UNTWIST
untwist
(verb) cause to become untwisted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
untwist (third-person singular simple present untwists, present participle untwisting, simple past and past participle untwisted)
(transitive) To remove a twist from.
(intransitive) To become untwisted.
Noun
untwist (plural untwists)
A twist in the opposite direction.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*twist", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + twist.]
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. Wallis.
2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition