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Twin

noun
/twɪn/
Word Frequency: 8.9

Definitions

1.nounEither of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
2.nounEither of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
3.nounA room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
4.nounA twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
5.nounA twin crystal.
6.verb(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
7.verb(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
8.verb(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
"Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war."
9.verbTo be paired or suited.
10.verbTo give birth to twins.
11.verbTo be born at the same birth.

Synonyms

doublettwindletwinlingpairparallelcounterpartduplicatecouplematchingsimilarsimilitudemate

Rhymes With

grinchagrinlinchpinthinkinshinskinbegin
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