Meaning of Twig | Babel Free
twɪɡDefinitions
- A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
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Somebody, or one of their body parts, not looking developed. slang
Equivalents
Examples
“They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.”
“A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.”
“You need to find a source of motivation and play off of that. Whether it be the jock in high school that always called you fat, or the guy who picked on you and called you a twig.”
“Schwarzenegger was long past his professional bodybuilding days when he and Carrere shot the tango scene, but he wasn’t a twig.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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