<B>twine</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>twined,</B> <B>twining.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a strong thread or string made of two or more strands twisted together. <DD><B> 2. </B>the action of twisting; twisting together. <DD><B> 3. </B>a twisted thing, especially: <DD><B> a. </B>a twist or turn in the course of anything; coil; convolution. <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) a tangle; knot; snarl. <DD><B> c. </B>a twining or trailing stem or spray of a plant. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to twist together. <BR> <I>Ex. She twined holly into wreaths.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to form or make by twisting together. <BR> <I>Ex. to twine a wreath.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to wrap, wind, or encircle. <BR> <I>Ex. to twine a rope around a post. The child twined her arms about her mother's knees.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to insert (one thing in or into another) with a twisting or sinuous movement. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to wind or wrap around. <BR> <I>Ex. The vine twines around the tree.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to extend or proceed in a winding manner; meander. <DD><B> 3. </B>(of a serpent) to crawl sinuously. </DL>
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<B>twine</B> (2), transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>twined,</B> <B>twining.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) to put separate; disjoin. </DL>
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<B>twin-engine, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or powered by two engines. <BR> <I>Ex. a twin-engine airliner.</I> </DL>
<B>twiner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that twines. <DD><B> 2. </B>a twining plant. </DL>
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<B>twinflower, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> either of two slender, creeping evergreen plants of the honey-suckle family, one found in Europe and the other found in America, with pairs of fragrant, pink or white flowers borne on long, thin stems. </DL>
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<B>twinge, </B>noun, verb, <B>twinged,</B> <B>twinging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a sharp, pinching pain, often a momentary, local one. <BR> <I>Ex. a twinge of rheumatism.</I> (SYN) ache, cramp. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. a twinge of remorse.</I> (SYN) pang. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a tweak; pinch. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to feel such pain. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to affect (the body or mind) with such pain. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) to tweak. </DL>
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<B>twi-night, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Baseball.) starting late in the afternoon and continuing at night under lights. </DL>
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<B>twi-nighter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Baseball.) a twi-night double-header. </DL>
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<B>twink</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a winking of the eye. <DD><B> 2. </B>the time taken by this. <BR> <I>Ex. in a twink, with a twink.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a twinkle or sparkle. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to twinkle; sparkle. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) to wink; blink. </DL>
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<B>twink</B> (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to cause to clink; chink. <BR> <I>Ex. Oh, twink the viol and toot the flute (Frank Sullivan).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Obsolete.) to clink; chink. </DL>
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<B>twinkie, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> giving only immediate satisfaction; not long lasting. <BR> <I>Ex. [The candidate] would offer more help for business in order to rejuvenate the nation's industrial base. He rejects a middle-class tax cut as "Twinkie economics" (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>twinkle, </B>verb, <B>-kled,</B> <B>-kling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to shine with quick little gleams; sparkle; glitter. <BR> <I>Ex. The stars twinkled. His eyes twinkled when he laughed.</I> (SYN) scintillate. <DD><B> 2. </B>to move quickly, especially up and down, to and fro, or in and out. <BR> <I>Ex. The dancer's feet twinkled.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) <DD><B> a. </B>to close and open the eye or eyes quickly (voluntarily or involuntarily); blink. <DD><B> b. </B>to make a signal by this means; wink. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to twinkle. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a twinkling; sparkle; gleam; scintillation. <BR> <I>Ex. He has a merry twinkle in his eye.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a quick motion. <DD><B> 3. </B>a quick motion of the eye; blink. <DD><B> 4. </B>the time it takes to wink. <BR> <I>Ex. in the twinkle of an eye.</I> noun <B>twinkler.</B> </DL>
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<B>twinkling, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a little, quick gleam. <DD><B> 2. </B>a very brief period; instant; moment. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a winking. <DD><I>adj. </I> that twinkles. <BR> <I>Ex. twinkling eyes.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the twinkling of an eye,</B> </I>in an instant. <BR> <I>Ex. We shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (I Corinthians 15:51-52).</I> adv. <B>twinklingly.</B> </DL>
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<B>twinkly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of twinkles; twinkling. </DL>
<B>twinleaf, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a North American herb of the barberry family, whose leaves are each divided into two leaflets. </DL>
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<B>twinned, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>born two at one birth; twin. <DD><B> 2. </B>united, as two crystals. <DD><B> 3. </B>consisting of two crystals united, so as to form a twin. </DL>
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<B>twinning, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the bearing of twins. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) close union or combination; coupling. <DD><B> 3. </B>the union of two or more crystals so as to form a twin. </DL>
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<B>Twins, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> a constellation and the third sign of the Zodiac; Gemini. </DL>
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<B>twin-screw, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> equipped with two propellers, which revolve in opposite directions. </DL>
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<B>twinset, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a matching cardigan and sweater. </DL>
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<B>twinship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition of being twin, or a twin. <DD><B> 2. </B>the relation of a twin or twins. </DL>
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<B>twire, </B>intransitive verb, <B>twired,</B> <B>twiring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic or Dialect.) <DD><B> 1. </B>to glance shyly or slyly; peep; peer. <BR> <I>Ex. Which maids will twire ... 'tween their fingers thus! (Ben Jonson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to twinkle; wink. <BR> <I>Ex. When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
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<B>twirl, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to revolve rapidly; spin; whirl. <BR> <I>Ex. to twirl a baton.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to turn around and around idly. <BR> <I>Ex. He twirled his umbrella as he walked.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to twist; curl. <DD><B> 4. </B>to flourish. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Informal.) to pitch in baseball. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be twirled. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) to be the pitcher in baseball; pitch. <BR> <I>Ex. to twirl for three innings.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a twirling; spin; whirl; turn. <BR> <I>Ex. a twirl in a dance.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a twist; curl. <BR> <I>Ex. a twirl of hair.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a flourish. <BR> <I>Ex. He signed his name with many twirls.</I> noun <B>twirler.</B> </DL>
