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Synonyms for twig

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

get onto cotton on tumble latch on spy on clock

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Catch on

get it, make, catch on, get onto, cotton on, latch on, tumble, get wise slang

2. Grasp — to understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend

grasp, figure out informal, work out, ken, comprehend, fathom

3. Spy on — to observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover

spy on, peep, surveil US

Other

notice, observe, clock

Noun

1. Sprig

sprig, branchlet

Other

branch, stick, shoot, scion, slip, spray, switch, tiller, check-out

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.

  2. v. 2

    To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

  3. v. 3

    To beat with twigs.

  4. n. 1

    A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

    They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.

Related words

Word family
twiggy twiglike
Phrases
hop the twig twig wilter

Forms

Plural
twigs → sprigs, branchlets, branches, sticks…
Past participle
twigged
e.g. twigged → tumbled, grasped, kent, comprehended…

Example sentences

  • tumble Tom is taking the washing out of the tumble dryer.
  • clock Every morning I set my watch by the station clock.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
twigsteady
tumblerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
ken1
4 letters
make1, slip1, peep1
5 letters
stick1, shoot1, clock1, spray1, grasp1, scion2, sprig
6 letters
notice2, branch1, switch1, tumble2, fathom2, tiller2
7 letters
observe2, surveil2
9 letters
branchlet2
10 letters
comprehend3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scion2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
piger
Español
birlar
Deutsch
klauen