Associations to the word «Twig»
Pictures for the word «Twig»
Wiktionary
TWIG, noun. A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
TWIG, verb. (transitive) To beat with twigs.
TWIG, verb. (colloquial) (regional) To realise something; to catch on.
TWIG, verb. To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
TWIG, verb. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
TWIG, verb. (obsolete) (Scotland) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
TWIG SNAKE, noun. A venomous snake from the genus Thelotornis.
TWIG SNAKES, noun. Plural of twig snake
Dictionary definition
TWIG, noun. A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year.
TWIG, verb. Branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions".
TWIG, verb. Understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.