QCD: Understanding Leading and Higher Twists

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Can anyone explain to me what "twist" refers to in the context of QCD? More specifically, I have come across the terms "leading twist" and "higher twist".
 
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The twist of an operator is its dimensionality minus its Lorentz spin.
 
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