twin

  • 31twin — n., adj., & v. n. 1 each of a closely related or associated pair, esp. of children or animals born at a birth. 2 the exact counterpart of a person or thing. 3 a compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the… …

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  • 32Twin — n., adj., & v. n. 1 each of a closely related or associated pair, esp. of children or animals born at a birth. 2 the exact counterpart of a person or thing. 3 a compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the… …

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  • 33twin — /twɪn / (say twin) noun 1. (plural) two children or animals brought forth at a birth. 2. one of two such children or animals. 3. (plural) two persons or things closely related or connected or closely resembling each other. 4. either of two such… …

  • 34twin — [[t]twɪn[/t]] n. adj. v. twinned, twin•ning 1) dvl either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth 2) either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other 3) cry a compound crystal consisting of two or… …

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  • 35twin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from twin twofold Date: 14th century 1. a. either of two offspring produced at a birth b. plural, capitalized Gemini 2. one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other 3. a compound… …

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  • 36Twin-A — Formed in 2003 by former London/Sire recording artist John Lardieri, Twin A picks up where Lardieri left off, but with a new rhythm section and a raw exuberance that the original seemed to lack. Paul Ogunsalu (of Wax Poetic) and NYC session… …

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  • 37twin*/ — [twɪn] noun [C] I one of two children who were born at the same time to the same mother my twin brother/sister[/ex] II adj twin [twɪn] forming a pair of two similar things a plane with twin engines[/ex] III verb twin [twɪn] be twinned (with sth)… …

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  • 38twin — 1. noun a bedroom that was the twin of her own Syn: duplicate, double, carbon copy, exact likeness, mirror image, replica, look alike, doppelgänger, clone; counterpart, match, pair; informal dead ringer, spitting image 2. adjective 1) twin peaks …

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  • 39twin — 1. noun a sitting room that was the twin of her own Syn: duplicate, double, carbon copy, likeness, mirror image, replica, lookalike, clone, match, pair; informal spitting image, dead ringer 2. adjective 1) the twin towers of the stadium Syn …

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  • 40twin — To construct a highway in which there are two lanes on each side of the road often with a center median dividing each pair of lanes. The British term is dual. See flat twin offset twin parallel twin …

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