Synonyms of the word

twister

• n. One who twists.
• n. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
• n. (colloquial) A tornado.
• n. (carpentry) A girder.
• n. (dated) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
• n. (Britain, colloquial) A crook, a villain.
• n. The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.

cruller

• n. (US) A donut / doughnut in the form of a twisted ring.

cyclone

• n. A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
• n. A low pressure system.
• n. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust…
• n. A strong wind.
• n. A Southeastern and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon that results in wind speeds of around 150 to 200 km/h.
• n. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator.

friedcake

• n. (US) A small deep-fried pastry.

tornado

• n. (meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.