twig
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈtwig 
1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
twigged
ˈtwigd
adjective twiggy
ˈtwi-gē
adjective twig
2 of 3verb
twigged; twigging
transitive verb
1
: notice, observe
2
: to understand the meaning of : comprehend
intransitive verb
: to gain a grasp : understand
twigged instinctively about things
H. E. Bates
H. E. Batestwig
3 of 3noun (2)
British
: fashion, style
Synonyms
Verb
- appreciate
- apprehend
- assimilate
- behold
- catch
- catch on (to)
- cognize
- compass
- comprehend
- conceive
- cotton (to or on to)
- decipher
- decode
- dig
- discern
- get
- grasp
- grok
- intuit
- know
- make
- make out
- perceive
- recognize
- register
- savvy
- see
- seize
- sense
- tumble (to)
- understand
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Example Sentences
Verb He seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on. I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two
Verb
perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuig- understand
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1811, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing twig
Kids Definition
twig
noun
ˈtwig
: a small shoot or branch
Medical Definition
twig
noun
ˈtwig
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
twigs of sensory nerves in the skin Lynda Charters
Lynda Charterstwigging
verb
as in understanding
to have a clear idea of it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- understanding
- knowing
- grasping
- deciphering
- seeing
- comprehending
- appreciating
- getting
- recognizing
- realizing
- sensing
- digging
- perceiving
- making
- seizing
- assimilating
- intuiting
- discerning
- savvying
- grokking
- catching
- beholding
- decoding
- conceiving
- cognizing
- apprehending
- registering
- digesting
- fathoming
- absorbing
- compassing
- making out
- tumbling (to)
- penetrating
- picking up on
- catching on (to)
- cottoning (to or on to)
- taking in
- piercing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missing
- misreading
- misunderstanding
- misinterpreting
- misconstruing
- mistaking
- misconceiving
- misapprehending
- misperceiving