Retwists

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Winds or turns something once more into a new shape ; a form of the verb that describes twisting something again
2. Coils or bends an object a second time to alter its form ; present tense of the verb meaning to twist anew
3. Turns something round again so that it forms a fresh curl or spiral ; describes one who repeats a twisting action

Etymology: "Retwists" is the third-person singular present form of "retwist," which is built from the prefix re-, meaning "again" or "back," attached to "twist." The base word goes back to Middle English, where "twisten" meant to wind or wrench threads and strands into a coil, and the prefix simply adds the sense of doing that action once more. To retwist something is therefore to twist it again, typically to restore a tangled or unwound strand, cord, or rope to its original tightness.