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English adjective: twin | |||
| 1. | twin being two identical | ||
| Synonyms | duplicate, matching, twinned | ||
| Similar | matched | ||
| Antonyms | mismatched | ||
English noun: twin | |||
| 1. | twin (person) either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sib, sibling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dizygotic twin, fraternal twin, identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin | ||
| 2. | Twin (person) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini | ||
| Synonyms | Gemini | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Domain category | astrology, star divination | ||
| 3. | Twin (object) a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho | ||
| Synonyms | Twin Falls | ||
| Instance hypernym | falls, waterfall | ||
| Part meronym | America, Snake, Snake River, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| 4. | twin (artifact) a duplicate copy | ||
| Synonyms | counterpart, similitude | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | duplicate, duplication | ||
English verb: twin | |||
| 1. | twin (stative) duplicate or match | ||
| Samples | The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse. | ||
| Synonyms | duplicate, parallel | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| 2. | twin (contact) bring two objects, ideas, or people together | ||
| Samples | This fact is coupled to the other one. Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?. The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project. | ||
| Synonyms | couple, match, mate, pair | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring together, join | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mismatch, mismate | ||
| Verb group | match | ||
| 3. | twin (change) grow as twins | ||
| Samples | Twin crystals. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
| 4. | twin (body) give birth to twins | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | ||
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