Twin
[twɪn]
Definition
(noun.) a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho.
(noun.) either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
(verb.) give birth to twins.
(verb.) grow as twins; 'twin crystals'.
(verb.) duplicate or match; 'The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse'.
Edited by Claudette--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.
(a.) Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
(a.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
(a.) Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
(n.) A person or thing that closely resembles another.
(n.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
(v. i.) To bring forth twins.
(v. i.) To be born at the same birth.
(v. t.) To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.
(v. t.) To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
(v. i.) To depart from a place or thing.
Checker: Phyllis
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. (Bot.) Doubled, geminate, in pairs.
Checked by Gwen
Definition
n. a pair: one of two born at a birth: one very like another: a union of two similar crystals or of two halves of one crystal holding a reversed position to each other as if one had been turned half round about an axis (the twinning axis) perpendicular to a plane (the twinning plane) which is not for either a plane of symmetry.—adj. twofold double: being one of two born at a birth: very like another: consisting of two parts nearly alike.—v.t. to couple mate.—v.i. to be born at the same birth: to bring forth two at once: to be paired or suited:—pr.p. twin′ning; pa.p. twinned.—adj. Twin′-born born at the same birth.—ns. Twin′-broth′er one of two brothers who are twins; Twin′-flower a slender creeping evergreen—LinnéŽ?borealis; Twin′ling.—adj. Twinned produced at one birth: united.—ns. Twin′ning; Twin′-screw a steam-vessel with two propellers on separate shafts; Twin′ship; Twin′-sis′ter one of two sisters who are twins.—The Twins the constellation Gemini.
v.i. (obs.) to be parted in twain.—v.t. to part in twain: to deprive.
Typist: Serena
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing twins, foretells security in business, and faithful and loving contentment in the home. If they are sickly, it signifies that you will have disappointment and grief.
Typed by Bush
Unserious Contents or Definition
Insult added to Injury.
Checker: Osbert
Examples
- Can I separate my father's twin-brother, joint inheritor, and next successor, from himself? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- No sight could be more singular and beautiful than that of these twin brothers. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Fred, as the eldest twin, will have the estate, I suppose, and such a splendid one it is! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The really excellent gymnastic is twin sister of that simple music which we were just now describing. Plato. The Republic.
- Her engines are of the twin screw, vertical triple expansion direct acting inverted cylinder type. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He saw the twin circles of light where the sun shone on the propellers as they came. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Judy the twin is worthy company for these associates. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He is the father of my twins! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Twins, by Jupiter! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The twins testified their joy by several inconvenient but innocent demonstrations. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- My sister Julia and I were twins, and we were only two years old at the time of my mother's re-marriage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Last night, on being childishly solicited for twopence, to buy 'lemon-stunners'--a local sweetmeat--he presented an oyster-knife at the twins! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But the twins are a great tie; and to me, with my recollections, of papa and mama, these transactions are very painful. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Edited by Clare