twisters
Definition
Plural of 'twister': a violent whirlwind or tornado, especially one in the central US.
Difficult phrases designed to tangle the speaker's tongue, known as tongue twisters.
A person or thing that twists, manipulates, or contorts something, often figuratively.
Examples
The storm chasers documented a fleet of twisters ripping across the Oklahoma plains, turning trailers into tumbleweeds.
Practicing tongue twisters like 'unique New York' is my secret weapon for sounding suave at cocktail parties – until I trip over 'Irish wristwatch'.
In the board game Twister, four players become human twisters, limbs entangled in a colorful chaos that ends in glorious collapse.
That lawyer's contract was full of fine-print twisters, leaving clients more knotted up than a pretzel in a tornado.