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Affect vs Twist - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between affect and twist

is that affect is to make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of while twist is to coax.

In obsolete terms the difference between affect and twist

is that affect is a desire, an appetite while twist is a roll of twisted dough, baked.

Twist vs Irregularity - What's the difference?

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Twist is a related term of irregularity.


As nouns the difference between twist and irregularity

is that twist is twist while irregularity is (countable) an instance of being irregular.

Sheet vs Twist - What's the difference?

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Sheet is a related term of twist.


As nouns the difference between sheet and twist

is that sheet is a thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper while twist is twist.

As a verb sheet

is to cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.

Layer vs Twist - What's the difference?

layer | twist | Related terms |

Layer is a related term of twist.


As nouns the difference between layer and twist

is that layer is a single thickness of some material covering a surface while twist is twist.

As a verb layer

is (ambitransitive) to cut or divide (something) into layers.

Twist vs Whimsy - What's the difference?

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Twist is a related term of whimsy.


As nouns the difference between twist and whimsy

is that twist is twist while whimsy is a quaint and fanciful idea a whim playfully odd behaviour.

As a verb whimsy is

to fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.

Twist vs Crimp - What's the difference?

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Twist is a related term of crimp.


As nouns the difference between twist and crimp

is that twist is twist while crimp is a fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts or crimp can be an agent making it his business to procure seamen, soldiers, etc, especially by seducing, decoying, entrapping, or impressing them [since the passing of the merchant shipping act of 1854, applied to one who infringes sub-section 1 of this act, ie to a person other than the owner, master, etc, who engages seamen without a license from the board of trade].

As an adjective crimp is

(obsolete) easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

As a verb crimp is

to fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened or crimp can be to impress (seamen or soldiers); to entrap, to decoy.

Interlace vs Twist - What's the difference?

interlace | twist | Related terms |

Interlace is a related term of twist.


As nouns the difference between interlace and twist

is that interlace is a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on crt devices without consuming extra bandwidth while twist is twist.

As a verb interlace

is to cross one with another; to interweave: as, to interlace wires; hence, to mingle; to blend.

Whorl vs Twist - What's the difference?

whorl | twist | Related terms |

Whorl is a related term of twist.


As nouns the difference between whorl and twist

is that whorl is a pattern of concentric circles while twist is twist.

As a verb whorl

is to form a pattern of concentric circles.

Thickness vs Twist - What's the difference?

thickness | twist | Related terms |

Thickness is a related term of twist.


As nouns the difference between thickness and twist

is that thickness is (uncountable) the property of being thick (in dimension) while twist is twist.

Circle vs Twist - What's the difference?

circle | twist | Related terms |


In obsolete terms the difference between circle and twist

is that circle is compass; circuit; enclosure while twist is a roll of twisted dough, baked.

In transitive terms the difference between circle and twist

is that circle is to place or mark a circle around while twist is to coax.

In intransitive terms the difference between circle and twist

is that circle is to travel in circles while twist is to dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).

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