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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
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