What's the difference between twister and twitter?

Twister


Definition:

  • (n.) One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
  • (n.) The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
  • (n.) A girder.
  • (n.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Comparison between twister and digits yielded ten cases of twister preference, four of digit preference and twenty cases of overlap.
  • (2) Noel plummeted all the way to No 6, where he was picked up by the New Orleans Pelicans – who sadly robbed us of a classic tongue-twister, "New Orleans' Nerlens Noel", by trading him to the Philadelphia 76ers.
  • (3) The automatic wire twister reduces the time needed for wire twisting without altering the security of the twisted wire.
  • (4) Depth of modulation on the twister device was twice that on a proximal device in nine cases whereas one case showed a proximal device preference; five cases showed overlap.
  • (5) This paper deals with the vibration analysis of a blood processor centrifuge with an anti-twister mechanism.
  • (6) Kidron's footage of the event has the appearance of a 60s peace festival, shiny happy people holding hands, playing Twister in the park, dancing and singing and laughing together.
  • (7) But as soon as the consequences of that exercise in democracy loomed – and it appeared that many Tory MPs would vote in favour – the government panicked and the arm twisters were called into action to throttle the voice of the people.
  • (8) Along with her work for the BBC, Bradbury has also presented ITV gameshow Take on the Twisters.
  • (9) These include a Lego version of the Mines of Moria sequence from the Lord of the Rings films and an electronic dance version of Hasbro's popular family game Twister.
  • (10) 'McAllister proves to be a bit of a tongue-twister for some, and he is usually nicknamed "Mac".
  • (11) The surgical instrument most important for making wire fixation highly successful is a tightener-twister which protects wire loops from excessive strain during application, and permits twisting at a predetermined and therefore reproducible tension.
  • (12) Nine-hundred and eighty-one right-handed and 55 left-handed subjects were required to tap with a pen for 10 secs between targets 6 cm apart whilst either saying nothing, reciting a tongue-twister or saying la-la.
  • (13) This study reports on the laboratory elicitation of sublexical speech errors by means of tongue twisters.
  • (14) Blood processors that employ anti-twister mechanisms are becoming increasingly popular because they cause relatively less damage to the blood than the conventional ones, which employ rotating seals.
  • (15) Of the 2 twist-knot devices, the Rhinelander wire tightener-twister produced the greatest resistance to knot failure.
  • (16) Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider, a former contestant on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice TV show, said the tycoon had asked permission to use Twister Sister’s song We’re Not Gonna Take It at the end of his rallies, and he had been happy to agree.
  • (17) The top 13 in full Cabbage Patch Kids, JAKKS Pacific, RRP £29.99 Furby, Hasbro, RRP £59.99 InnoTab 2, Vtech, RRP £84.99 Jake and the Neverland Pirates – Pirate Ship Bucky, Mattel, RRP £49.99 LeapPad 2, Leapfrog Toys, RRP £89.99 Lego Friends: Olivia's House, Lego, RRP £69.99 Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Mines of Moria, Lego, £68.99 Mike the Knight's Deluxe Glendragon Playset, Character Options, £29.99 Monster High Ghouls Rule Dolls, Mattel, RRP £22.99 My Moshi Home, Vivid Imaginations, RRP £39.99 Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire, Hasbro, RRP £44.99 Twister Dance, Hasbro, RRP £26.99 Web Shooting Spider-Man, Hasbro, RRP £34.99
  • (18) Also on the site this week Christmas toys 2012: Furbys and Twister take parents back to the future Same-sex Mamas & Papas adverts 'celebrate modern family set-ups' Consumer borrowing surges On Saturday As well as travel insurance and Hurricane Sandy, Saturday's Guardian Money will look at how to beat the payday loan sharks and the best new 0% deals on credit cards.
  • (19) He was one of a team of tornado-chasers in the blockbuster Twister (1996), produced by Steven Spielberg .
  • (20) Testing has found that the ultimate force required to disrupt the wires twisted by either the automatic wire twister or manual techniques did not differ significantly and was directly related to the number of twists.

Twitter


Definition:

  • (n.) One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
  • (v. i.) To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises.
  • (v. i.) To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
  • (v. i.) To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
  • (v. t.) To utter with a twitter.
  • (n.) The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.
  • (n.) A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.
  • (n.) A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Raphael Honigstein Facebook Twitter Pinterest Bayern Munich’s Douglas Costa.
  • (2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest With a plot based around fake (or real?)
  • (3) Names, and the absence of them, could be important Facebook Twitter Pinterest Don’t look back … Daisy Ridley’s Rey and John Boyega’s stormtrooper Finn.
  • (4) The only way we can change it, is if we get people to look in and understand what is happening.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dean, Clare and their baby son.
  • (5) September 11 conspiracies Facebook Twitter Pinterest September 11 conspiracy theories.
  • (6) A man named Moreno Facebook Twitter Pinterest Italy's players give chase to an inscrutable Byron Moreno, whose relationship with the country was only just beginning.
  • (7) Dominic Fifield Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ravel Morrison, who has been on loan at QPR, may be set for a return to Loftus Road.
  • (8) Join a Twitter book club It all started last summer, when 12,000 people took to Twitter to discuss Neil Gaiman's American Gods .
  • (9) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Also on display in the hallway is a painting of Carson with Jesus.
  • (10) If it works anyone can do this exactly as we have done.” The sudden release follows weeks of visual clues left on the Radiohead frontman’s Twitter and Tumblr.
  • (11) There is no deal done regarding Paul Pogba, lots of bla bla bla,” the Dutchman wrote on Twitter .
  • (12) Despite Facebook's size and reach, and its much-vaunted role in the short-lived Arab spring , there are reasons for thinking that Twitter may be the more important service for the future of the public sphere – that is, the space in which democracies conduct public discussion.
  • (13) He's called out for his lack of imagination in a stinging review by a leading food critic (Oliver Platt) and - after being introduced to Twitter by his tech-savvy son (Emjay Anthony) - accidentally starts a flame war that will lead to him losing his job.
  • (14) ... and the #housingstrategy on Twitter: Robin Macfarlane, a retired businessman: @MacfarlaneRobin House building should have been on the agenda from day one.
  • (15) Macron hit back on Twitter, saying her proposals to take France out of the EU would destroy France’s fishing industry.
  • (16) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Joe Davis protests against his wife Kim’s jailing.
  • (17) There’s no difference between us.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Hauwa Modu’s parents were killed by Boko Haram.
  • (18) So we’ve just stopped communicating now.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Damaged buildings in Kommunar.
  • (19) Mark Latham's insights, insults and feuds are why he's worth reading | Gay Alcorn Read more BuzzFeed political editor Mark Di Stefano, the reporter who broke the story linking Latham to the less-than-savoury @RealMarkLatham Twitter account , had been chasing Stutchbury for days.
  • (20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ronald Reagan meeting with Rupert Murdoch in the Oval Office on 18 January 1983.