twigs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of twig
as in grasps
to have a clear idea of it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women

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twigs

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noun

plural of twig
as in sprigs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twigs
  1. grasps
  2. limbs
  3. knows
  4. sprays
  5. understands
  6. shoots
  7. deciphers
  8. sees
Verb
  • The phone, the radio, the television, the fax, the cell, texting, video calls, AI—who among us truly grasps its underpinnings?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Moaning, sobbing, pleading, the woman grasps the hand of her daughter, Ema (Mercedes Morán).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of grasps
Noun
  • The authors see uses for SWANS well beyond a rat’s hind legs, from drug delivery to prosthetic limbs.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Led by Rassoul Tabassian, an assistant professor in Aarhus University’s Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, the team hopes the technology could eventually allow people with prosthetic limbs to experience a sense of touch.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of limbs
Verb
  • Hernández knows how to fire up a crowd in a big postseason moment.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Compounding the mystery is the fact that no one outside of Disney really knows how well The Shards performed for FX and Hulu.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of knows
Noun
  • These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of sprays
Verb
  • People are complicated, and Juno Temple understands the character well enough to embody Keeley’s contradictions and make sense of them, most of the time.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • A student who understands the course content should be able to demonstrate that understanding regardless of the evaluation method.
    — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of understands
Noun
  • Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, Laguarta shared green shoots showing that the company's efforts are working.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shoots
Verb
  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
Verb
  • Andersen sees energy storage, which would allow for continual energy supply even when the wind isn’t blowing, as the wind sector’s next big opportunity.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In her review of the exhibition, critic Aruna D’Souza sees this resemblance as a blind spot in the show’s curation.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sees
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“Twigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twigs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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