TWIN (twinned, twinning)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Twin mean?
• TWIN (noun)
The noun TWIN has 4 senses:
1. either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
3. a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
4. a duplicate copy
Familiarity information: TWIN used as a noun is uncommon.
• TWIN (adjective)
The adjective TWIN has 2 senses:
1. being two identical
2. very similar
Familiarity information: TWIN used as an adjective is rare.
• TWIN (verb)
The verb TWIN has 4 senses:
1. duplicate or match
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
3. grow as twins
4. give birth to twins
Familiarity information: TWIN used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TWIN (noun)
Meaning:
Either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("twin" is a kind of...):
sib; sibling (a person's brother or sister)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twin"):
dizygotic twin; fraternal twin (either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs)
identical twin; monozygotic twin; monozygous twin (either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material))
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gemini; Twin
Hypernyms ("Twin" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
A waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Twin Falls; Twin
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Twin" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Snake; Snake River (a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition)
Meaning:
A duplicate copy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
counterpart; similitude; twin
Hypernyms ("twin" is a kind of...):
duplicate; duplication (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly)
• TWIN (adjective)
Meaning:
Being two identical
Synonyms:
twinned; matching; twin; duplicate
Similar:
matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)
Meaning:
Very similar
Synonyms:
twin; siamese
Similar:
similar (marked by correspondence or resemblance)
• TWIN (verb)
Meaning:
Duplicate or match
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
twin; duplicate; parallel
Context example:
The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Hypernyms (to "twin" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
couple; twin; pair; mate; match
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "twin" is one way to...):
bring together; join (cause to become joined or linked)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twin"):
mismate (provide with an unsuitable mate)
mismatch (match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Grow as twins
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
twin crystals
Hypernyms (to "twin" is one way to...):
grow (increase in size by natural process)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Give birth to twins
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "twin" is one way to...):
bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause_to_be_born)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
