Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twins
2 senses of twins
Sense 1
twins -- ((mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other)
=> crystal -- (a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure)
Sense 2
Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Twins -- (the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20)
INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twin
4 senses of twin
Sense 1
twin -- (either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy)
=> sibling, sib -- (a person's brother or sister)
Sense 2
Gemini, Twin -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini)
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
Sense 3
Twin, Twin Falls -- (a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho)
INSTANCE OF=> waterfall, falls -- (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Sense 4
counterpart, similitude, twin -- (a duplicate copy)
=> duplicate, duplication -- (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twin
4 senses of twin
Sense 1
twin, duplicate, parallel -- (duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse")
=> match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -- (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun")
Sense 2
match, mate, couple, pair, twin -- (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")
=> join, bring together -- (cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together")
Sense 3
twin -- (grow as twins; "twin crystals")
=> grow -- (increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore")
Sense 4
twin -- (give birth to twins)
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!")