twig
21twig — English has two separate words twig. The older, ‘small branch’ [OE], which has relatives in German zweig and Dutch tijg, appears to have been formed from the Germanic base *twi ‘two’, and so etymologically it presumably denotes a ‘forked branch’ …
22twig — twig1 [twıg] n [: Old English; Origin: twigge] a small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree >twiggy adj twig 2 twig2 past tense and past participle twigged present participle twigging v [I and T] …
23twig — [[t]twɪ̱g[/t]] twigs, twigging, twigged 1) N COUNT A twig is a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush. 2) VERB If you twig, you suddenly realize or understand something. [INFORMAL] [V that] Then I twigged that… …
24twig — I. noun Etymology: Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two Date: before 12th century 1. a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves 2. a minute branch of a nerve or artery • twigged… …
25twig — 1) vb British to understand, catch on . A formerly raffish term which, since the late 1960s, has become a fairly common colloquialism. This usage has been recorded since the 18th century and derives either from tweak in the sense of snatch or… …
26twig — See turf and twig …
27twig — see as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined …
28Twig borer — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …
29Twig girdler — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …
30Twig rush — Twig Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [1913 Webster] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on… …
