Meaning of twin in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

• Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.

• A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.

• A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.

• A twin crystal.

verb

• (obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.

• (obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.

• (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).

  Example: Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war.

• To be paired or suited.

• To give birth to twins.

• To be born at the same birth.

adjective

• Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair

  Example: twin beds, twin socks

• Forming a pair of twins.

  Example: the twin boys