[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twist \twist\, n.
   1. the act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a
      convolution; a bending.
      1913 webster

            not the least turn or twist in the fibers of any one
            animal which does not render them more proper for
            that particular animal's way of life than any other
            cast or texture.                      --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. the form given in twisting.
      1913 webster

            he shrunk at first sight of it; he found fault
            with the length, the thickness, and the twist.
                                                  --arbuthnot.
      1913 webster

   3. that which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting
      parts. specifically: 
      1913 webster
      a a cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by
          winding strands or separate things round each other.
          1913 webster
      b a kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by
          tailors, saddlers, and the like.
          1913 webster
      c a kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.
          1913 webster
      d a roll of twisted dough, baked.
          1913 webster
      e a little twisted roll of tobacco.
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      f weaving one of the threads of a warp, -- usually
          more tightly twisted than the filling.
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      g firearms a material for gun barrels, consisting of
          iron and steel twisted and welded together; as,
          damascus twist.
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      h firearms  ord. the spiral course of the rifling of
          a gun barrel or a cannon.
          1913 webster
      i a beverage made of brandy and gin. slang
          1913 webster

   4. oe.; -- so called as being a two-forked branch. see
      twist, v. t. a twig. obs. --chaucer. fairfax.
      1913 webster

   5. 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.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. a strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked
      inclination; a bias; -- often implying a peculiar or
      unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   gain twist, or gaining twist firearms, twist of which
      the pitch is less, and the inclination greater, at the
      muzzle than at the breech.

   twist drill, a drill the body of which is twisted like that
      of an auger. see illust. of drill.

   uniform twist firearms, a twist of which the spiral
      course has an equal pitch throughout.
      1913 webster
see also:
twist gain twist gaining twist twist drill drill uniform twist 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

twist drill
     n : a bit or drill having deep helical grooves syn: twist bit
see also:
twist bit 

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