Twin
/twɪn/
Twin is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
verb
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(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
“Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.”
- (obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
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Synonyms
doublet twindle twinling
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