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twist·er
/ˈtwɪstɚ/
纏繞者,纏繞機,歪曲事實的人
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Twist·er
n.
1.
One
who
twists
;
specifically
,
the
person
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
.
--
Wallis
.
3.
Carp.
A
girder
.
4.
Man.
The
inner
part
of
the
thigh
,
the
proper
place
to
rest
upon
when
on
horseback
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
twister
n
1:
a
localized
and
violently
destructive
windstorm
occurring
over
land
characterized
by
a
funnel-shaped
cloud
extending
toward
the
ground
[
syn
:
tornado
]
2:
small
friedcake
formed
into
twisted
strips
and
fried
;
richer
than
doughnuts
[
syn
:
cruller
]
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