twister

n.

1. One that twists, as in the manufacture of rope or yarn.
2. Sports. A ball thrown or batted with a twist.
3. Informal. A tornado or cyclone.

A simple exercise for stretching upper body muscles. It is often used as part of a warm-up routine.

▪ Stand with your feet astride and firmly fixed on the ground. Interlock your hands and raise both elbows to shoulder height. Slowly and smoothly rotate your trunk first one way then the other. Use your elbows to exert some extra tension.

IN BRIEF: A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground. Also used in the word "tongue ___________", a sentence that is hard to say.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
  Synonym: tornado

Meaning #2: small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
  Synonym: cruller

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - svindler, snyder, vanskelig opgave

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedrieger, lastig probleem, wervelwind

Français (French)
n. - escroc, (US) tornade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wirbelwind, (Slang) Betrüger, Schnittball

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπαγαπόντης, κατεργάρης, δύσκολο πρόβλημα, (ΗΠΑ) (ανεμο)στρόβιλος, στριφτή μπαλιά

Italiano (Italian)
tromba d'aria, tornado, uragano, turbine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - furacão (m), pessoa desonesta (f)

Русский (Russian)
(разг.) трудноразрешимая загадка/шарада, (амер.) торнадо, мошенник

Español (Spanish)
n. - tornado, ciclón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (garn)tvinnare, spinnare, tvinnmaskin, skruvad boll, bedragare, svindlare, ordvrängare, svår nöt att knäcka, knivig fråga, tromb, tornado (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缠绕者, 歪曲事实的人, 缠绕机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 纏繞者, 歪曲事實的人, 纏繞機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 트위스트 춤, 비트는 사람, 어려운 일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人をだます人, 不正直な人, 難しい仕事, 難問, カーブ, つむじ風, ツイストを踊る人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كرة مندفعه بحركه دائريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רמאי, בעיה קשה, טורנדו, סופה, רקדן טוויסט‬

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twister	artic twister
Teva Twister	twister dance