twig
1
[ twig ]
/ twɪg /
noun
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
a small offshoot from a branch or stem.
a small, dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs.
Anatomy.
one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve.
Origin of twig
1
before 950; Middle English; Old English
twig, twigge, orig. (something) divided in two; akin to Old High German
zwīg (German
Zweig), Dutch
twijg; compare Sanskrit
dvikás double
OTHER WORDS FROM twig
twig·less, adjective twig·like, adjectiveWords nearby twig
Definition for twig (2 of 3)
twig
2
[ twig ]
/ twɪg /
verb (used with object), twigged, twig·ging.
to look at; observe: Now, twig the man climbing there, will you?
to see; perceive: Do you twig the difference in colors?
to understand.
verb (used without object), twigged, twig·ging.
to understand.
Origin of twig
2
1755–65; < Irish
tuigim I understand, with English
w reflecting the offglide before
i of the velarized Irish
t typical of southern Ireland; cf.
dig2
Definition for twig (3 of 3)
twig
3
[ twig ]
/ twɪg /
noun British.
style; fashion.
Origin of twig
3
First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for twig (1 of 2)
twig
1
/ (twɪɡ) /
noun
any small branch or shoot of a tree or other woody plant
something resembling this, esp a minute branch of a blood vessel
Derived forms of twig
twiglike, adjectiveWord Origin for twig
Old English
twigge; related to Old Norse
dvika consisting of two, Old High German
zwīg twig, Old Danish
tvige fork
British Dictionary definitions for twig (2 of 2)
twig
2
/ (twɪɡ) /
verb twigs, twigging or twigged British informal
to understand (something)
to find out or suddenly comprehend (something)
he hasn't twigged yet
(tr) rare
to perceive (something)
Word Origin for twig
C18: perhaps from Gaelic
tuig I understand