Twig
noun
A small thin branch of a tree or a plant.
Birds often use twigs to build their nests.
Often appears as...
- pick up a twig
- twig nest
verb
To understand or realize something suddenly.
It took me a moment to twig that he was joking.
Often appears as...
- twig to the fact
- twig what's going on
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A small thin branch of a tree or a plant.
Birds often use twigs to build their nests.
Often appears as...
- pick up a twig
- twig nest
verb
To understand or realize something suddenly.
It took me a moment to twig that he was joking.
Often appears as...
- twig to the fact
- twig what's going on
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Part of Nature
Refer to twigs mainly when talking about natural settings or activities.
We collected dry twigs for the campfire.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Twigs are smaller than branches, emphasizing their thin and fragile nature.
The path was littered with twigs from the recent storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Symbol
Twigs can symbolize new growth or fragility in poetry and literature.
The lone twig on the barren tree stood resilient against the wind.
Pro Tip 1/3Part of Nature
Refer to twigs mainly when talking about natural settings or activities.
We collected dry twigs for the campfire.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Twigs are smaller than branches, emphasizing their thin and fragile nature.
The path was littered with twigs from the recent storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Symbol
Twigs can symbolize new growth or fragility in poetry and literature.
The lone twig on the barren tree stood resilient against the wind.
Pro Tip 1/3Part of Nature
Refer to twigs mainly when talking about natural settings or activities.
We collected dry twigs for the campfire.
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Twigs are smaller than branches, emphasizing their thin and fragile nature.
The path was littered with twigs from the recent storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Symbol
Twigs can symbolize new growth or fragility in poetry and literature.
The lone twig on the barren tree stood resilient against the wind.
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Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
importance and I took then my movement from exclusive knowledge to inclusive knowledge and I took a clue from the fact that trees have a peculiar structure that each twig is connected to another twig each branch to another branch and I realized that perhaps what I could explore is the connection of the
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Baby Squirrels Nesting PIPE...
generation of recruits the females thoughts turned to building a solid predator resistance headquarters where they can raise them these squirreled rays are warm and waterproof an outer layer of interwoven twigs with an inner lining of moss leaves feral feathers it can take
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What a world without...
And I was really scared. I was afraid. I was angry. And so I would run into the forest, and I would build these little huts. They were made out of twigs and leaves and blankets I had taken from my mom. And as the light would stream into my refuge, I would feel at peace.
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An old friend who never...
apart freeze up its elements released to the skies and a storm of delight sends them back into the world and makes the morning from the night takes the world as it is then breaks a molecule like a twig turning rocks into liquid the
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The Mind-Bending Art of...
and twigs from sacred forests around us. Looking upwards into the light, we see the most threatened tree species of now. More recently in my practice, I’ve come to believe that looking forward is just as important as looking back.
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
they mostly like to snap off twigs and break trees so they can eat the bark of the trees and eat some of even some of the leaves and anything that they can get off it it's also great for them because it's also a strengthening kind
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Planet or Plastic? PIPE...
central to our lives so when you think about it we should not be so surprised that this has happened because like every other creature on the planet we use the natural world to foster our prosperity birds break off twigs to make
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Raising Cute Baby Lemurs...
twig snaps they turn around they jump right back on or back or onto her belly lemurs today are actually considered the world's most endangered group of mammals some species of lemur there's only a few
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The myth of Zeus' test -...
The strangers watched intently as Baucis nestled twigs under a battered pot filled with vegetables. The couple could rarely afford meat, but in honor of their guests,
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The Cutest Elephant...
can scratch from the dust is within twigs the adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long
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Nalini Nadkarni: For the...
importance and I took then my movement from exclusive knowledge to inclusive knowledge and I took a clue from the fact that trees have a peculiar structure that each twig is connected to another twig each branch to another branch and I realized that perhaps what I could explore is the connection of the
Video examples
Baby Squirrels Nesting PIPE...
generation of recruits the females thoughts turned to building a solid predator resistance headquarters where they can raise them these squirreled rays are warm and waterproof an outer layer of interwoven twigs with an inner lining of moss leaves feral feathers it can take
Video examples
What a world without...
And I was really scared. I was afraid. I was angry. And so I would run into the forest, and I would build these little huts. They were made out of twigs and leaves and blankets I had taken from my mom. And as the light would stream into my refuge, I would feel at peace.
Video examples
An old friend who never...
apart freeze up its elements released to the skies and a storm of delight sends them back into the world and makes the morning from the night takes the world as it is then breaks a molecule like a twig turning rocks into liquid the
Video examples
The Mind-Bending Art of...
and twigs from sacred forests around us. Looking upwards into the light, we see the most threatened tree species of now. More recently in my practice, I’ve come to believe that looking forward is just as important as looking back.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
they mostly like to snap off twigs and break trees so they can eat the bark of the trees and eat some of even some of the leaves and anything that they can get off it it's also great for them because it's also a strengthening kind
Video examples
Planet or Plastic? PIPE...
central to our lives so when you think about it we should not be so surprised that this has happened because like every other creature on the planet we use the natural world to foster our prosperity birds break off twigs to make
Video examples
Raising Cute Baby Lemurs...
twig snaps they turn around they jump right back on or back or onto her belly lemurs today are actually considered the world's most endangered group of mammals some species of lemur there's only a few
Video examples
The myth of Zeus' test -...
The strangers watched intently as Baucis nestled twigs under a battered pot filled with vegetables. The couple could rarely afford meat, but in honor of their guests,
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
can scratch from the dust is within twigs the adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long
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Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
Botanicula' tells the story of a group of twigs, nuts, and leaves trying to escape with the life essence of a tree in tow before nasties from another world destroy them and everything else in their path. Yes, it's a point-and-click adventure game, but behind every click, there's a bit of joy to be found. Bugs sing. Bees dance.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.
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Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
The world's poorest people use the cheapest available fuels - dung and twigs and even leaves.
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Kathe Kollwitz
German Artist
I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
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Alice Walker
American Author
My mother says I was writing before I was crawling. I wrote in the dirt with a twig.
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
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Mary Gaitskill
American Novelist
Stories mimic life like certain insects mimic leaves and twigs.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
As the twig is bent the tree inclines.
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Rex Ryan
American Coach
My arms are like twigs.
Quote examples
Rob Manuel
Businessman
Botanicula' tells the story of a group of twigs, nuts, and leaves trying to escape with the life essence of a tree in tow before nasties from another world destroy them and everything else in their path. Yes, it's a point-and-click adventure game, but behind every click, there's a bit of joy to be found. Bugs sing. Bees dance.
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor.
Quote examples
Martin Luther
German Leader
First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.
Quote examples
Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
The world's poorest people use the cheapest available fuels - dung and twigs and even leaves.
Quote examples
Kathe Kollwitz
German Artist
I want to cultivate the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
My mother says I was writing before I was crawling. I wrote in the dirt with a twig.
Quote examples
Alexander Pope
English Poet
Tis education forms the common mind; just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Quote examples
Mary Gaitskill
American Novelist
Stories mimic life like certain insects mimic leaves and twigs.
Quote examples
Virgil
Roman Poet
As the twig is bent the tree inclines.
Quote examples
Rex Ryan
American Coach
My arms are like twigs.
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