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

twig

noun

/twɪɡ/

/twɪɡ/

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a small, very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or treeTopics Plants and treesc1
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adjective
- 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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