English Words Starting With T

• twicer

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈtwaɪsə/A person who does something twice.
• twickenham

  nounLow
  /ˈtwɪkənəm/A place name: a town in southwest London, England, on the River Thames.
• twiddle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈtwɪd.əl/To turn something small or insignificant repeatedly with one's fingers, often absently or nervously; to fiddle with.
• twig

  nounverbB1
  /twɪɡ/A small, thin branch of a tree or shrub.
• twig blight

  nounLow (technical/specialist in botany; niche in fantasy contexts)
  /ˌtwɪɡ ˈblaɪt/A plant disease caused by fungi that specifically attacks and kills the young shoots (twigs) of trees or shrubs, often resulting in dieback.
• twig borer

  nounLow
  /twɪɡ ˈbɔːrə/A beetle or insect larva that tunnels into and feeds on the woody stems of small branches.
• twig girdler

  nounrare
  /twɪɡ ˈɡɜːdlə/A type of beetle, primarily from the genus Oncideres, that damages trees by cutting grooves around twigs, causing them to break off.
• twilight

  adjectivenounMedium-High
  /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/The soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is just below the horizon, especially in the evening after sunset or in the morning before sunrise.
• twilight of the gods

  nounC1-C2 / Literary / Low-Frequency Phrase
  /ˌtwaɪlaɪt əv ðə ˈɡɒdz/The decline, end, or downfall of a powerful group, institution, or era; often with a sense of inevitable, dramatic collapse.
• twilight sleep

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈtwaɪlaɪt sliːp/A semi-conscious, drowsy state, particularly that induced by medication (scopolamine and morphine) during childbirth in the early 20th century to relieve pain and cause amnesia of the event.
• twilight zone

  nounMedium
  /ˈtwaɪlaɪt zəʊn/A state of ambiguity, uncertainty, or transition; the period or area between two distinct states, conditions, or realms, often figuratively.
• twill

  adjectivenounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /twɪl/A type of textile weave characterized by diagonal parallel ridges.
• twill weave

  nounC1
  /twɪl wiːv/A textile weave pattern characterised by parallel diagonal ridges or lines, created by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads then under two or more, with the pattern offset in adjacent rows.
• twin

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /twɪn/One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.
• twin bed

  nounB1
  /ˌtwɪn ˈbed/A bed designed to accommodate a single person, typically measuring approximately 39 inches wide by 75 inches long.
• twin bill

  nounMedium (common in sports journalism, particularly in North America; rare elsewhere and in general discourse).
  /ˌtwɪn ˈbɪl/A doubleheader; two sporting games, especially baseball games, played consecutively by the same teams on the same day.
• twin cities

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌtwɪn ˈsɪtiz/Two nearby cities that share a close relationship, often separated by a river or border, functioning as a single economic or cultural entity while maintaining separate administrations.
• twin city

  nounC1
  /ˌtwɪn ˈsɪti/A city that is officially paired with a city in another country for the purpose of fostering cultural and commercial ties.
• twin falls

  nounLow
  /twɪn fɔːlz/Two adjacent or closely paired waterfalls.
• twin killing

  nounRare (except in baseball commentary)
  /ˌtwɪn ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/An act of killing two people or creatures simultaneously or in a single, connected action; in baseball, a double play.

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