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    twig
    /twɪɡ/

    noun

    • 1. a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub.
    • 2. a small branch of a blood vessel or nerve: "cutaneous nerve twigs"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWIG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TWIG definition: 1. a small, thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one removed from the tree or bush and without…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twigTwig Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TWIG is a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves. How to use twig in a sentence. a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves; a minute branch of a nerve or artery…

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › twigTWIG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a slender shoot of a tree or other plant. a small offshoot from a branch or stem. a small, dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs. Anatomy. one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve. twig.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTWIG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TWIG meaning: 1. a small, thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one removed from the tree or bush and without…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › twigTwig - definition of twig by The Free Dictionary

    Define twig. twig synonyms, twig pronunciation, twig translation, English dictionary definition of twig. n. 1. A young shoot representing the current season's growth of a woody plant. 2. Any small, leafless branch of a woody plant. v. twigged , twig·ging ,...

  7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › twigtwig - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · From Middle English twig, twyg, from Old English twiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą (compare West Frisian twiich, Dutch twijg, German Zweig ), from Proto-Indo-European *dweygʰom (compare Old Church Slavonic двигъ (dvigŭ, “branch”), Albanian degë (“branch”) ), from *dwóh₁. More at two .

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWIG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A twig is a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twigTwig - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of twig. noun. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year. synonyms: branchlet, sprig. see more. verb. branch out in a twiglike manner. “The lightning bolt twigged in several directions” see more. verb.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordTWIG - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. A twig is a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush. [...] 2. If you twig, you suddenly realize or understand something. [informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'twig' British English: twɪg American English: twɪg. More. Image. © DenisNata, Shutterstock. Conjugations of 'twig'

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTWIG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    TWIG definition: a small, thin branch on a tree. Learn more.