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English words: twight to twitchlike

300 English words, part 127 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words twight to twitchlike

  1. twight verb: To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.
  2. twigil noun: A character prepended to a variable name to indicate its scope.
  3. twigless adjective: Having no twigs.
  4. twiglet noun: A small twig.
  5. twiglike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
  6. twiglit noun: An insult for a skinny or weak person.
  7. twigloo noun /ˈtwɪɡluː/: A temporary circular shelter or structure built from thin branches.
  8. twigsome adjective: Full of twigs; twiggy.
  9. twigwork noun: Architectural details constructed of twigs and branches to form decorative motifs in buildings and furniture.
  10. twihard noun /ˈtwaɪˌhɑːd/: An avid fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the related films.
  11. Twihater noun: A person who strongly dislikes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or its film adaptations.
  12. Twil proper noun: A surname.
  13. Twila proper noun: A female given name, variant of Twyla.
  14. twilbil noun: Alternative form of twibill.
  15. twilight adjective, noun, verb /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/: The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by...
  16. twilight anesthesia noun: A form of conscious sedation generally causing anterograde amnesia so the patient is unable to remember the procedure.
  17. twilight birth noun: Childbirth in which twilight sleep is induced.
  18. twilight industry noun: An industry that is fading away, perhaps because replaced by newer technology, or facing a lack of critical resources or a lack of consumer interest.
  19. twilight language noun: A secret communication system, involving verbal, nonvisual, or visual symbols, associated with tantric traditions in Vajrayana Buddhism and Hinduism.
  20. twilight shift noun: An early evening shift of work.
  21. twilight sleep noun: An amnesic condition characterized by an insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine,...
  22. twilight years noun: Old age.
  23. twilight zone noun, verb: A moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body.
  24. Twilighter noun: A fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the related films.
  25. twilightful adjective: Full of or consisting of twilight.
  26. twilightish adjective: Resembling twilight; crepuscular.
  27. twilightless adjective: Without twilight.
  28. twilightlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of twilight.
  29. twilightly adverb: In the manner of or relating to twilight.
  30. twilightness noun: The state or quality of something in twilight.
  31. twilights noun, verb: Long, light-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF.
  32. twilighty adjective: Resembling or suggesting twilight.
  33. twilit adjective, verb /ˈtwaɪlɪt/: Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit.
  34. twilitten adjective /ˈtwaɪlɪtən/: Illuminated by or as if by twilight.
  35. twill contraction, noun, verb /twɪl/: Contraction of it + will.
  36. twill tape noun: A type of flat ribbon, made from any of a variety of materials woven in a twill pattern; a portion of such ribbon.
  37. twillback adjective: Having a twill backing (of a fabric)
  38. twillbacking noun: A twill backing (of a fabric)
  39. twilled adjective, verb: Having diagonal parallel ribs.
  40. twiller noun: One who twills.
  41. Twilley proper noun: A surname.
  42. twilling noun /ˈtwɪlɪŋ/: Twilled fabric or patterning, or the process which produces this.
  43. Twillingate proper noun /ˈtwɪl.ɪŋ.ɡeɪt/: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  44. twilly noun: A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willying machine.
  45. twilt noun, verb: A quilt.
  46. TWIMC phrase: Initialism of to whom it may concern.
  47. twimindedness noun: Alternative form of twi-mindedness.
  48. twimmolation noun: Public censure brought upon someone by an offensive or otherwise inadvisable Twitter post.
  49. TwiMom noun /ˈtwaɪˌmɒm/: A mother who likes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.
  50. twin adjective, noun, verb /twɪn/: Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
  51. twin bed noun: Either of a pair of matching single beds.
  52. twin block appliance noun: An orthodontic appliance intended to lengthen the lower jaw by posturing it forward.
  53. twin-born adjective: As though born a twin or twins
  54. twin-cam noun: Alternative form of twincam.
  55. Twin Citizen noun: An inhabitant of the Twin Cities.
  56. twin city noun: One of two cities in close proximity to each other.
  57. twin-clutch gearbox noun: An automatic transmission with separate clutches for odd and even gears.
  58. twin crystal noun: Either of two separate crystals that share crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner and intergrow.
  59. twin-engine adjective: powered by two engines, one in each wing
  60. twin-engined adjective: Alternative form of twin-engine.
  61. twin flame noun: A person who was formed from the same original soul as oneself (as opposed to a soulmate, an unrelated soul to whom one is drawn).
  62. twin killing noun: A double play.
  63. twin lens reflex adjective: Of a type of camera design, characterized by the presence of two lenses of identical focal length arranged vertically on the camera body.
  64. twin-masted adjective: Having two masts.
  65. twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence noun: Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
  66. twin paradox noun: The clock paradox.
  67. Twin Peaker noun: A fan of the television series Twin Peaks.
  68. Twin Peaksy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the supernatural drama television series Twin Peaks.
  69. twin prime noun: Either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two.
  70. twin prime pair noun: A pair of twin primes.
  71. twin quasar noun: a pair of quasar images formed by gravitational lensing of a single physical quasar
  72. twin room noun: A room, especially in a hotel, that has two single beds.
  73. twin screw noun: A vessel with two propellers on separate shafts.
  74. twin set noun: Alternative form of twinset
  75. twin ship noun: Alternative form of twinship (“the condition of being a twin”).
  76. twin-size adjective: Being the size of a twin bed.
  77. twin speech noun: A form of autonomous language, using nicknames, gestures, abbreviations, or terminology that only identical twins can use and understand.
  78. twin-stick adjective: Controlled by two joysticks simultaneously, usually one moving the player character and the other firing a weapon directionally.
  79. twin talk noun: Synonym of twin speech.
  80. twin tip noun: A type of alpine/freestyle ski, with bow tips on both ends, allowing skiing backwards.
  81. twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome noun: A complication of disproportionate blood supply between unborn twins, resulting in high morbidity and mortality.
  82. twin town noun: A town paired with another through town twinning.
  83. twin-track adjective: pursuing two objectives by employing two simultaneous processes
  84. twin tub noun: A (mainly obsolete) type of washing machine comprising a vertical washing cylinder alongside a vertical rinsing and spinning cylinder, the clothes having to...
  85. twin XL noun: A mattress that is slightly longer (usually 38.5 × 79.5 in or 98 × 202 cm) than a twin; a bed designed for such a mattress.
  86. twinable adjective: Able to be twined.
  87. twinberry noun: A North American species of honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata.
  88. twinborn adjective: born a twin or twins
  89. twinbugs noun: The plant Dicoria canescens.
  90. twincam noun: A type of sports car engine that has two overhead camshafts within the cylinder head, resulting in more horsepower than a standard single cam engine.
  91. twincest noun /ˈtwɪn.sɛst/: Incestuous sexual relations between twins, or siblings who look very similar.
  92. twincestual adjective: Synonym of twincestuous.
  93. twincestuous adjective: Pertaining to or engaging in twincest.
  94. twincharge verb: To equip with twincharging, to equip with twinchargers, to equip with both an exhaust-drive turbocharger and power-driven supercharger.
  95. twincharged adjective, verb: Equipped with twincharging, with a twincharger setup, having both a power-driven supercharger and an exhaust-driven turbocharger.
  96. twincharger noun: A combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger.
  97. twincharging adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of twincharged.
  98. twincrest onion noun: A wild herb with an onion-like flavor, Allium bisceptrum, native to high elevations in the western US
  99. twincretin noun: An incretin with dual action, being an agonist of both GIP receptors and GLP1 receptors; GIP is gastric inhibitory polypeptide and GLP1 is glucagonlike...
  100. twindemic noun: Two pandemics happening simultaneously, such as flu and COVID-19.
  101. twindle noun: A twin or twinling.
  102. twindom noun: The state, condition, or world of twins; twins collectively.
  103. twindragon noun: A form of dragon curve, constructed by placing two Heighway dragon curves back to back.
  104. twine noun, verb /twaɪn/: A twist; a convolution.
  105. twine reeler noun: A kind of spinning machine for twisting twine.
  106. twineable adjective: Alternative form of twinable
  107. twineless adjective: Without twine.
  108. twinelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of twine.
  109. twinemaker noun: A manufacturer of twine.
  110. twinemaking noun: The manufacture of twine.
  111. twiner noun: One who or that which twines.
  112. twinevine noun: A flowering American vine of the genus Funastrum.
  113. twinfilin noun: Any of a group of proteins that bind actin
  114. twinflower noun: Any member of the species Linnaea borealis of woodland subshrubs with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves and pendulous pink flowers that occur in pairs.
  115. twinfold adjective: Synonym of twofold.
  116. twinge noun, verb /twɪnd͡ʒ/: To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
  117. twingest verb: (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of twinge
  118. twingeth verb: (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of twinge
  119. twingey adjective: Resembling, characteristic of, or suffering from a twinge.
  120. twingle noun: A four-stroke twin-cylinder engine with an altered firing order designed to give power pulses similar to a single-cylinder four-stroke engine.
  121. twingle-twangle noun: The repeated twanging of a musical instrument.
  122. twingy adjective: Alternative form of twingey.
  123. twinhood noun: The state, quality, or condition of being a twin; twinship.
  124. twinhull noun: A boat having two hulls.
  125. twinhulled adjective: Having two hulls.
  126. twinight adjective: Of a double-header, that begins in the late afternoon.
  127. twining adjective, noun, verb: A layout or motion that twines.
  128. twiningly adverb: So as to twine.
  129. twinism noun: The phenomenon of twins being born.
  130. twinjet noun: An aircraft powered by two jet engines.
  131. twink noun, verb /ˈtwɪŋk/: To twinkle; to sparkle.
  132. twink death noun /ˈtwɪŋk ˌdɛθ/: The loss of a twink's neoteny or androgyny as a result of aging.
  133. twinkbait noun, verb: A very attractive twink (young slim man).
  134. twinkdom noun: The state of being a twink.
  135. twinkhood noun: The state or condition of being a twink.
  136. twinkie noun /ˈtwɪŋki/: A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
  137. Twinkie defence noun: A legal defense of diminished responsibility based on a claim that irregular behavior is caused by a poor diet or junk food.
  138. twinkification noun: The process of becoming a twink (slim, attractive man).
  139. twinkish adjective: Somewhat like, or resembling a twink.
  140. twinkle noun, verb /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/: To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
  141. twinkle in one's daddy's eye phrase: Of a person, not yet conceived, particularly when referring to a time period preceding their conception.
  142. twinkle in one's father's eye noun: A notional look of anticipation or hope (either for sex or a child) in one's father's eyes at or around the time of one's conception.
  143. twinkle out verb: Of a twinkling light, to cease to twinkle.
  144. twinkle-toed adjective: nimble; agile with one's feet
  145. twinkle toes noun: Someone with extraordinary footwork
  146. twinkleless adjective: Without a twinkle; untwinkling.
  147. twinkler noun: One who, or that which, twinkles or winks.
  148. twinklesome adjective: Characterised or marked by twinkling
  149. twinkletoes noun: Alternative form of twinkle toes.
  150. twinkling adjective, noun, verb /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/: Sparkling intermittently.
  151. twinkling of an eye noun: A short period of time.
  152. twinklingly adverb: In a twinkling way.
  153. twinkly adjective: that twinkles
  154. twinkly-eyed adjective: happy, of a happy character.
  155. twinky adjective /ˈtwɪŋki/: Being or resembling a twink (“young, attractive, slim man”).
  156. twinleaf noun: Jeffersonia, rheumatism root (Jeffersonia diphylla)
  157. twinless adjective: Without a twin.
  158. twinlessness noun: Absence of a twin.
  159. twinlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a twin or twins.
  160. twinling noun: A twin.
  161. twinly adjective: Characteristic of a twin.
  162. twinnable adjective: That can be twinned.
  163. twinned adjective, verb /twɪnd/: Produced at, or as if at, a single birth
  164. twinner noun: One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
  165. twinness noun: The state, quality, or condition of a twin; twinship.
  166. twinnie noun: A surfboard with two fins.
  167. twinning adjective, noun, verb: The act of producing twins.
  168. twinnish adjective: Synonym of twinny.
  169. twinnite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, lead, and sulfur.
  170. twinny adjective: Resembling or characteristic of twins.
  171. twins noun, verb /twɪnz/: A woman's breasts.
  172. twins paradox noun: Alternative form of twin paradox.
  173. twinset noun: A combination of a cardigan and a jumper, usually knitted in wool or cashmere.
  174. twinship noun: The condition of being a twin
  175. twinsie noun: A twin.
  176. twinsies noun: Twins, or two people or things that are more or less identical.
  177. twinsome adjective, noun: Characterised or marked by twinness
  178. twinsomeness noun: The quality of being twinsome.
  179. twinsorus fern noun: Any of the genus Diplazium of ferns whose indusia lie on both sides of the vein.
  180. twinspot noun: Any of various African waxbills that have spotted underparts.
  181. twinspur noun: Any of the flowering plants of genus Diascia.
  182. twinstick noun: A duopoly
  183. twinsy adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of twins.
  184. twintail noun: A variety of goldfish with the tail divided into two parts.
  185. twinter noun: A farm animal two winters old.
  186. twintron noun: An intron within another intron.
  187. twintuition noun /ˌtwɪntjuːˈɪʃən/: An unspoken intuitive understanding between siblings who are twins.
  188. twiny adjective /ˈtwaɪni/: Tending to twine; twisting around.
  189. twip noun: A unit of measure equal to one twentieth of a point.
  190. Twiplomacy noun: The practice of conducting public diplomacy using the social media platform Twitter.
  191. twire noun, verb /ˈtwaɪə(ɹ)/: To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
  192. twire-pipe noun: A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.
  193. twirk noun: Alternative form of twerk (“a twitch”).
  194. twirl noun, verb /twɜːl/: A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
  195. twirl one's moustache verb: To twist the ends of one's moustache hairs around the fingers, especially by way of fidgeting.
  196. twirl one's thumbs verb: Synonym of twiddle one's thumbs.
  197. twirlability noun: The quality of being twirlable.
  198. twirlable adjective: Capable of being twirled.
  199. twirler noun: Something that twirls.
  200. twirler moth noun: Any gelechiid moth.
  201. twirligig noun: A device that spins around; a whirligig.
  202. twirling noun, verb: The motion of something that twirls.
  203. twirlingly adverb: With a twirling motion.
  204. twirly adjective, noun /ˈtwɜː.liː/: Coiled or curly.
  205. twirp interjection, noun: An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn.
  206. twirties noun: The age range from age 20 through age 39.
  207. twiscar noun: Alternative form of tusker (“peat-cutting tool”).
  208. Twisp proper noun: A town and river in Washington.
  209. Twiss proper noun: A surname
  210. twissel adjective, noun: Double; twofold.
  211. twissell adjective, noun: Alternative form of twissel.
  212. twist noun, verb /twɪst/: A twisting force.
  213. twist and turn verb: To move one way then the other, or in unpredictable erratic gyrations.
  214. twist around one's little finger verb: Synonym of wrap around one's little finger.
  215. twist-boat noun: An arrangement of atoms in a cyclohexane ring molecule similar to and more stable than the boat arrangement, differing from it by being twisted at one end.
  216. twist drill noun: A rotating cutting tool, used for cutting holes in rigid materials, that consists of an essentially conical point, relieved and fluted to form cutting lips,...
  217. twist in the wind verb: To be unassisted and without comfort in a situation likely to result in distress or failure.
  218. twist morphism noun: An isomorphism between a pair of products which have the same components but in swapped order, which isomorphism commutes with the two associated product...
  219. twist of fate noun: An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
  220. twist of the knife noun: An action that worsens a difficult situation or increases a person's distress, irritation, or anger.
  221. twist-off adjective, noun: Of a closure for a container, especially a bottlecap, that is intended to be removed by twisting and pulling off by hand, without need of a bottle opener.
  222. twist someone's arm verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To apply torsion along the length of the arm of (a person).
  223. twist someone's words verb: To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth
  224. twist splice noun: Synonym of rat-tail splice.
  225. twist the knife verb: To deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.
  226. twist the knife in the wound verb: Alternative form of twist the knife.
  227. twist tie noun: A metal wire that is encased in a thin strip of paper or plastic and is used to tie the openings of bags, such as garbage bags or bread bags.
  228. twist up verb: To roll up a joint or other cigarette.
  229. twistability noun: The quality of being twistable.
  230. twistable adjective: Capable of being twisted.
  231. twisted adjective, verb /ˈtwɪstɪd/: Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
  232. twisted beech noun: Synonym of dwarf beech.
  233. twisted cluster bean noun: Synonym of stink bean (“the tree Parkia speciosa or edible beans it produces”).
  234. twisted cylinder noun: Synonym of Möbius strip.
  235. twisted fries noun: Synonym of curly fries.
  236. Twisted Nematic noun: Twisted nematic (T.N.) displays consist of light emitting diodes (L.C.D.) with electrodes which are activated to display an image according to its received...
  237. twisted pair noun: A form of electrical connection in which two insulated conductors are twisted together for the purpose of improving immunity to interference.
  238. twisted perspective noun: A perspective that combines both profile view and front view.
  239. twisted-stalk noun: Streptopus, native to cooler North America.
  240. twistedly adverb: In a twisted manner.
  241. twistedness noun: The quality of being twisted.
  242. twistedstalk noun: Alternative form of twisted-stalk.
  243. twister noun /ˈtwɪstə/: One who twists.
  244. twistflower noun: Any herb of the genus Streptanthus.
  245. twistfree adjective: free of twists
  246. twistful adjective: Characterised by or full of twists
  247. twistgrip noun: A handle (typically on a motorcycle) that is operated by twisting.
  248. Twistian adjective: Of or relating to Oliver Twist (from the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens), a mistreated orphan who scandalizes the workhouse by daring to ask for more food.
  249. twistical adjective: Crooked; tortuous.
  250. twistie noun: Synonym of latticino.
  251. twisties noun: The loss of perceptual awareness of body positioning during a spin, twist, turn, flip, etc. maneuver. The loss of air sense.
  252. twistification noun: The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
  253. twistify verb: To twist; to distort.
  254. twistily adverb: In a twisty manner; characterised by many twists, bends or turns.
  255. twistin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of twisting.
  256. twistiness noun: The state or condition of being twisty.
  257. twisting adjective, noun, verb /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/: gerund of twist
  258. twisting balloon noun: A long, sausage-shaped, often brightly colored balloon used for making balloon animals.
  259. twistingly adverb: In a twisting way; with twisting movements or a twisted shape.
  260. twistle noun, verb /ˈtwɪsəl/: A boundary stream.
  261. twistless adjective: Having, or producing no (or very little) twist
  262. twistlock noun: A standardized rotating connector for securing shipping containers.
  263. twistometer noun: A device that measures the response of skin to a torsional stimulus
  264. twistometry noun: The measurement of the skin's elasticity.
  265. twistor noun: Any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a...
  266. twistorial adjective: Of, pertaining to or containing twistors
  267. twistorially adverb: In a twistorial manner.
  268. twistorian noun: A mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.
  269. twistorlike adjective: Resembling a twistor.
  270. twistout noun: A kind of knockout (partially punched opening) that can be removed by twisting.
  271. twistronic adjective: Relating to twistronics
  272. twistronics noun: The study of any of various electronic, optical and mechanical characteristics of two-dimensional materials (such as graphene) associated with a twist...
  273. twists and turns noun, verb: Abrupt changes in direction or orientation (often used figuratively).
  274. twistwing noun: Any of the two species of tropical birds in the genus Cnipodectes, found in Central and South America.
  275. twistwork noun: A kind of wood carving in which the lathe is a holding device and the turner makes spiral cuts.
  276. twisty adjective, noun /ˈtwɪsti/: Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
  277. twisty fries noun: Synonym of curly fries.
  278. twisty puzzle noun /ˈtwɪstɪjˌpʌz(ə)l/: A puzzle consisting of a set of interlocking pieces that can be arranged into various combinations by twisting, such as a Rubik's cube.
  279. twisty tie noun: Synonym of twist tie.
  280. twit interjection, noun, verb /twɪt/: To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
  281. twit list noun: Alternative form of twitlist
  282. twit-twat noun: Synonym of twittle-twattle (“frivolous chatter or gossip; gabble, tattle”).
  283. twitch noun, verb /twɪt͡ʃ/: A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
  284. twitch fire noun: A fire for the purpose of eliminating twitchgrass.
  285. twitch game noun: A video game requiring fast reactions.
  286. twitch gameplay noun: A type of video game gameplay that requires fast reactions.
  287. twitch grass noun: Grass of species Elymus repens
  288. twitchable adjective: Able to be visited and viewed by birders.
  289. twitchel noun /ˈtwɪt͡ʃəl/: A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
  290. Twitchell proper noun: A surname.
  291. Twitchellian adjective: Pertaining to Paul Twitchell or to the religion he founded, Eckankar.
  292. twitcher noun /ˈtwɪt͡ʃə/: Someone or something that twitches.
  293. twitchet noun /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪt/: The vulva or vagina.
  294. twitchety adjective: nervous; fidgety
  295. twitchgrass noun: quitchgrass
  296. twitchily adverb: In a twitchy way.
  297. twitchiness noun: The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
  298. twitching adjective, noun, verb /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/: The motion of something that twitches.
  299. twitchingly adverb: In a twitching manner.
  300. twitchlike adjective: Resembling a twitch.

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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.