the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth
<noun.phenomenon>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

twilight

the time of day immediately following sunset
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

crepuscle

crepuscule

dusk

evenfall

fall

gloam

gloaming

nightfall

twilight

sample sentences

"he loved the twilight"
"they finished before the fall of night"

a condition of decline following successes
<noun.state>

twilight

sample sentences

"in the twilight of the empire"

a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
<noun.state>

twilight sleep

the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

night vision

night-sight

scotopic vision

twilight vision

the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)
<noun.attribute>

no man's land

twilight zone

sample sentences

"but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal"
"in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity"
"in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression"

the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
<noun.object>

twilight zone

lighted by or as if by twilight
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dusky

twilight

twilit

sample sentences

"The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding
"the twilight glow of the sky"
"a boat on a twilit river"

a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
<noun.artifact>

twill

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
<noun.artifact>

twill

twill weave

weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
<verb.creation>

twill

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
<noun.artifact>

twill

twill weave

of textiles; having parallel raised lines
<adj.all>

corded

twilled

being two identical
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

duplicate

matching

twin

twinned

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

twin

a duplicate copy
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

counterpart

similitude

twin

give birth to twins
<verb.body>

twin

grow as twins
<verb.change>

twin

sample sentences

"twin crystals"

bring two objects, ideas, or people together
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

couple

match

mate

pair

twin

sample sentences

"This fact is coupled to the other one"
"Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"
"The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

duplicate or match
<verb.stative>

duplicate

parallel

twin

sample sentences

"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

one of a pair of identical beds
<noun.artifact>

twin bed

two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

double feature

doubleheader

twin bill

twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
<noun.artifact>

WTC

World Trade Center

twin towers

a commercial airliner with two aisles
<noun.artifact>

twin-aisle airplane

wide-body

wide-body aircraft

widebody aircraft

having twin beds
<adj.all>

twin-bedded

a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
<noun.artifact>

double-prop

double-propeller plane

twin-prop

twin-propeller-plane

a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
<noun.artifact>

double-prop

double-propeller plane

twin-prop

twin-propeller-plane

creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
<noun.plant>

Mitchella repens

boxberry

partridgeberry

twinberry

shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America
<noun.plant>

Lonicera involucrata

twinberry

a lightweight cord
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

string

twine

spin, wind, or twist together
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

enlace

entwine

interlace

intertwine

lace

twine

sample sentences

"intertwine the ribbons"
"Twine the threads into a rope"
"intertwined hearts"

form into a spiral shape
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

distort

twine

twist

sample sentences

"The cord is all twisted"

make by twisting together or intertwining
<verb.contact>

twine

sample sentences

"twine a rope"

arrange or or coil around
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

roll

twine

wind

wrap

sample sentences

"roll your hair around your finger"
"Twine the thread around the spool"
"She wrapped her arms around the child"

someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
<noun.person>

twiner

creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
<noun.plant>

Linnaea borealis

twinflower

a sudden sharp feeling
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

pang

stab

twinge

sample sentences

"pangs of regret"
"she felt a stab of excitement"
"twinges of conscience"

a sharp stab of pain
<noun.cognition>

twinge

squeeze tightly between the fingers
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

nip

pinch

squeeze

tweet

twinge

twitch

sample sentences

"He pinched her behind"
"She squeezed the bottle"

feel a sudden sharp, local pain
<verb.perception>

twinge

cause a stinging pain
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

prick

sting

twinge

sample sentences

"The needle pricked his skin"

a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
<noun.artifact>

twinjet

merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

light

spark

sparkle

twinkle

sample sentences

"he had a sparkle in his eye"
"there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
<noun.event>

scintillation

sparkling

twinkle

gleam or glow intermittently
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

blink

flash

twinkle

wink

winkle

sample sentences

"The lights were flashing"

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
<verb.weather>

scintillate

twinkle

winkle

sample sentences

"Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
<noun.object>

twinkler