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Synonyms for tornado
tɔrˈneɪ doʊtor·na·do

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Princeton's WordNet2.6 / 18 votes

  1. tornado, twisternoun

    a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

    Synonyms:
    crack cocaine, crack, twister, cruller

  2. crack, crack cocaine, tornadonoun

    a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

    Synonyms:
    go, cracking, fracture, whirl, fling, sally, crack, fissure, wisecrack, twister, quip, pass, cleft, offer, snap, crevice, chap, scissure, cranny, gap, crack cocaine, shot

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.3 / 3 votes

  1. tornadonoun

    Synonyms:
    storm (of great violence and with a whirling motion), hurricane, whirlwind

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. tornadonoun

    Synonyms:
    hurricane, cyclone, whirlwind

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "tornado":

    tornadoes, twister, hurricane, storm, torpedo, typhoon, whirlwind, cyclone

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  1. Eric Johnson:

    To say that I wasnt starting to lose hope in ever finding her again would be a lie, me and my wife would pray daily that God was keeping her safe out there until he brought her home to us. In this image taken Sunday, Bella, an Australian shepherd, is held by her owner Eric Johnson in Cookeville, Tenn. The dog was found Sunday after being missing for 54 days following a tornado that ravaged Putnam County and flattened the Johnson’s family home in early March. ( Eric Johnson/Facebook) On Friday, a friend of the Johnsons who tracks missing animals after storms told them she received a call about Bella. Sarah Romeyn set up cameras on a fence between two buildings and was able to capture Bella after the Australian shepherd came out to eat food Sarah Romeyn put out for Sarah Romeyn. Bella, an Australian shepherd, was found Sunday after being missing for 54 days following a tornado that ravaged Putnam County and flattened the Johnson family home in early March. ( Eric Johnson/Facebook) Eric Johnson helped with Bellas capture on Sunday after getting a call around 6 p.m. from Sarah Romeyn. Sarah Romeyn was taken forpet grooming and to receive care, then Sarah Romeyn wasreunited with the family after 54 days. TENNESSEE TORNADO VICTIMS INCLUDE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY OF 3, COUPLE IN THEIR 80S.

  2. Comilla Sasson:

    Who’s going to call 911? Who’s going to start chest compressions? Who’s going to open the door when the ambulance arrives? Just talking about it helps. I think of this like a tornado drill, hopefully, you’ll never need to know what to do, but if that situation happens, you want to have a plan in place about what you’re going to do to help keep your loved one alive.

  3. National Weather Service:

    You can't rule one out today, but it's not expecting to be a big time destructive tornado.

  4. Quincy Vagell:

    Radar imagery showed lofted debris associated with the tornado near Tulsa County.

  5. Colby Neuman:

    We are going to have these very intense rotating showers, mini-supercells coming onto our coastline, and they could legitimately put down a tornado on Sunday.


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