Meaning

2 senses
  1. A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

    They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.

    Zweig

    ве́ткаvétka, ве́точкаvétočka

    гі́лкаhílka, гі́лочкаhíločka, галу́зкаhalúzka

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

  2. (slang)Somebody, or one of their body parts, not looking developed.

Examples

52 sentences
  1. He tied the twigs into bundles.

    ruОн связал ветки в вязанки. — marafon

    deEr band die Zweige zu Bündeln zusammen. — xtofu80

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  2. Tom heard a twig crack.

    deTom hörte einen Zweig brechen. — freddy1

  3. I heard a twig crack.

    ruЯ услышал, как хрустнула ветка. — marafon

    deIch hörte einen Zweig brechen. — Melang

  4. Birds build nests of twigs.

    Птахи будують гнізда з прутин. — shanghainese

    ruПтицы вьют гнезда из веток. — afyodor

    deVögel bauen Nester aus Zweigen. — Yorwba

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  5. Tom tied the twigs into bundles.

    deTom band die Zweige zu Bündeln zusammen. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a small thin branch:
Русский
By meaning 1
a small thin branch:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small thin branch:

Forms

plural: twigs
Singulartwig
Pluraltwigs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year:branchletsprig

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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