Definition of TWIN

twin

Plural: twins

Noun

  • either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
  • a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho
  • a duplicate copy
  • Either 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.
  • Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
  • A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
  • A two-engine aircraft.
  • A twin crystal.
  • A twin size mattress; or a bed designed for such a mattress.
  • A friendly term of address, typically for men.

Verb

Verb Forms: twinned, twinning, twins

  • To pair or join two things closely together.
  • duplicate or match
    • "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
  • bring two objects, ideas, or people together
  • grow as twins
    • "twin crystals"
  • give birth to twins
  • To separate, divide.
  • To split, part; to go away, depart.
  • To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
  • To give birth to twins.
  • To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
  • To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.

Adjective Satellite

  • being two identical

Adj

  • Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair.
  • Forming a pair of twins.

Examples

  • Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.
  • He tried to TWIN his high-scoring letters with bonus squares to maximize his points.
  • Reading, the English town, is twinned with Clonmel in Ireland.
  • the twin boys
  • twin beds, twin socks

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English twinne, twynne, from Old English ġetwin, ġetwinn (“twin, multiple”, noun) and twinn (“twin, two-fold, double, two by two”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twinjaz, *twinahz (“two each”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Scots twyn (“twin”), Dutch tweeling (“twin”), German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish tvilling (“twin”), Swedish tvilling (“twin”), Faroese tvinnur (“a double set”), Icelandic tvenna (“duo, pair”), Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian двойня (dvojnja, “twin”).

Scrabble Score: 7

twin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
twin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

twin: valid Words With Friends Word