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
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.
• Witters, retwist, witters, writest
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.
• 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
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
