Bay yarn
() Woolen yarn. |
Rope-yarn
(n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Single
(a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one |
Single
(a.) Alone |
Single
(a.) Hence, unmarried |
Single
(a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others |
Single
(a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side |
Single
(a.) Uncompounded |
Single
(a.) Not deceitful or artful |
Single
(a.) Simple |
Single
(v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number |
Single
(v. t.) To sequester |
Single
(v. t.) To take alone, or one by one. |
Single
(v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot |
Single
(n.) A unit |
Single
(n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. |
Single
(n.) A handful of gleaned grain. |
Single
(n.) A game with but one player on each side |
Single
(n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. |
Single-acting
(a.) Having simplicity of action |
Single-breasted
(a.) Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only |
Single-foot
(n.) An irregular gait of a horse |
Single-handed
(a.) Having but one hand, or one workman |
Single-hearted
(a.) Having an honest heart |
Single-minded
(a.) Having a single purpose |
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 |
line-drive single
line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single
bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
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 |
rack
single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
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 |
single entry
single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
| single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
detached house
single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
racing skiff
single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
| rope yarn | the strands out of which ropes are made |
| single bed | a bed for one occupant |
| single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
| single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet
single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop
single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
| 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 |
| single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
braid
plait
tress
twist | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
uninominal system
uninominal voting system
single-member system
scrutin uninomial system
scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
| single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
| single quote | a single quotation mark |
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 |
light cream
coffee cream
single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file
single file
Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
single nucleotide polymorphism
SNP | (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered, SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species |
single-leaf
single-leaf pine
single-leaf pinyon
Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon
Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
wayfaring tree
twist wood
twistwood
Viburnum lantana | vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides, red berries turn black |
| single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
| single supplement | a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
one
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single
unity | the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number, he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it, they had lunch at one |
function
mathematical function
single-valued function
map
mapping | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) |
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 |
| single out | select from a group, She was singled out for her outstanding performance |
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 |