Twinning vs Winning - What's the difference?
twinning | winning |
action of the verb to twin
giving birth to twins
the pairing of similar objects (such as towns)
(mineralogy) the formation of twin crystals
(transport) the conversion of a road into a dual carriageway
biparous
That constitutes a win.
That leads to success.
Attractive.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
(chiefly, in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
* Chaucer
(mining) A new opening.
The portion of a coalfield out for working.
As verbs the difference between twinning and winning
is that twinning is present participle of lang=en while winning is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between twinning and winning
is that twinning is action of the verb to twinwinning is the act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.As adjectives the difference between twinning and winning
is that twinning is biparous while winning is that constitutes a win.twinning
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* crystal twinning * town twinningAdjective
(-)See also
* gemination * twiningwinning
English
Verb
(head)- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
* winningsAdjective
(en-adj)- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- a winning smile
Noun
(en noun)- Ye seek land and sea for your winnings .