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twins

/twɪnz/

twins is the plural of twin.

twins is the third-person singular simple present indicative of twin.

Meaning of twin

Noun

twin (plural twins)

  1. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
    • twin girls, twin daughters, twin sisters, twin boys, twin sons, twin brothers, twin babies, twin children
  2. (broadly) Either of two similar or closely related objects, plans, institutions, people, etc.
    • Your idea is the twin of mine.
    1. (broadly, figuratively) Either of two or more things, people, etc. that share a single feature.
      • He is my twin (wearing the same shirt, driving the same car, etc.).
    2. (broadly, slang, African-American Vernacular) A friendly term of address, typically for men.
      • Yo, twin, lemme rap at ya.
  3. A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
  4. A twin crystal.

See all 19 meanings of twin

Noun (1)

twins pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A woman's breasts.
    • Then to make matters worse, you try to squeeze the twins, which seemed to figure out that gravity does work, into a dress or blouse, exposing enough cleavage that forges a valley big enough that John Wayne could drive cattle through it from his movie Red River.2011, Joey O’Brien, The Gods are Angry, page 43

Noun (2) capitalized: Twins

Twins

  1. (plural) plural of Twin
    • Two Twins won a Gold Glove Award last year.

Proper noun capitalized: Twins

the Twins

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
    • Geminy, or the Twins, rule the ſhoulders, arms, and hands, & theſe three are ſigns of yᵉ ſpring.1668, ‘Godfridus’, The Knowledge of Things Unknown, London: G.P. for G. Sawbridge, page 19
    • In the twins, the first holds an arrow, the second a palm-branch.1862, [Frances Rolleston], Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations, London: Rivingtons, page 55
    Synonyms:
    Heavenly Twins
  2. The Minnesota Twins team.

Synonyms of twins

Phrases with twins

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Words that rhyme with twins

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Questions about twins

What does twins mean?
Twins means a woman's breasts.
What is twins the plural of?
Twins is the plural of twin.
What part of speech is twins?
Twins can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce twins?
Twins is pronounced /twɪnz/.

Words near twins in the dictionary

  1. twinning
  2. twinnings
  3. twinnish
  4. twinnite
  5. twinny
  6. twins
  7. twins paradox
  8. twins paradoxes
  9. twinset
  10. twinsets
  11. twinship

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