Twig

Definitions

1. A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
2. 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.”

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