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twee adj. precious, sweet, sentimental, quaint, dainty, cute,
mignon(ne), bijou: The tearoom atmosphere is a bit too twee for
my taste.
twiddle v. 1 play with, twirl, fiddle (with), wiggle, juggle, toy with,
fidget with, Colloq fool with, mess with, monkey with: Stop
twiddling with the dial on that radio! 2 twiddle (one's)
thumbs. do nothing, be idle, idle or while away (the) time,
waste time, bide (one's) time: I sat there, twiddling my
thumbs, while you were being entertained royally.
twig° n. sprig, stem, shoot, offshoot, branchlet, stick, sucker,
sprout, withe or withy, tendril: Gather up some dry twigs for
kindling.
twigý v. understand, grasp, fathom, get, comprehend, see, know,
sense, divine, Colloq catch on, be or get or become wise to,
tumble to, Slang rumble, dig: She twigged the situation at once
but didn't let on she knew.
twilight n. 1 dusk, sunset, gloaming, sundown, half-light, crepuscule or
crepuscle: We enjoyed dinner at twilight on the terrace
overlooking the sea. 2 decline, wane, waning, ebb, downturn,
down-swing, slump, decay, weakening, declination, diminution:
Even at the twilight of his career, Jonas enjoyed the respect of
his colleagues. 3 Twilight of the Gods. G”tterd„mmerung,
Ragnar”k or Ragnarok: The world ends at the Twilight of the
Gods, only to be born anew.
--adj. 4 evening, crepuscular, dimming, darkening, darkish,
darksome, shadowy, shady, dim, dark, obscure, sombre, gloomy,
Literary darkling: The Nymphs in twilight shade of tangled
thickets mourn. 5 twilight zone. limbo: He lives in the
twilight zone, unable to distinguish reality from fantasy.
twin n. 1 double, clone, duplicate, look-alike, counterpart, Slang
ringer: I cannot distinguish these twins.
--adj. 2 identical, matching, matched, duplicate,
corresponding, look-alike: The bedroom had twin beds with pink
covers.