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Notice vs Twig - What's the difference?

notice | twig |

In lang=en terms the difference between notice and twig

is that notice is to detect; to perceive with the mind while twig is to beat with twigs.

As nouns the difference between notice and twig

is that notice is the act of observing; perception while twig is a small thin branch of a tree or bush.

As verbs the difference between notice and twig

is that notice is to observe or take notice of while twig is to beat with twigs or twig can be (colloquial|regional) to realise something; to catch on or twig can be (obsolete|scotland) to twitch; to pull; to tweak.

notice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of observing; perception.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Athelstan Arundel walked homeHe walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
  • *(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)
  • *:How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons?
  • (lb) A written or printed announcement.
  • :
  • :
  • (lb) A formal notification or warning.
  • The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice .
  • (senseid) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
  • :
  • :
  • (lb) A published critical review of a play or the like.(rfex)
  • (lb) Prior notification.
  • :
  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:Ihave given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.
  • (lb) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
  • Derived terms

    * short notice

    Verb

    (notic)
  • To observe or take notice of.
  • * 1991 ,
  • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}
  • To detect; to perceive with the mind.
  • Synonyms

    * recognize

    Antonyms

    * ignore * neglect

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    Anagrams

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    twig

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) twigge, from (etyl) . More at two.

    Noun

    (wikipedia twig) (en noun)
  • A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
  • They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=1 citation , passage=A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.}}
    Derived terms
    *

    Verb

    (twigg)
  • To beat with twigs.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) and (etyl) .

    Verb

    (twigg)
  • (colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on.
  • :* He hasn't twigged that we're planning a surprise party for him.
  • * {{quote-web
  • , date=2012-05-30 , year= , first= , last= , author=John E. McIntyre , authorlink= , title=A future for copy editors , site=Baltimore Sun citation , archiveorg= , accessdate= , passage= Well, with fewer people doing two or three times the work, you may have already twigged to this. }}
  • To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
  • Do you twig me?
  • To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
  • * Foote
  • Now twig him; now mind him.
  • * Hawthorne
  • as if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal

    Etymology 3

    Compare tweak.

    Verb

    (twigg)
  • (obsolete, Scotland) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
  • (Webster 1913)