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twig

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) twig (noun)
  2. 2) twig (verb)
  3. 3) twig (noun)
  4. twig beetle (noun)
  5. twig blight (noun)
  6. twig borer (noun)
  7. twig budding (noun)
  8. twig caterpillar (noun)
  9. twig drop (noun)
  10. twig gall (noun)
  11. twig girdler (noun)
  12. twig insect (noun)
  13. twig pruner (noun)
  14. twig rush (noun)
  15. twizzle-twig (noun)
  16. apple twig borer (noun)
  17. balsam twig aphid (noun)
  18. lime-twig (noun)
  19. peach twig borer (noun)
  20. pitch twig moth (noun)
  21. silver twig (noun)
  22. oak pruner (noun)

1twig

noun \ˈtwig\

Definition of TWIG

1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
— twigged \ˈtwigd\ adjective
— twig·gy \ˈtwi-gē\ adjective

Origin of TWIG

Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with TWIG

big, brig, cig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, vig, Whig, wig, zig

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