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Definitions for Twiglike

[1] a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
[2] a small offshoot from a branch or stem.
[3] a small, dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs.
[4] Anatomy . one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve.
[5] to look at; observe: Now, twig the man climbing there, will you?
[6] to see; perceive: Do you twig the difference in colors?
[7] to understand.
[8] to understand.
[9] style; fashion.
[10] any small branch or shoot of a tree or other woody plant
[11] something resembling this, esp a minute branch of a blood vessel
[12] to understand (something)
[13] to find out or suddenly comprehend (something) he hasn't twigged yet
[14] (tr) rare to perceive (something)

Words related to Twiglike

twiglimb, sprig, shoot, scion, spray, switch, branch, offshoot

Words nearby Twiglike

twigtwice-told, twicer, twickenham, twiddle, twiddle one's thumbs, twig, twig blight, twig borer, twig girdler, twiggy, twilight

Origin of Twiglike

3First recorded in 1805–15; origin uncertain

Other words from Twiglike

twig·less , adjective
twig·like , adjective

Word origin for Twiglike

C18: perhaps from Gaelic tuig I understand

Synonyms for Twiglike

delicate, fragile, gaunt, lean, meager, narrow, skinny, slim, small, attenuate, attenuated, emaciated, peaked, pinched, pole, rarefied, shadow, shriveled, slight, spare, starved, stick, undernourished, wan, wasted, beanpole, beanstalk, bony, cadaverous, ethereal, featherweight, gangling, gangly, haggard, lank, lanky, lightweight, puny, rangy, rawboned, reedy, rickety, scraggy, scrawny, skeletal, slinky, spindly, stalky, stilt, subtle, threadlike, twiggy, underweight, wizened