twist·er /ˈtwɪstɚ/
纏繞者,纏繞機,歪曲事實的人
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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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]