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twin

/twɪn/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Twin means: bring two objects, ideas, or people together.

Synonyms for twin17

noun, as in a duplicate copy

counterpart, similitude

noun, as in (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini

noun, as in a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho

Twin Falls

verb, as in bring two objects, ideas, or people together

verb, as in duplicate or match

adjective, as in being two identical

also used for twin

twindle, twinling, doublet, twofold

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What does twin mean?9

verb

1

bring two objects, ideas, or people together“This fact is coupled to the other one”

2

duplicate or match“The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”

3

grow as twins“twin crystals”

4

give birth to twins

adjective

1

being two identical

noun

1

a duplicate copy

2

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini

3

a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho

4

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with twin?34

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Twin in a sentence

  • When he saw the man's twin, he did a double take.mccarras
  • I'd like a twin with an extra bed.orcrist
  • I can't tell one twin from the other.CK
  • The twin sisters are alike as two peas in a pod.Dejo
  • She and her twin sister were very close to each other.Amastan
  • Can you tell him from his twin brother?ET
  • His grandmother raised him with his twin brother.Amastan
  • She tried to steal her twin sister's identity.Amastan

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Forms of twin

as a noun

plural
twins

as a verb

past tense
twinned
present participle
twinning
third-person singular
twins
past participle
twinned