twister

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see also: Twister

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/

Noun

twister (plural twisters)

1. One who twists.
   1. One 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.

3. A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
4. (colloquial) A tornado.
5. (carpentry) A girder
6. (dated) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
7. (British, colloquial) A crook, a villain.
8. The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

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Twister

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Proper noun

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

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