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twister

[ twis-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that twists.
  2. Informal. a whirlwind or tornado.
  3. Chiefly British Informal. a deceitful, unscrupulous person.


twister

/ ˈ³Ù·Éɪ²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a swindling or dishonest person
  2. a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes
  3. an informal name for tornado
  4. a ball moving with a twisting motion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of twister1

1475–85; 1895–1900 twister fordef 2; twist + -er 1
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Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday.

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While a twister didn’t end up touching down in San Francisco, one did just south in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.

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The weather service notes most of these twisters are "relatively weak and short-lived, but they still pose a significant threat".

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She was always more of a flipper than a twister, and Dennis sometimes landed on her neck from over-rotating her warm-up drills.

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Shot on location in the middle of tornado season, Ramos says it was an experience unlike any other — one that quickly taught him and his co-stars just how unpredictable and powerful a twister can be.

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