twin
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1.8
- adjective
- /twɪn/
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- I have twin daughters, with pigtails.
- twin figures
- twin pillars
- twin images
But those feel like the the twin heads of this dragon right now.
- But those feel like the the twin heads of this dragon right now.
- And the reason we bought a plane, there's a twin engined turbo prop.
- He also built like twin turboed Ferraris as his hobby.
- The first one, I'm in Ireland and we're in a Gemini, a twin engine boat in Belfast Lock.
Examples
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Social transformation and individual development are the twin pillars of our social future.
Academic text (1992) -
We see several photographs of Sam Sweet and his twin brother at various ages.
Fiction book (1996) -
This is my twin sister.
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His mother ran away when he was twelve, taking his twin brother, Robert.
Fiction book (1998) -
But he has a twin brother who wants revenge now.
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She asked us to help to find her twin sister.
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The driver of the second car explained to police that he was Frank's twin brother.
Academic text (2015) -
There was a little quaver in her voice as she looked at her twin sister.
Fiction book (1993) -
Off to the left, twin rows of oaks led to the governor's mansion.
Fiction book (1992) -
The twins wore matching outfits to the party, looking like little twins.
Synonyms
359
1.0
Having very similar looks or qualities
66
2.6
Twins who come from one egg and have the same genes
3
3.0
Exactly the same as another thing
Having the same appearance or design
Two similar parts joined as a pair, for example two towns
Two things that match and go together
Having the same look as in a mirror
Antonyms
Compounds
12
3.8
A common name for the two nearby cities Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States
9
5.5
A person born physically joined to their identical twin at one or more body parts
5
3.6
Two identical tall buildings in New York that were destroyed in the 2001 terrorist attacks
4
3.1
One of two children born at the same time from different eggs who may look different and be different sexes
- Specialized
1
7.5
A twin who comes from a different egg and is not identical to the other twin
- Specialized
1
7.2
A person who has the same genes as their twin because they come from one egg
- Specialized
One of two twins who develop from the same egg and have the same genes
- Specialized
A large airplane with two aisles that divide seats into three sections
How Alike
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twin comes from an old word for two, and it describes two things that are exactly alike or that form a pair. So when objects are 'twin' they match in appearance or function.