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twister

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. twister (noun)
  2. twister-in (noun)
  3. brain twister (noun)
  4. down-twister (noun)
  5. tongue twister (noun)
  6. up-twister (noun)

twist·er

noun \ˈtwis-tər\

Definition of TWISTER

1
: one that twists; especially : a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2
: a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
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First Known Use of TWISTER

1579

Rhymes with TWISTER

bister, blister, clyster, glister, klister, lister, Lister, mister, sister, tryster

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