(colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
(obsolete, Scotland) To twitch; to pull; to tweak.
(transitive) To beat with twigs.
To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
twin
twin
adj
Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair.
Forming a pair of twins.
noun
(US) A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
(aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
(crystallography) A twin crystal.
A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
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.
Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
verb
(intransitive) To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
(intransitive) To give birth to twins.
(intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
(transitive) To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
(transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
twit
twit
noun
A foolish or annoying person.
A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely.
A reproach, gibe or taunt.
verb
(transitive) To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
(transitive, computing) To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).
wait
wait
intj
(informal) Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment.
noun
(computing) Short for wait state.
(in the plural, UK) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
(in the plural, obsolete, UK) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
(obsolete) One who watches; a watchman.
A delay.
An ambush.
verb
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
(intransitive) To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.
(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
(obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
(obsolete, colloquial) To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
(transitive, now rare) To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
(transitive, obsolete) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
whit
whit
noun
The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
wilt
wilt
noun
(phytopathology) Any of various plant diseases characterized by wilting.
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of will
(intransitive) To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
(transitive) To cause to droop or become limp and flaccid (as a flower).
(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.
wint
wist
wist
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of wit.
(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) To know, be aware of.