| twin | | |
| n. (person) | 1. twin | either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy. |
| ~ dizygotic twin, fraternal twin | either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs. |
| ~ identical twin, monozygotic twin, monozygous twin | either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material). |
| ~ sib, sibling | a person's brother or sister. |
| n. (person) | 2. gemini, twin | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ astrology, star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon. |
| n. (object) | 3. twin, twin falls | a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ snake river, snake | a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
| ~ waterfall, falls | a steep descent of the water of a river. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. counterpart, similitude, twin | a duplicate copy. |
| ~ duplication, duplicate | a copy that corresponds to an original exactly.; "he made a duplicate for the files" |
| v. (stative) | 5. duplicate, parallel, twin | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (contact) | 6. couple, match, mate, pair, twin | bring two objects, ideas, or people together.; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
| ~ match | give or join in marriage. |
| ~ mismate | provide with an unsuitable mate. |
| ~ mismatch | match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together. |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (change) | 7. twin | grow as twins.; "twin crystals" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| v. (body) | 8. twin | give birth to twins. |
| ~ birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have | cause to be born.; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
| adj. | 9. duplicate, matching, twin, twinned | being two identical. |
| ~ matched | going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities. |
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