twister / twistor [ˈtwɪstɜr]
twister – n. & v. – n. – 1. a pruner; 2. a girder; 3. one who spins thread or cord; 4. a device for applying torsional force; 5. a dishonest person; 6. a tornado; v. – twirl thread etc., wind, meander
twistor – n. – 1. computing – a non-volatile memory element; 2. Physics a type of spinor used in some space-time descriptions