Shoot+or+twig
11twig — I. /twɪg / (say twig) noun 1. a slender shoot of a tree or other plant. 2. a small offshoot from a branch or stem. 3. a small dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs. 4. Anatomy one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve …
12shoot — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, X ray, Xerox, ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, aim at, altitude peak, anguish, annihilate, assassinate, automatic control, backfire, barf, barrage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, bedazzle, behead, bine, bite …
13shoot — v 1. hit, wound, hurt, harm, damage, injure; shoot down, bring down, drop, fell; riddle, Sl. pump full of lead, Sl. zap, pick off; kill, slay, Sl. knock off, Sl. snuff out. 2. send forth, discharge, fire or fire off, let fly, let off, eject;… …
14twig — I. noun Etymology: Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two Date: before 12th century 1. a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves 2. a minute branch of a nerve or artery • twigged… …
15shoot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rush, dart; sprout, burgeon, grow; fire, discharge; detonate, explode; kill, wound, hit; propel, drive, emit. See velocity, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To discharge] Syn. fire, shoot off, expel …
16twig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shoot, branch, tendril, slip, scion. See part. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. offshoot, limb, sprig; see branch 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. branch, limb, shoot, bough, stick, stem, sprig, offshoot …
17twig — Synonyms and related words: accept, appendage, arm, bine, bough, branch, branchedness, branchiness, burgeon, catch, catch on, comprehend, craze, cry, deadwood, descry, dig, discern, distinguish, divine, espy, fad, fathom, flagellum, fork, frond,… …
18twig — twɪg n. small branch, shoot, offshoot, sprig; small branch of a nerve or blood vessel (Anatomy) v. understand; notice, observe …
19twig — twig1 noun 1》 a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub. 2》 Anatomy a small branch of a blood vessel or nerve. Derivatives twigged adjective twiggy adjective Origin OE twigge, of Gmc origin; related to twain and two …
20twig — n. Shoot, sprig, spray, branch …
