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twister

/ˈtwɪstəɹ/ noun B2
  1. One who twists.
  2. One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
  3. An instrument used in twisting or making twists.
  4. A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
  5. A tornado. (colloquial)
  6. A girder.
  7. The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. (dated)
  8. Any member of the species Tholymis tillarga of libellulid dragonfly, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

Plural twisters

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