Twin

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  • noun. One of two offspring born at the same birth.
  • noun. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
  • noun. Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other.
  • noun. A twin-size bed.
  • adjective. Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth.
  • adjective. Being two or one of two identical or similar people, animals, or things.
  • adjective. Of or relating to structures, such as flowers, that occur in pairs.
  • adjective. Consisting of two identical or similar parts.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To give birth to twins.
  • intransitive verb. To be one of twin offspring.
  • intransitive verb. To be paired or coupled.
  • intransitive verb. To pair or couple.
  • intransitive verb. To provide a match or counterpart to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cut or form in pairs by cutters or chisels.
  • To couple; pair; mate; join intimately or link together; said of two united or of one joined to another.
  • Specifically, in mineralogy, to form or unite into a compound or twin crystal by a reversal of the molecular structure according to some definite law.
  • To be coupled or paired; be mated, as one with another; specifically, to be twin-born.
  • To bring forth two at a birth.
  • noun. undefined
  • To be parted in twain; be divided or sundered; come apart.
  • To part; depart; go away.
  • To be separated (from) or deprived (of): as, to twin with one's gear.
  • To part in twain; sever; sunder.
  • To part, as from another person or thing; separate; sunder; especially, to deprive.
  • Two; twain.
  • Consisting of two separate, closely related, and equal members; twofold; double; specifically, consisting of or forming twins or a pair: as, twin children.
  • One, each, or either of two; one of a pair, specifically of two born at a birth: as, a twin brother or sister.
  • In botany, growing in pairs; didymous.
  • Consisting of two chief parts alike, or nearly alike, and held firmly together: as, a twin bottle; a twin vase. The plural is used in the same sense: as, twin vases.
  • In entomology, geminate: applied to spots, punctures, spines, etc., which are close together in pairs, and distant from others.
  • noun. Two; twain; a pair; a couple.
  • noun. One of two; one of a pair or couple linked together by a particular tie or relation; the mate, counterpart, or fellow of another; specifically, one of two creatures produced at a birth: said of the young both of hitman beings and of beasts.
  • noun. A compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the other, as if it had been revolved through 180° about an axis (twinning-axis) perpendicular to a plane which is called the twinning-plane, and is usually a fundamental plane of the given Crystal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To bring forth twins.
  • intransitive verb. To be born at the same birth.
  • adjective. Being one of two born at a birth.
  • adjective. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing in the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
  • adjective. Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
  • adjective. Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
  • adjective. a vessel whose deck and upper works rest on two parallel hulls.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. See Twin, n., 4.
  • adjective. a delicate evergreen plant (Linnæa borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty, fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender stalk.
  • adjective. a steam vessel propelled by two screws, one on either side of the plane of the keel.
  • transitive verb. To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.
  • transitive verb. To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
  • intransitive verb. To depart from a place or thing.
  • noun. One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young.
  • noun. A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
  • Word Usage
    "If one twin is autistic, it's twelve times more likely than the average rate that the other twin is autistic."
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    Equivalent
    Form
    twinned  twinning  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agree  bear  birth  check  correspond  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Allin  Atkin  Begin  Berlin  Boleyn  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    central  double  fiery  gigantic  golden  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    Gemini  twinned  twinning  
    verb-form
    twinned  twinning  twins