twister

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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/ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈtwɪstɚ/

Definition of twister

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who twists.
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noun

  1. One who twists.
  2. One who twists.
  3. An instrument used in twisting or making twists.
    “He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.”
  4. A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
  5. (colloquial)A tornado.
  6. A girder.
  7. (dated)The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
  8. (British, colloquial)A crook, a villain.
    ““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 say that. Apart from wishing I could throttle the young twister with my bare hands and jump on the remains with hobnailed boots, I don't feel much about her one way or the other.””
  9. Any of species Tholymis tillarga of libellulid dragonfly, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
  10. The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

name

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

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Etymology

From Middle English twyster, equivalent to twist + -er.

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