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Definition of twig noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

twig

noun
 
/twɪɡ/
 
/twɪɡ/
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  1. a small, very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or treeTopics Plants and treesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dry
    • bare
    • dead
    • …
    verb + twig
    • break
    • break off
    • snap
    • …
    twig + verb
    • break
    • snap
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    Word Originnoun Old English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two.
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