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The correct spelling is twists.
How to pronounce twists
noun
Say it like: Twi-sts
The correct spelling is twists. A twisting force. For example: "Damascus twist"
Usage Examples
“Damascus twist”
“a twist toward fanaticism”
“Avarice twists itself into all human concerns.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A twisting force.
- 2.Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- 3.The form given in twisting.
- 4.The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
- 5.A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
verb
- 1.To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- 2.To join together by twining one part around another.
- 3.To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- 4.To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- 5.To wind into; to insinuate.
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