twig

//twɪɡ//
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Noun

twigSingular
twigsPlural
1

A slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub.

The bird used twigs to build its nest.

Verb

twigInfinitive
twigsPresent tense
twiggedPast tense
twiggedPast participle
twiggingPresent participle
twigsThird-person singular
1

To understand or realize something suddenly.

It took me a while, but I finally twigged what she meant.

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