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Untwist   Listen
verb
Untwist  v. t.  
1.
To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine. "If one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist."
2.
To untie; to open; to disentangle.





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"Untwist" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a circle, and the hoop was twisted up tightly and then let to untwist itself slowly. As it revolved, the children were to catch the flying articles in their teeth. Any one getting a lemon was out of the game. Any one getting a candle end had to pay a forfeit, but those who caught the goodies ...
— Marjorie's Busy Days • Carolyn Wells
... is, Master Tom," said Bob, beginning to untwist his canvas bag. "You see, I'n been with a barge this two 'ear; that's how I'n been gettin' my livin',—if it wasn't when I was tentin' the furnace, between whiles, at Torry's mill. But a fortni't ago ...
— The Mill on the Floss • George Eliot
... just in time. They caught hold of him firmly, and endeavoured to untwist his beard from the line, but in vain; it was too tightly entangled. There was nothing left but again to make use of the scissors; so they were taken out, and the tangled portion ...
— My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales • Edric Vredenburg
... told the boy to pull out of his coat. He got his arms out, started to untwist the coat, stuck his fingers with the barbs, and tumbled over ...
— Dave Dashaway and his Hydroplane • Roy Rockwood
... work with wool, cut it into short lengths, and untwist it. No wool can be procured sufficiently fine for this kind of work. If you work with silk, the finest floss is preferable to any other: split silk would be found extremely inconvenient, and the work would not look so well. Care must be taken that the ...
— The Ladies' Work-Table Book • Anonymous


Words linked to "Untwist" :   straighten


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