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Synonyms

dusk, evening, gloaming, nightfall, sundown, sunset—more at DUSK

twilight zone noun 1 : TWILIGHT 2; also : an area just beyond ordinary legal or ethical limits

2 : a world of fantasy or unreality

twill noun [ORIGIN: ME twyll, fr. OE twilic having a double thread, part trans. of L bilic-, bilix, fr. bi- two + licium thread]

1 : a fabric with a twill weave

2 : a textile weave that gives an appearance of diagonal lines

twilled adjective : made with a twill weave

1twin noun 1 : either of two offspring produced at a birth

2 : one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other

Synonyms

companion, fellow, half, match, mate—more at MATE

2twin verb twinned; twin·ning 1 : to be coupled with another

2 : to bring forth twins

3twin adjective 1 : born with one other or as a pair at one birth <~ brother> <~ girls>

2 : made up of two similar or related members or parts

3 : being one of a pair <~ city>

Synonyms

binary, bipartite, double, dual, duplex—more at DOUBLE

1twine noun 1 : a strong thread of two or three strands twisted together

2 : an act of entwining or interlacing

— twiny adjective

2twine verb twined; twin·ing 1 : to twist together; also : to form by twisting

2 : INTERLACE, WEAVE

3 : to coil about a support

4 : to stretch or move in a sinuous manner

— twin·er noun

Synonyms

coil, curl, entwine, spiral, twist, wind—more at WIND

1twinge verb twinged; twing·ing or twinge·ing : to affect with or feel a sharp sudden pain

2twinge noun : a sudden sharp stab (as of pain or distress)

Synonyms

ache, pain, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, tingle—more at PAIN

1twinkle verb twin·kled; twin·kling 1 : to shine or cause to shine with a flickering or sparkling light

2 : to appear bright with merriment

3 : to flutter or flit rapidly

— twin·kler noun

Synonyms

flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, wink—more at FLASH

2twinkle noun 1 a : a wink of the eyelids

b : the duration of a wink : TWINKLING

2 : an intermittent radiance

3 : a rapid flashing motion

— twin·kly adjective

twin·kling noun : the time required for a wink : INSTANT

Synonyms

flash, instant, jiffy, minute, moment, second, shake, trice, twinkle, wink—more at INSTANT

1twirl verb : to turn or cause to turn rapidly <~ a baton>

— twirl·er noun

Synonyms

pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, turn, twist, wheel, whirl—more at TURN

2twirl noun 1 : an act of twirling

2 : COIL, WHORL

— twirly adjective

Synonyms

gyration, pirouette, reel, revolution, roll, rotation, spin, wheel, whirl—more at SPIN

1twist verb 1 : to unite by winding one thread or strand round another

2 : WREATHE, TWINE

3 : to wring or wrench so as to dislocate or distort <~ed her ankle>

4 : to twirl into spiral shape

5 : to subject (as a shaft) to torsion

6 : to turn from the true form or meaning

7 : to pull off or break by torsion

8 : to follow a winding course

9 : to turn around

Synonyms

[5] wrench, wrest, wring—more at WRENCH

[6] color, distort, falsify, garble, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, warp—more at GARBLE

[8] coil, curl, entwine, spiral, twine, wind—more at WIND

[9] pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, turn, twirl, wheel, whirl—more at TURN

2twist noun 1 : something formed by twisting or winding

2 : an act of twisting : the state of being twisted

3 : a spiral turn or curve; also : SPIN

4 : a turning aside

5 : ECCENTRICITY

6 : a distortion of meaning

7 : an unexpected turn or development

8 : DEVICE, TRICK

9 : a variant approach or method

Synonyms

wrench—more at WRENCH

twist·er noun 1 : one that twists; especially : a ball with a forward and spinning motion

2 : TORNADO; also : WATERSPOUT 2

1twit noun : FOOL

2twit verb twit·ted; twit·ting : to ridicule as a fault; also : TAUNT

1twitch verb 1 : to move or pull with a sudden motion : JERK

2 : to move jerkily

3 : to have a twitch

Synonyms

[1] fiddle,