a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting, Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale, Yarn made from Imperfectly carded stock, verb_ To tell a story, tell or spin a yarn, intransitive verb_ To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales

Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted, contorted, having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of twist

To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand, To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner, To alter the normal aspect of; contort, noun_ A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together, A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics, The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain