twister

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UK /ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/ US /ˈtwɪstɚ/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

difficult, difficult, elementary, favorite, useful, vile

VERB + TWISTER

game, twirling

TWISTER + NOUN

farmyard, it's, tom's

ADV.

almost, hardly, probably

Definitions

noun

One who twists.

An instrument used in twisting or making twists.

He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.

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

A tornado.

name

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

In the foyer, a game of Twister has started. It's appealing because all of the women are wearing lowriders.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried

cruller

noun — a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring ov

tornado

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.

Wiktionary

“I don't know if it's my imagination, Kipper,” I said, “but something gives me the impression that at moment of going to press you aren't too sold on Bobbie.” He shrugged a shoulder. “Oh, I wouldn't s

Wiktionary

In the foyer, a game of Twister has started. It's appealing because all of the women are wearing lowriders.

Wiktionary

When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.

Tatoeba · #414384

Flies high the cow and low the cattle, a twister does the farmyard rattle.

Tatoeba · #788578

What's your favorite tongue twister?

Tatoeba · #906917

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, twister is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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