twig
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- noun
- /twɪɡ/
- During our walk in the park, I noticed a broken twig lying on the ground.
- a small twig
- break a twig
- snapping twigs
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Watch on YouTubeWe can be snapped like a twig, right?
- We can be snapped like a twig, right?
- Oh, yeah, Fun fact, You can't chew twigs.
- And then I heard like A and then like a snap of like a twig behind me.
- How did they learn how to make shelter out of twigs?
- It may be made of grass, may be made of twigs, and it may look like a sort of great big archway.
- And the idea is that each twig by itself is nothing.
- And it was like sand and there was like twigs and I couldn't see anything.
Examples
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Then he hears a twig snap and the sound of something brushing up against the bushes.
Academic text (2007) -
The children gathered small twigs to use for their campfire.
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But, you know, I got to tell you, this twig is very thin.
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As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
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We pull back to one twig... ...one branch... ...and then the whole pristine forest.
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But they really just like to look around and find sticks and twigs and whatever they can come up with.
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There are often leaves and twigs, and there are also other species of bugs and worms.
Academic text (2017) -
Then, without a sound, without breaking a twig, the elk faded away into the forest.
Academic text (2007) -
Her fingers were busily removing dry leaves and twigs at the last minute.
Academic text (2017) -
Their headdress is decorated with specially prepared twigs that, when lit, burn slowly.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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A small stem with leaves used to add flavor or decorate food
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A small thin branch that grows from a larger branch
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A fresh flexible twig that is still green and easy to bend
A small thin shoot from a tree or plant branch
A small limb that grows from a larger limb of a tree or plant
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Etymology
Twig comes from an old English word meaning a small 'shoot' or branch, so picture a thin stick you can snap off a tree — that's why a twig is a small, thin branch.