twin1 nountwin2 adjectivetwin3 verb
twintwin1 /twɪn/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother: 
The twins are now eight months old. → identical twin, Siamese twintwin1 nountwin2 adjectivetwin3 verb
twintwin2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun] WORD ORIGINtwin2
Origin:
Old English twinn ‘double’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- twin towers
- a PC with twin disk drives
- I asked for a room with twin beds.
- the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
- the new twin bridges over the river Clyde
- All bedrooms are twin with private bathroom; some with a balcony.
- He was staring at the twin beds.
- It was Michael who introduced me to his twin brother Milton.
- Some twin bedrooms which will have a balcony and sea view are available at a supplement.
- The twin problems of ecological and individualist fallacies occur when inferences are drawn about one level of analysis using evidence from another.
- When I first saw them I thought they were twin girls.
Longman Language Activatortwo things of the same type that are used together
two things of the same type that are used together: a pair of shoes/socks/gloves/earrings etc: · I need a new pair of shoes.
use this to talk about two things that are the same as each other and exist together or are used together: · the new twin bridges over the river Clyde· a PC with twin disk drivestwin beds: · I asked for a room with twin beds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meet my twin sister.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Meet my twin sister. (=two single beds in a room)
(=with two single beds)· Do you prefer a double or a twin bedroom?
· Luke and his twin brother Sam went everywhere together.
British English (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country)· Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.
· He is devoted to his twin sister.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· He was staring at the twin beds.· Stairs lead to where the children will be sequestered and it has twin beds and its own bathroom, thank goodness.· Surkov and I sprawled on the twin beds.· They slept in twin beds in the front bedroom of 93 Mafeking Street.· She did not go to the room with the twin beds but to the single room with the sloping ceiling.· Tamar was lying on one of the twin beds wearing a pair of silk lounging pyjamas.· Twenty heated minutes later he collapsed on to his twin bed, and turned on the telly.· There were twin beds and a pair of good-sized windows overlooking the street.
· The twin bedrooms are airy, spacious and comfortably furnished.· Some twin bedrooms which will have a balcony and sea view are available at a supplement.· Six central apartments are four bedded, with two twin bedrooms, each opening on to the balcony.· All the simple bedrooms have telephone and twin bedrooms have a balcony.· Prices based on 4 persons in an apartment with one twin bedroom or 6 persons in an apartment with two twin bedrooms.· The twin bedrooms have a balcony.
· My twin brother appeared by the age of about ten to have some hearing loss.· These twin brothers were Giants, but they did not look like the monsters of old.· I have a twin brother and it seemed that he was allowed to do all the things I wasn't.· Some may find him placing far too much emphasis on the impact of his alcoholic parents and stillborn twin brother, Jesse.· He gave his name as Robin Ganguly, his twin brother.· He has a twin brother named Arthur, who is also 126 at the university here.· Here he is aged 15 with twin brother Mark, who's a normal size.· Both his parents and his younger twin brothers died several years ago.
· Herculaneum, the twin city to Pompeii, suffered a similar fate but has proved more difficult to excavate.· After its turbid passage through the twin cities the Ankh could have been one of them.
· They had twin daughters and two sons.
· Style in Washington hangs from the twin pillars of conservatism and political correctness.· The issues of validity and reliability are the twin pillars that prove research to be only mediocre or outstanding.
· Prices are based on two people sharing a twin room with private facilities.· Half board prices are based on twin rooms which can take two extra sofa beds.· All of the twin rooms and most of the singles have an en-suite shower/WC.· All the twin rooms are comfortable, and all overlook the attractive courtyard.· Bedrooms have telephone and twin rooms have a balcony.· Some twin rooms have a balcony.· Around 32 people can stay there at any one time in multi-bedded or twin rooms.· Many twin rooms will take an extra put-you-up bed for a child under 11.
· Sheer panic: Accused describes the barn fire that killed twin sisters.· Maryellen is the twin sister of a woman Manny had gone out with over ten years ago in New York.· Mr Goldring said that after Becky died her twin sister Katie was brought into the hospital purely for observation.· My twin sister is a nurse and I suppose all the blood and thunder of things took me a different way.· You - both of you - must have know that a twin sister could be the saving of her life!· I had a twin sister I might never have known about.· Muhammad Reza was timid, even gentle and self-questioning, quite unlike his twin sister, Ashraf.· But I hadn't considered the implications of a twin sister on Donna's illness.
· The original station in Colombo had twin towers which housed the first and second-class booking offices at their bases.· Kuala Lumpur has twin towers that are the tallest buildings in the world.· Approach the old quarter from any direction, and the twin towers of the baroque cathedral dominate.· The façade has twin towers of which the spires were added in the 1860s.· It was built as a side station with twin towers flanking the train-shed.· The Church of S. Servaas has a Romanesque east end with apse and twin towers.· And Port Vale are set to take around 22,000 fans to the twin towers for the second time in a week.· The s façade facing the square with its twin towers is decorated with sculptures by A. Braun.
· The initiative is part of Durham's appeal for food and medical aid for the county's twin town of Kostroma.· Tavernier, who is a native Lyon, Birmingham's twin town, has had a life long love affair with cinema.· Bolton and Le Mans are also twin towns of similar size and character.· A choir is raising money to fund a trip to Reutlingen, twin town of Ellesmere Port and Neston.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1used to describe one of two children who are twinstwin sister/brother- All of the twin rooms and most of the singles have an en-suite shower/WC.
- All the twin rooms are comfortable, and all overlook the attractive courtyard.
- Bedrooms have telephone and twin rooms have a balcony.
- Half board prices are based on twin rooms which can take two extra sofa beds.
- Prices are based on two people sharing a twin room with private facilities.
- Some twin bedrooms which will have a balcony and sea view are available at a supplement.
- Some twin rooms have a balcony.
- The twin bedrooms are airy, spacious and comfortably furnished.
Meet my twin sister.2used to describe two things that happen at the same time and are related to each other: the twin problems of poverty and unemployment3twin room/bedroom a room that contains two single beds: All the twin rooms have private bathrooms. → twinset, twin towntwin1 nountwin2 adjectivetwin3 verb
twintwin3 verb (past tense and past participle twinned, present participle twinning) [transitive] 1British English to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between thembe twinned with something Chichester in England is twinned with Chartres in France.2to form a relationship between two places, people, or ideasbe twinned with something Dole has been twinned in the history books with his old rival Bush.GRAMMAR Twin is usually passive. → twin town