Twig vs Underbranch - What's the difference?
twig | underbranch |
A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
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(colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on.
:* He hasn't twigged that we're planning a surprise party for him.
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To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
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* Hawthorne
As nouns the difference between twig and underbranch
is that twig is a small thin branch of a tree or bush while underbranch is a lower branch.As a verb 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.twig
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) twigge, from (etyl) . More at two.Noun
(wikipedia twig) (en noun)- They used twigs and leaves as a base to start the fire.
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)Etymology 2
From (etyl) and (etyl) .Verb
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- Do you twig me?
- Now twig him; now mind him.
- as if he were looking right into your eyes and twigged something there which you had half a mind to conceal