TWISTER

cruller, twister

(noun) small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts

tornado, twister

(noun) a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

twister (plural twisters)

One who twists.

One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.

A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.

(colloquial) A tornado.

(carpentry) A girder

(dated) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.

(British, colloquial) A crook, a villain.

The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

Anagrams

• Witters, retwist, witters, writest

Proper noun

Twister

A party game that requires several players on a single mat to straddle four colored rows of dots in randomly selected positions without falling.

Anagrams

• Witters, retwist, witters, writest

Source: Wiktionary


Twist"er, n.

1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.

2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists. He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine. Wallis.

3. (Carp.)

Definition: A girder. Craig.

4. (Man.)

Definition: The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. Craig.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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