The difference between Tornado and Twister
When used as nouns, tornado means a characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped , whereas twister means one whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tornado and Twister
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Tornado as a noun (meteorology):
A characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped .
Examples:
"A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. Its vortex, meters in diameter, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 160 to more than 480 kilometres per hour."
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Twister as a noun:
One who twists. One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
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Twister as a noun:
The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
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Twister as a noun:
A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
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Twister as a noun (colloquial):
A tornado.
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Twister as a noun (carpentry):
A girder
Examples:
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Twister as a noun (dated):
The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.
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Twister as a noun (British, colloquial):
A crook, a villain.
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Twister as a noun:
The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.