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end of Christmas
celebrations £ S. '15 mi ^ ftj &
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twelve (H* /twelv/ number 12 f ► twelfth /twelftty ordinal number, noun iSTI^IIfSM There are examples of
how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. fifth
twelve month /'twelvmAnB/ noun [sing.] (old use) a
year
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'twelve-note (also 'twelve-tone) adj. [only before noun]
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twenty o-w /'twenti/ number 1 20 “f 2 noun the twenties [pi.] numbers,
years or temperatures from 20 to 29 HAA; ►twen-ti-
eth /'twentiaG/ ordinal number, noun iildl-J There are examples of
how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.
'twenties
between
the ages of 20 and 29 * 20 .twenty- first noun [sing.] (informal, especially BrE) a person’s 21st birthday and the
celebrations for this occasion * 21 ^£0; 21 ^£0#=*
.twenty-,four 'seven (also 24/7) adv. [informal) twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week (used to mean ‘all the time’) - AzitK/Mtt,
) : He’s on duty twenty-four seven.
.twenty
pence (also
.twenty pence piece, 20p
/,twenti ’pi:/) noun a
British coin worth 20 pence * 20 §[ ±5fl ffi: You need two 20ps for the machine. «ltMft20
fi!±W«Ff10
.twenty-,twenty vision (also 20/20 vision) noun [u] the ability to see
perfectly ’twere
/tw3:(r)/
abbr. (old use) it were * it were twerp /tw3:p; NAmE tw3:rp/ noun (old-fashioned, informal) a stupid or annoying person twice Ow /twais/ adv.
1
two times; on two occasions
MIX ; M )S§ : I don’t know him well; I’ve only
met him twice. gg
life 70 & , R iE ii
2
double in quantity, rate, etc.
Wfn: an area twice the size of
—
more at lightning n., once adv., think v. twid dle /'twidl/ verb, noun
m verb (BrE) ~ (with) sth to twist or turn sth
with your fingers often because you are nervous or bored ( If )«!#,•£#,&#( fc# ) : [V] He
twiddled with the radio knob until he found the right programme, (til%j 7 — W#1W&¥$M 7
4?
@ o ❖ [VN] She was twiddling the ring on her finger. Mil#frAiliAIT5177I twiddle vour thumbs 1 to move your thumbs
around each other with your fingers joined together j&AS^Ai^jH 2 to do nothing while you
are waiting for sth to happen ( # # A P7 ) ft
)mm
m noun 1 [BrE) a
twist or turn jf; : a. twiddle of the
knob 2 a decorative twist in a
pattern,
piece of music, etc. (
W twiddles on the clarinet
twid dly /'twidli/ adj. [BrE, informal) detailed or complicated^#^; jR&IKj HE3 FIDDLY twig /twig/ noun, verb
m noun a small very thin branch that grows out of a larger
branch on a bush or tree ; /J\
—
picture o tree
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verb (-gg-) [BrE, informal) to suddenly understand or realize sth ( ) If#, MM, m&, MiRM: M
Haven’t
you twigged yet? it 70 BJ £3 ? o[V wh] I
finally twigged what he meant.
B„ [also VN, V (that)]
twi-light /'twailait/ noun, adj.
c noun [U] 1 the faint light or the period of time at
the end of the day after the sun has gone down Jf ; f# Jf; M #: It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight.
flbo O We went for a walk along the beach at twilight. f ] M M W ifc ¥«
2 the ~ (of sth) the final stage of sth when it becomes
weaker or less important than it was jjfc flf ; jR il
^: the twilight years (= the last years of your
life) 3 ¥
n adj. [only before noun] 1 {formal) used to describe a state in which things
are strange and mysterious, or where things are kept secret and do not seem to
be part of the real world tr# WiR; !&/](/]: the
twilight world of the occult JyS'&J'S:!?- O They lived in the twilight
zone on the fringes of society.
M IX. M o 2 used to describe a situation or area of thought that is not clearly
defined ( )
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twi lit /'twailit/ adj. (literary) lit by twilight
twill /twil/ noun [U] a type of strong cloth that is made in a particular
way to produce a surface of raised diagonal
lines a cotton twill skirt
’twill /twil/ abbr. (old use) it will * it will twin 0-w /twin/ noun, verb, adj.
b noun 1 one of two children born at the same
time to the same mother Jl£ — ; She’s
expecting twins, jfa H M. M ft
0 — see also conjoined
TWIN,
FRATERNAL TWIN, IDENTICAL TWIN, SIAMESE TWIN
2 one
of two similar things that make a pair —
m verb (-nn-) [VN] ~ sth (with sth) 1 [usually passive] to make a
close relationship between two towns or areas f<££n
rff; ■{£ ^
% ttf K :
2 to
join two people or things closely together {£ ( M xmmmvs-) mmfr, The
opera
twins the themes of love and death.
n adj. [only before noun] 1 used
to describe one of a pair of children who are twins £ c£rr ^ ; A M )]p A — W :
twin boys/girls ^ / ~k& <> a twin
brother/sister
2 used
to describe two things that are used as a pair JE& : a ship with
twin propellers 3 used to describe two
things that are connected, or present or
happening at the same time M.SM; The
prison service has the twin goals of punishment
and rehabilitation. Wo
.twin
'bed noun 1 [usually pi.] one of a pair of single beds in a room
( A: Would you
prefer twin beds or a double?
A$; ? 2 [NAmE?) a bed big enough for one person J^AJ^: sheets
to fit a twin bed ^-Aj^WJ .twin-'bedded adj. (of a room ^-|b]) having two single beds in it
.twin
'bedroom noun a room in a hotel, etc.
that has two single beds ( ) WM5K#-A^W^|b]
twine /twain/ noun, verb
3
noun [U] strong string that has two or more strands
(=
single thin pieces of thread or string) twisted together ( M ) £*, 2t; m;
IM
4
verb
[+adv./prep.\ ~ (sth)
around/round/through/in sth to
wind or twist around sth; to make sth do this
( jj£ ) & %b, ti [V] ivy twining around a tree trunk H
O [VN] She twined her arms around my
neck.
.twin-'engined
adj. (of an aircraft R f/l)
having two engines
twinge /twmd3/ noun 1 a
sudden short feeling of pain ( $ij : He felt a twinge in his knee. #,/!§
2 - (of sth) a sudden short feeling of an unpleasant
emotion ( — # ) 704P.il, a
twinge of disappointment ~
Twin^kie™
/‘twirjki/
noun [NAmE!) a small, sweet yellow cake
with a soft mixture like cream in the middle
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