untwisted

[uhn-twis-tid]

adjective

1. not twisted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untwisted¹

First recorded in 1565–75; un- ¹ + twist + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Tight at first, a little funky when the screw cap is untwisted, this wine soon revels in its freedom and reveals juicy blackberry, boysenberry, cherry and raspberry flavors.

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Take an August 2019 tweet when Andretti wrote, “dropping it straight, point blank and untwisted. No imagination needed, cause I lived it.”

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A thermal camera captured the temperature changes as the fibers twisted and untwisted.

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When the fiber was once again heated above its programming temperature, it quickly untwisted to its original shape, Yuan says.

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While all of the athletes’ left ventricles filled with blood earlier than average and untwisted more quickly during each heartbeat, those desirable changes were amplified in the runners.

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