TWIN


Meaning of TWIN in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ identical , monozygotic ( technical )

▪ dizygotic ( technical ), fraternal , non-identical

▪ conjoined , Siamese

▪ long-lost

His long-lost ~ was searching for him.

▪ older , younger

I was the older ~.

▪ female , male

▪ evil

the plot device of giving a character an evil ~

… OF TWINS

▪ pair , set

a pair of identical ~s

VERB + TWIN

▪ be carrying , be pregnant with , expect

▪ give birth to , have

My sister had ~s.

He had a ~ ( = a twin brother or sister ).

▪ raise

adult ~s who were raised apart

▪ separate

The ~s were separated at birth.

an operation to separate conjoined ~s

TWIN + NOUN

▪ boys , girls

She had ~ girls.

▪ daughters , sons

▪ brother , sister

II.

adj.

Twin is used with these nouns: ↑ bed , ↑ bedroom , ↑ brother , ↑ city , ↑ daughter , ↑ engine , ↑ goal , ↑ sister , ↑ spectre , ↑ town , ↑ track

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