Definitions for twig
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. branchlet, twig, sprigverb

   a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

2. twigverb

   branch out in a twiglike manner

   "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

3. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get itverb

   understand, usually after some initial difficulty

   "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TWIGnoun

   A small shoot of a branch; a switch tough and long.

   Etymology: twig, twigga , Saxon; twyg, Dutch.

   The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outside with hides, and so had the Venetians. Walter Raleigh.

   They chose the fig-tree, such as spread her arms,
   Branching so broad and long, that in the ground
   The bended twigs take root. John Milton.

   Can’st thou with a weak angle strike the whale,
   His huge jaw with a twig or bulrush bore? George Sandys.

   If they cut the twigs at evening, a plentiful and pleasant juice comes out. More.

   The tender twig shoots upwards to the skies. Dryden.

   From parent bough
   A cyon meetly sever: after force
   A way into the crabstocks close wrought grain
   By wedges, and within the living wound
   Inclose the softer twig, around which spread
   The binding clay. Philips.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twig

   A twig is a thin, often short, branch of a tree or bush.The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are also important, in addition to the thickness and nature of any pith of the twig. There are two types of twig: vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs. Fruiting spurs are specialized twigs that generally branch off the sides of branches and are stubby and slow-growing, with many annular ring markings from seasons past. The age and rate of growth of a twig can be determined by counting the winter terminal bud scale scars, or annular ring marking, down the length of the twig. Twigs can be useful in starting fire. They can be used as kindling wood, bridging the gap between highly flammable tinder (dry grass and leaves) and firewood.

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1. twig

   A twig is a thin branch or offshoot of a tree or bush, usually small, slender and flexible. It can also refer figuratively to a minor offshoot from a main stem, particularly related to genealogical family tree.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twigverb

   to twitch; to pull; to tweak

2. Twigverb

   to understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me?

3. Twigverb

   to observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover

4. Twignoun

   a small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size

5. Twigverb

   to beat with twigs

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twig

   A twig is a small thin terminal branch of a woody plant. The buds on the twig are an important diagnostic characteristic, as are the abscission scars where the leaves have fallen away. The color, texture, and patterning of the twig bark are also important, in addition to the thickness and nature of any pith of the twig. There are two types of twig, vegetative twigs and fruiting spurs. Fruiting spurs are specialized twigs that generally branch off the sides of branches and leading twigs, and are stubby and slow-growing, with many annular ring markings from seasons past. The age and rate of growth of a twig can be determined by counting the winter terminal bud scale scars, or annular ring marking, down the length of the twig.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Twig

   twig, 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. [A.S. twíg—twí-, double; Ger. zweig.]

2. Twig

   twig, v.t. (slang) to observe narrowly: to understand.—v.i. to understand, see. [Prob. Ir. tuigim, discern; cf. Gael. tuig, understand.]

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1. TWIG

   What does TWIG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TWIG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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How to pronounce twig?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say twig in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of twig in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of twig in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of twig in a Sentence

1. Virgil:

   As the twig is bent the tree inclines.

2. Kathe Kollwitz:

   I do not want to dieuntil I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the see that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.

3. Virgil:

   As a twig is bent the tree inclines.

4. Kathe Kollwitz, O Magazine, September 2002:

   I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.

5. Kathe Kollwitz:

   I do not want to die. . . until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=twig
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=twig
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twig
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twig
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=twig
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=twig
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=twig