Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "twig" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

branch into two twigs

Derived Terms

Macaya green twig anole a twig in a bundle cannot be broken a twig in a bundle is unbreakable battle-twig hop the twig in prime twig lime-twig off one's twig one can't break a twig in a bundle one cannot break a twig in a bundle twig and berries twig rune twig snake twig wilter twiglet you can't break a twig in a bundle you cannot break a twig in a bundle

Etymologically Related To

tweak

Context

regional scotland

Has Property

sticking in mud

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

apprehend branch branch compass comprehend dig fork furcate get the picture grasp grok ramify savvy separate

Type Of (IsA)

small tree branch tree branch

Manner Of

branch

Related Terms

twigloo

Related Terms

beat branch bush catch on comprehend fires leaves like like branch little little branch part pull realise small small branch small stick smaller smallest smallest branch stick tree tree part tweak twitch understand

Synonym Network

branchlet catch on comprehend notice observe tillow

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.