Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
twiddle |
verb t. |
To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one’s thumbs; to twiddle a watch key., To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles., A slight twist with the fingers., A pimple. |
twifold |
adjective |
Twofold; double. |
twigged |
imp. & past participle |
of Twig |
twiggen |
adjective |
Made of twigs; wicker. |
twigger |
noun |
A fornicator. |
twighte |
|
imp. of Twitch. |
twilled |
imp. & past participle |
of Twill |
twinned |
imp. & past participle |
of Twin, Composed of parts united according to a law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4. |
twining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Twine, Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant., The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally. |
twinged |
imp. & past participle |
of Twinge |
twinkle |
verb i. |
To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink., To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate., A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye., A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated., The time of a wink; a twinkling. |
twinner |
noun |
One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins. |
twinter |
noun |
A domestic animal two winters old. |
twirled |
imp. & past participle |
of Twirl |
twisted |
imp. & past participle |
of Twist, Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted. |
twister |
noun |
One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving., The instrument used in twisting, or making twists., A girder., The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to rest upon when on horseback. |
twitted |
imp. & past participle |
of Twit |
twitter |
noun |
One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider., To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises., To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle., To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated., To utter with a twitter., The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow., A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle., A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves. |