twin
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
One of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy.
One of two things that look the same or are made to go together.
One of two similar or identical things that form a pair.
To put something together with another thing that looks the same or is very similar.
To match or pair something with another similar or identical thing.
Having a brother or sister who was born at the same time as you.
Having a sibling born from the same pregnancy.
- Base: twin
- Base: twin
- Plural: twins
- Base: twin
- 3rd Person Singular: twins
- Present Participle: twinning
- Past: twinned
- Irregular present participle: twinning Verb
- Irregular past: twinned Verb
evil twin
4bad version of someone who looks the same
A person who looks like someone else but is bad instead of good.
- In the story, the hero has an evil twin who causes trouble.
- He joked that his evil twin must have done it.
fraternal twins
1twins from separate eggs, not identical
Twins who do not look the same because they come from different eggs.
- Fraternal twins can be different genders.
- My cousins are fraternal twins and look nothing alike.
twin cities
2two close connected cities
Two cities that are near each other and act like one city in some ways.
- Minneapolis and St. Paul are known as the Twin Cities.
- The festival is popular in both twin cities.
twin peaks
3two nearby similar mountain tops
Two mountain tops that are close together and look alike.
- From here you can see the twin peaks across the valley.
- Hikers reached the summit of both twin peaks.
identical twins
1Twins from one fertilized egg
Two brothers or sisters who come from one egg and one sperm, so they have the same genes and usually look exactly the same.
- People often confuse identical twins for each other.
- People often confuse the identical twins because they look so alike.
- Identical twins usually have the same eye color.
- The doctor explained that identical twins share the same DNA.