NOUN | phenomenon | twister, tornado | a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground |
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food | twister, cruller | small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried |
Sounds | twih'ster | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground. | |
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Synonym | tornado | |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | cyclone | A violent rotating windstorm |
Spanish | tornado | |
Catalan | tornado | |
Verbs | twist | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
Meaning | small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts. | |
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Synonym | cruller | |
Broader | friedcake | small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat |
Spanish | churro | |
Catalan | xurro |
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