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twin
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.
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- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- WI
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
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 twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
A twin crystal.
verb
(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
(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.”
To be paired or suited.
To give birth to twins.
To be born at the same birth.
adjective
Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair
“twin beds, twin socks”
Forming a pair of twins.
“the twin boys”
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Example Sentences
Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.
twin beds, twin socks
the twin boys
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