twister
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- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
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/ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/
(UK)
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/ˈtwɪstə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈtwɪstɚ/
Definition of twister
11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- One who twists.
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noun
- One who twists.
- One who twists.
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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.
- (colloquial)A tornado.
- A girder.
- (dated)The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
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(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.””
- Any of species Tholymis tillarga of libellulid dragonfly, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
- The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English twyster, equivalent to twist + -er.
Words you can make from twister
102 playable · top: RETWIST (10 pts)
Best play retwist 10 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
33 words- STEW 7 pts
- TEWS 7 pts
- TWIT 7 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WERT 7 pts
- WEST 7 pts
- WETS 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WISE 7 pts
- WIST 7 pts
- WITE 7 pts
- WITS 7 pts
- WRIT 7 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- SETT 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- STET 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TEST 4 pts
- TETS 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TITS 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
3-letter words
23 words2-letter words
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