twig

Definition of twig

Nouns

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Synonyms:: branchlet, sprig

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; brier
a thorny stem or twig; wand
a thin supple twig or rod; withe, withy
strong flexible twig; osier
flexible twig of a willow tree

Type of:: branch
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

Verbs

branch out in a twiglike manner

"The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

Type of:: branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Synonyms:: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble

Type of:: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy
get the meaning of something

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