Webster's Dictionary 1913

6022

Twist

Twist (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twisted; p. pr. & vb. n.Twisting.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi- two; akin to D. twist a quarrel, diss...

6023

Twist (2)

Twist, v. i. 1. To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easil...

6024

Twist (3)

Twist, n. 1. The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.Not the least turn or twist in the fibers of any one animal which does not render them more p...

6025

Twist (4)

Twist (?), n. 1. 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.2. A strong individual ten...

6026

Twiste

Twist″e (?), obs.imp. of Twist. Chaucer.

6027

Twisted

Twist″ed, a. Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.Twisted curve(Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See Plane curve, under Curve. — Twisted surfa...

6028

Twister

Twist″er (?), n. 1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.2. The instrument used ...

6029

Twistical

Twist″ic‐al (?), a. Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest. Bartlett.

6030

Twisting

Twist″ing, a. & n. from Twist.Twisting pair. (Kinematics) See under Pair, n., 7.

6031

Twit

Twit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Twitting.] [OE. atwiten, AS. ætwītan to reproach, blame; æt at + wītan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, henc...

6032

Twitch

Twitch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twitched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twitching.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian; akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a ho...

6033

Twitch (2)

Twitch, n. 1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simpl...

6034

Twitch grass

Twitch″ grass′ (?). (Bot.) See Quitch grass.

6035

Twitcher

Twitch″er (?), n. One who, or that which, twitches.

6036

Twite

Twite (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The European tree sparrow. (b) The mountain linnet (Linota flavirostris).

6037

Twitlark

Twit″lark′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The meadow pipit.

6038

Twitter

Twit″ter (?), n. [From Twit.] One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.

6039

Twitter (2)

Twit″ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Twittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir�n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. qui...

6040

Twitter (3)

Twit″ter, v. t. To utter with a twitter. Cowper.

6041

Twitter (4)

Twit″ter, n. 1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a tit...

6042

Twittering

Twit″ter‐ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, twitters.2. A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense.A widow, who h...

6043

Twittingly

Twit″ting‐ly (?), adv. In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.

6044

Twittle-twattle

Twit″tle–twat′tle (?), n. [See Twattle.] Tattle; gabble. L'Estrange.

6045

Two

Two (to͞o), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. twā, fem. & neut., twēgen, masc., tū, neut.; akin to OFries. twēn...

6046

Two (2)

Two (?), n. 1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects.2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.In t...

6047

Two-capsuled

Two″–cap′suled (?), a.(Bot.) Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.

6048

Two-cleft

Two″–cleft′ (?), a.(Bot.) Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments; bifid.