twin (tw n)n. 1. One of two offspring born at the same birth. 2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart. 3. twins Mineralogy Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other. 4. A twin-size bed. adj. 1. Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth: twin sisters. 2. Being two or one of two identical or similar people, animals, or things: twin cities; a twin bed. 3. Botany Of or relating to structures, such as flowers, that occur in pairs. 4. Consisting of two identical or similar parts: a twin lamp fixture. v. twinned, twin·ning, twins v.intr. 1. a. To give birth to twins. b. Archaic To be one of twin offspring. 2. To be paired or coupled. v.tr. 1. To pair or couple. 2. To provide a match or counterpart to. [Middle English, from Old English twinn, twofold; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
twin
Noun
1. one of a pair of people or animals conceived at the same time
2. one of a pair of people or things that are identical or very similar
Verb
[twinning, twinned]
to pair or be paired together [Old English twinn]
| twin (twn) 1. One of two offspring born of a single gestation. Identical twins result from the division of a fertilized egg. Fraternal twins result from the fertilization of two separate eggs at the same time. 2. A crystal structure consisting of two intergrown crystals that are mirror images of each other. Mineral twins can form as result of defective crystal growth in response to stress from rock deformation or during magma cooling. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  twin - either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancydizygotic twin, fraternal twin - either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin - either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) |
| 2. |  Twin - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Geminiindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | |
| 3. |  Twin - a waterfall in the Snake River in southern IdahoU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition | |
| 4. |  twin - a duplicate copy duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" | |
| Verb | 1. | twin - duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| 2. |  twin - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"match - give or join in marriage mismate - provide with an unsuitable mate mismatch - match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" | |
| 3. | twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" | |
| 4. |  twin - give birth to twins | |
| Adj. | 1. |  twin - being two identical matched - going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities |
twin
Translations
twin [twɪn] adj [sister, brother] → Zwillings-; [towers] → Doppel-
n → Zwilling m (= room in hotel etc); Zweibettzimmer nt
vt [+ towns etc];
to be twinned with ... → ... als Partnerstadt haben
n twin [twin]
1 one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time She gave birth to twins; (also adjective ) They have twin daughters. tweeling تَوأم близнак dvojče tvilling; tvillinge- der Zwilling; Zwillings-... δίδυμος gemelo kaksik بچه دوقلو kaksoset jumeau/-elle תְאוֹם जुड़वा blizanac, dvojak iker(testvér) kembar tvíburi gemello 双生児 쌍둥이 중의 하나; 쌍둥이 dvynys dvīnis kembar tweeling tvilling(-) bliźniak gémeo geamăn близнец; двойняшка dvojča dvojček blizanac tvilling แฝด ikiz, ikizlerden biri 孿生兒之一，雙胎(動物)之一 близнюк; близня جڑواں، توام con sinh đôi 孪生儿之一，双胎（动物）之一
2 one of two similar or identical things Her dress is the exact twin of mine. duplikaat مُزْدَوِج، مَثيل، شَبيه двойник dvojče, obdoba magen til der Zwilling αντίγραφο copia (täpselt) samasugune جفت؛ لنگه samanlainen jumeau תְאוֹם जोडा़ isti, sličan hasonmás kembaran sem er nákvæmlega eins gemello (cosa identica a un'altra) そっくりのもの 꼭 닮은 것 둘 중의 하나 kopija kopija; līdzinieks kembar dubbel make, dobbel kopia, odpowiednik gémeo pereche парная вещь; точная копия dvojča; obdoba dvojnik kopija ngt som är exakt likadant ความเหมือนกัน eş, benzer 兩個相似的人或物之一 парна річ; копія بالکل مشابہ cái giống nhau 两个相似的人或物之一
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