Twig
[twɪg] or [twɪɡ]
Definition
(verb.) branch out in a twiglike manner; 'The lightning bolt twigged in several directions'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
(v. t.) To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?
(v. t.) To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
(n.) A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.
(v. t.) To beat with twigs.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Shoot, sprig, spray, branch.
v. a. [Colloquial.] Observe, notice, take notice of.
Typist: Mabel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sprig, spray, shoot, branch
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Definition
n. a small shoot or branch of a tree: a divining-rod.—v.i. to be active.—adjs. Twig′gen (Shak.) covered with osier; Twig′gy abounding in twigs or shoots; Twig′some full of twigs.
v.t. (slang) to observe narrowly: to understand.—v.i. to understand see.
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Examples
- When I came to I found that it was still bleeding, so I tied one end of my handkerchief very tightly round the wrist and braced it up with a twig. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- On a twig, making up his mind to hop! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She picked up a twig of the catkin, piqued by Birkin's attention to it. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The adults stood aloft upon their toes and their mighty tails, their talons pruning every available leaf and twig. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Take this myrtle, said Helena, tossing him a twig across the table, and sing to it in the Greek fashion. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- One day as they were walking along the lane, they saw a robin sitting on the top twig of a bush, singing shrilly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Let us picture a body of still water with a twig floating upon its surface. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The atmosphere was grey and translucent, the birds sang sharply on the young twigs, the earth would be quickening and hastening in growth. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- We were all cutting twigs and branches. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She was sullenly picking and pulling at the twigs of the hedge as she passed. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It would be a fallacy to entertain such a thought, for the little stars out-number the big ones, and the twigs of the tree are far more numerous than its branches. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As far aloft as I could see the stems and branches and twigs were as smooth and as highly polished as the newest of American-made pianos. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- For a moment Sabor hung half across the branch, while Tarzan mocked, and hurled twigs and branches at her unprotected face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I could see twigs on the willow bush. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Twigging of me, Sam! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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