TWISTS

noun

1. A twisting force.
2. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
3. The form given in twisting.

verb

1. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
2. To join together by twining one part around another.
3. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.