TWISTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twister mean? 

• TWISTER (noun)
  The noun TWISTER has 2 senses:

1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

2. small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts

  Familiarity information: TWISTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWISTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

tornado; twister

Hypernyms ("twister" is a kind of...):

cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twister"):

supertwister (the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage)

waterspout (a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist)

Derivation:

twist (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cruller; twister

Hypernyms ("twister" is a kind of...):

friedcake (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)