed as TPI (turns per inch). (electromagnetism) A waveguide section in which there is a progressive rotation of the cross section about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| TREATS OF THE PLACE WHERE OLIVER TWIST WAS BORN AND OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING HIS BIRTH If Lucille has not lost old cleverness she will be able to twist him presently around her little finger. Bad flute-players twist and twirl, if they have to represent 'the quoit-throw,' or hustle the coryphaeus when they perform the 'Scylla. |
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