twister
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twist·er
(twĭs′tər)n.
1. One that twists, as in the manufacture of rope or yarn.
2. Sports A ball thrown or batted with a twist.
3. Informal A tornado or cyclone.
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twister
(ˈtwɪstə)n
1. Brit a swindling or dishonest person
2. a person or thing that twists, such as a device used in making ropes
3. (Physical Geography) US and Canadian an informal name for tornado
4. (General Sporting Terms) a ball moving with a twisting motion
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twist•er
(ˈtwɪs tər)n.
1. a person or thing that twists.
2. Informal. a whirlwind or tornado.
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twister
whirlwind.
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Noun | 1. | twister - a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground cyclone - a violent rotating windstorm supertwister - the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage; "supertwisters are fortunately rare" waterspout - a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist |
2. | twister - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat |
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Translations
مُخادِع، غَشّاش
šejdíř
svindler
megbízhatatlan ember
bragîarefur, òrjótur
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twister
n
(= dancer) → Twisttänzer(in) m(f)
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twist
(twist) verb1. to turn round (and round). He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.
2. to wind around or together. He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.
3. to force out of the correct shape or position. The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.
noun1. the act of twisting.
2. a twisted piece of something. He added a twist of lemon to her drink.
3. a turn, coil etc. There's a twist in the rope.
4. a change in direction (of a story etc). The story had a strange twist at the end.
ˈtwisted adjective bent out of shape. a twisted branch; a twisted report.
ˈtwister noun a dishonest or deceiving person.
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