noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ dry
▪ bare
▪ dead
▪ broken
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She ran, treading on broken ~s and stumbling over roots.
▪ birch , willow , etc.
VERB + TWIG
▪ break , break off , snap , snap off
▪
She broke a ~ from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground.
▪
He broke off a ~ from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.
TWIG + VERB
▪ break , snap
▪
A ~ snapped under her feet.
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The sharp sound of a ~ snapping scared the badger away.