Bay yarn
() Woolen yarn. |
Mule
(n.) A hybrid animal |
Mule
(n.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another |
Mule
(n.) A very stubborn person. |
Mule
(n.) A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops |
Mule-jenny
(n.) See Mule, 4. |
Rope-yarn
(n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Spun
(imp. & p. p.) of Spin |
Spun
() imp. & p. p. of Spin. |
Twist
(v. t.) To contort |
Twist
(v. t.) Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning |
Twist
(v. t.) To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both |
Twist
(v. t.) To wreathe |
Twist
(v. t.) To wind into |
Twist
(v. t.) To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another |
Twist
(v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another |
Twist
(v. t.) To form into a thread from many fine filaments |
Twist
(v. i.) To be contorted |
Twist
(v. i.) To follow a helical or spiral course |
Twist
(n.) The act of twisting |
Twist
(n.) The form given in twisting. |
Twist
(n.) That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. |
Twist
(n.) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other. |
Twist
(n.) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like. |
Twist
(n.) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties. |
Twist
(n.) A roll of twisted dough, baked. |
Twist
(n.) A little twisted roll of tobacco. |
Twist
(n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling. |
Twist
(n.) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together |
Twist
(n.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. |
Twist
(n.) A beverage made of brandy and gin. |
Twist
(v. t.) A twig. |
Water tu twist
() Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame. |
Yarn
(n.) Spun wool |
Yarn
(n.) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed. |
Yarn
(n.) A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions |
device
gimmick
twist | any clever maneuver, he would stoop to any device to win a point, it was a great sales gimmick, a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen |
spin
twirl
twist twisting whirl | the act of rotating rapidly, he gave the crank a spin, it broke off after much twisting |
| twist turn | turning or twisting around (in place), with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room |
wind
winding
twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
| twist | social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music, was popular in the s, they liked to dance the twist |
| mule | hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, usually sterile |
mule deer
burro deer
Odocoileus hemionus | long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers |
mule
scuff | a slipper that has no fitting around the heel |
| rope yarn | the strands out of which ropes are made |
| spun yarn | (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together |
thread
yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
twist bit
twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves |
| worsted worsted yarn | a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool |
braid
plait
tress
twist | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
construction
twist | an interpretation of a text or action, they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct |
narration
recital yarn | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events, his narration was hesitant |
| twist wrench | a jerky pulling movement |
turn turn of events
twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
eddy
twist | a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself |
cotton candy
spun sugar
candyfloss | a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature |
muleteer
mule skinner
mule driver
skinner | a worker who drives mules |
mule fat
Baccharis viminea | California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer |
mule's ears
Wyethia amplexicaulis | balsamicesinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks, northwestern United States |
whiteayed mule's ears
Wyethia helianthoides | herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale creamolored rays, northwestern United States |
wayfaring tree
twist wood
twistwood
Viburnum lantana | vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides, red berries turn black |
bend crook
twist turn | a circular segment of a curve, a bend in the road, a crook in the path |
kink
twist
twirl | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
wrench
twist
pull | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments, the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell, he was sidelined with a hamstring pull |
twist
sprain
wrench
turn
wrick
rick | twist suddenly so as to sprain, wrench one's ankle, The wrestler twisted his shoulder, the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell, I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days |
| twist | form into twists, Twist the strips of dough |
| impress yarn-dye | dye (fabric) before it is spun |
twist
twist around
pervert
convolute
sophisticate | practice sophistry, change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive, Don't twist my words |
| yarn | tell or spin a yarn |
| twist | turn in the opposite direction, twist one's head |
| twist twine distort | form into a spiral shape, The cord is all twisted |
flex bend
deform twist turn b | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form, bend the rod, twist the dough into a braid, the strong man could turn an iron bar |
wrench
twist | twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates, wrench a window off its hinges, wrench oneself free from somebody's grip, a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest |
writhe
wrestle
wriggle
worm
squirm
twist | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling), The prisoner writhed in discomfort, The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace |
| twist | do the twist |
wind
twist
curve | extend in curves and turns, The road winds around the lake, the path twisted through the forest |
| yarn-spinning | inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings) |