to twin

Examples

• All

• The larger of the two followed her, meowing as he twined between her legs.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The white-gowned bride had a hand twined through the arm of each old person.

  Fiction book (1990)

• A hedge of passion flowers quickly twined around our house.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Did they not see that our interests were twined, and competition a ruse?

  Fiction book (1995)

• Her curls twined in sophisticated patterns, a style never seen at the colony.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The husky tenor and the clear one twined around one another like the roses they sang of.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Nearby rose a little pavilion; ivy twined to the top of its slender columns.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Now, with the deepest evening darkness of late December pressing against the windows, we lay twined together like satiated kittens.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The giant sun softly caressed the grapevines twined in the convent garden.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The artist decided to twin her latest painting with an older piece to highlight the changes in her style.

Synonyms

M

to match

vsto twin

271 2.0

To bring people or things together because they suit each other

often focuses on pairing by making items alike or duplicating them

M

to mate

vsto twin

182 4.2

To join two things or people so they form a pair

aims to make items alike or copy one from the other

P

to pair

vsto twin

115 2.2

To join two people or things so they work together

creates similarity or duplication rather than just joining

C

to couple

vsto twin

114 3.1

To join things, ideas, or people together

focuses more on creating matching similarity between the joined items

D

to duplicate

vsto twin

84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

often means forming a pair by making one item like the other

R

to reduplicate

vsto twin

1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

implies making a matching item rather than merely repeating behaviour

Antonyms

S

separate

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

Compounds

I

identical twin

30 3.0

A twin born from one egg who has the same DNA

T

Twin Cities

12 3.8

A common name for the two nearby cities Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota, United States

E

evil twin

11 6.8

A person who looks like another but behaves badly

S

Siamese twin

• Archaic

10 7.2

One of two babies whose bodies are joined at birth

C

conjoined twin

9 5.5

A person born physically joined to their identical twin at one or more body parts

T

twin bed

• US

8 1.6

A single bed for one person, often used in pairs in a shared room

T

twin towers

5 3.6

Two identical tall buildings in New York that were destroyed in the 2001 terrorist attacks

F

fraternal twin

4 3.1

One of two children born at the same time from different eggs who may look different and be different sexes

D

dizygotic twin

• Specialized

1 7.5

A twin who comes from a different egg and is not identical to the other twin

M

monozygotic twin

• Specialized

1 7.2

A person who has the same genes as their twin because they come from one egg

E

evil twin

• Jargon

8.1

A fake Wi-Fi network that copies a real one to steal data

M

monozygous twin

• Specialized

6.3

One of two twins who develop from the same egg and have the same genes

T

twin-aisle airplane

• Specialized

5.1

A large airplane with two aisles that divide seats into three sections

T

twin-bedded

• UK

3.0

A room with two single beds

T

twin bill

• Jargon

5.5

Two games that the same teams play on the same day, usually in baseball

T

Twin Falls

3.5

A waterfall on the Snake River in southern Idaho with two main drops

T

twin-propeller plane

4.4

A plane with two propellers that flies short distances

T

twin-prop

• Specialized

6.8

A small plane with two propellers and engines used for short flights

How Similar

to twin

1 3.7

to duplicate

84 3.5

to match

841 1.0

to pair

115 2.2

Surface Forms

Etymology