Twister : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Twister	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twister n a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground Synonym(s): tornado, twister small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts Synonym(s): cruller, twister
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twister \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.) A girder. --Craig. 4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. --Craig.