1. One of two offspring born at the same birth. 2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart. 3.twinsMineralogy Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other. 4. A twin-size bed.
ADJECTIVE:
1. Being two or one of two offspring born at the same birth: twin sisters.2. Being two or one of two identical or similar people, animals, or things: twin cities; a twin bed.3.Botany Of or relating to structures, such as flowers, that occur in pairs. 4. Consisting of two identical or similar parts: a twin lamp fixture.
VERB:
Inflected forms: twinned, twin·ning, twins
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
1a. To give birth to twins. b.Archaic To be one of twin offspring. 2. To be paired or coupled.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
1. To pair or couple. 2. To provide a match or counterpart to.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English twinn, twofold. See dwo- in Appendix I.
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