TWIG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • small branch or division of a branch
   • usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
   Synonym(s)
   • branchlet (what does branchlet mean?)
   • sprig (what does sprig mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) twig is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brier (what does brier mean?)
   • withe (what does withe mean?)
   • withy (what does withy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • twig (what does twig mean?)

TWIG as VERB

1. Meaning
   • branch out in a twiglike manner
   Usage Example(s)
   • The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
   Hypernyms(s) twig is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • furcate (what does furcate mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • branchlet (what does branchlet mean?)
   • twig (what does twig mean?)
   • sprig (what does sprig mean?)
2. Meaning
   • understand, usually after some initial difficulty
   Synonym(s)
   • catch on (what does catch on mean?)
   • cotton on (what does cotton on mean?)
   • get it (what does get it mean?)
   • get onto (what does get onto mean?)
   • get wise (what does get wise mean?)
   • latch on (what does latch on mean?)
   • tumble (what does tumble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She didn”t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
   Hypernyms(s) twig is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get the picture (what does get the picture mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)