Twists meaning : A twisting force. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting. The form given in twisting. The degree of stress or strain when twisted. A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together. A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc. A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc. A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc. (preceded by definite article) A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See Twist (dance) on Wikipedia for more details. A rotation of the body when diving. A sprain, especially to the ankle. A twig. A girl, a woman. A roll of twisted dough, baked. A small roll of tobacco. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. A beverage made of brandy and gin. A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination. An appetite for food. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force. To join together by twining one part around another. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts. To wind into; to insinuate. To turn a knob etc. To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating. To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings). To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction. (of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends. To cause to rotate. To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips). To coax. In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.