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buhawi [bu.há.wî.] : tornado (n.); twister (n.); waterspout (n.)
Related words: ipo-ipo

Derivatives of buhawi


Glosses:
tornado
n. (phenomenon)1. tornado, twistera localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground.
~ cyclonea violent rotating windstorm.
~ supertwisterthe most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage.; "supertwisters are fortunately rare"
~ waterspouta tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist.
n. (artifact)2. crack, crack cocaine, tornadoa purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.
~ cocain, cocainea narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive.
twister
n. (food)1. cruller, twistersmall friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts.
~ friedcakesmall cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat.
waterspout
n. (phenomenon)1. waterspouta tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist.
~ tornado, twistera localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground.
n. (phenomenon)2. cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspouta heavy rain.
~ rain, rainfallwater falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
n. (artifact)3. waterspouta channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof).
~ conduita passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass.; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"