Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twister

2 senses of twister

Sense 1
tornado, twister -- (a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground)
       => cyclone -- (a violent rotating windstorm)

Sense 2
cruller, twister -- (small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts)
       => friedcake -- (small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)