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1. (n.) twin
either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
2. twin
either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other.
3. twin
a compound crystal consisting of two or more parts or crystals definitely oriented each to the other; macle.
4. twin
Twins,
5. (adj.) twin
being a twin or twins:
twin sisters.
6. twin
being two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other.
7. twin
being one of a pair; identical.
8. twin
consisting of two similar parts or elements joined or connected:
a twin vase.
9. twin
Zool., Bot. occurring in pairs; didymous.
10. twin
of the nature of a twin crystal.
11. twin
twofold or double.
12. (v.t.) twin
to bring together in close relationship; pair; couple.
13. twin
to furnish a counterpart to; match.
14. twin
Obs. to give birth to as twins.
15. (v.i.) twin
to give birth to twins.
16. twin
to be paired or coupled.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE (ge)twinn; akin to OFris twīne, ON tvinnr double, Go twaihnai two each (akin to twi -, two ))
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1. (noun) twin
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2. (noun) Gemini, Twin
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
3. (noun) Twin, Twin Falls
a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
4. (adj) counterpart, similitude, twin
a duplicate copy
5. (verb) duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned
being two identical
6. (verb) twin, duplicate, parallel
duplicate or match
"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
7. (verb) match, mate, couple, pair, twin
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
"This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
8. (verb) twin
grow as twins
"twin crystals"
9. (verb) twin
give birth to twins
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1. (noun) twin
one of two human babies born at the same time
They found out they're having twins.
2. twin
identical twins
twins who look exactly alike
3. twin
a twin bed
They have twin boys/girls.; her twin brother/sister
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1. (adj) twin
being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister
2. (adj) twin
being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with
3. (adj) twin
double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts
4. (adj) twin
composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4
5. (noun) twin
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
6. (noun) twin
a sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini
7. (noun) twin
a person or thing that closely resembles another
8. (noun) twin
a compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other
9. (verb) twin
to bring forth twins
10. (verb) twin
to be born at the same birth
11. (verb) twin
to cause to be twins, or like twins in any way
12. (verb) twin
to separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob
13. (verb) twin
to depart from a place or thing
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Sense: one of two children or animals born of the same mother at the same time
She gave birth to twins; (
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 Afrikaans: tweeling |
 Arabic: تَوأم |
 Bulgarian: близнак |
 Brazilian: gémeo |
 Czech: dvojče |
 German: der Zwilling; Zwillings-. |
 Danish: tvilling; tvillinge- |
 Greek: δίδυμος |
 Spanish: gemelo |
 Estonian: kaksik |
 Farsi: بچه دوقلو |
 Finnish: kaksonen |
 French: jumeau/-elle |
 Hebrew: תְאוֹם |
 Hindi: जुड़वा |
 Croatian: blizanac, dvojak |
 Hungarian: iker(testvér) |
 Indonesian: kembar |
 Icelandic: tvíburi |
 Italian: gemello |
 Japanese: 双生児 |
 Korean: 쌍둥이 |
 Lithuanian: dvynys |
 Latvian: dvīnis |
 Malay: kembar |
 Dutch: tweeling |
 Norwegian: tvilling(-) |
 Polish: bliźniak |
 Persian: بچه دوقلو |
 Pashto: دوه ګونی |
 Portuguese: gémeo |
 Romanian: geamăn |
 Russian: близнец; двойняшка |
 Slovak: dvojča |
 Slovenian: dvojček |
 Serbian: blizanac |
 Swedish: tvilling |
 Thai: แฝด |
 Turkish: ikiz, ikizlerden biri |
 Taiwanese: 孿生兒之一，雙胞胎(動物)之一 |
 Ukrainian: близнюк; близня |
 Urdu: جڑواں، توام |
 Vietnamese: con sinhđôi |
 Chinese: 孪生儿之一，双胞胎（动物）之一 |
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