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Twin v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twinned p. pr. & vb. n. Twinning.]
1. To bring forth twins.
2. To be born at the same birth.
Twinned a. Crystallog. Composed of parts united according to a law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
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twin
adj 1: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a),
twinned]
2: very similar [syn: siamese]
n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same
pregnancy
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini
[syn: Gemini]
3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: Twin
Falls]
4: a duplicate copy [syn: counterpart, similitude]
v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face
and chest in reverse" [syn: duplicate, parallel]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match,
mate, couple, pair]
3: grow as twins; "twin crystals"
4: give birth to twins
[also: twinning, twinned]
twinned
adj : being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a)]