Twin

Phonetics:

/twɪn/

Meanings:

noun

Definition: Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

Definition: Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.

Definition: A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.

Definition: A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.

Definition: A twin crystal.

verb

Definition: (obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.

Definition: (obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.

Definition: (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).

Example: Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.

Definition: To be paired or suited.

Definition: To give birth to twins.

Definition: To be born at the same birth.

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