twist
Twist is a term with several senses in English. As a verb, it means to turn or bend something around an axis, creating a curved or distorted shape. As a noun, a twist can refer to the act of twisting or to the resulting form, such as a spiral or coiled configuration.
In storytelling, a plot twist is an unexpected turn in the narrative that changes the reader's or
In music and dance, The Twist is a 1960 hit by Chubby Checker that helped popularize a
In biology, Twist is the name of a developmental gene in Drosophila melanogaster essential for mesoderm formation,
In science and mathematics, twist denotes rotation about an axis or torsion in a physical object. In
Other everyday uses include twist ties, which secure bags by twisting a wire wrapped in paper or