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twister
(encz) | twister,tornádo n: [meteo.] Petr Prášek |
Twister
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
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He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the
twine. --Wallis.
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3. (Carp.) A girder. --Craig.
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4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to
rest upon when on horseback. --Craig.
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twister
(wn) | twister
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring
over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending
toward the ground [syn: tornado, twister]
2: small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer
than doughnuts [syn: cruller, twister] |
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supertwister
(encz) | supertwister, n: |
tongue twister
(encz) | tongue twister,jazykolam n: Zdeněk Brož |
tongue-twister
(encz) | tongue-twister,jazykolam n: Zdeněk Brož |
Twister
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
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He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the
twine. --Wallis.
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3. (Carp.) A girder. --Craig.
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4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to
rest upon when on horseback. --Craig.
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supertwister
(wn) | supertwister
n 1: the most powerful tornado which can create enormously
devastating damage; "supertwisters are fortunately rare" |
tongue twister
(wn) | tongue twister
n 1: an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly;
"`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister" |
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