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Twig

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tumbleverb(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
sprignounA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
branchletnounA small branch; a twig or sprig.
catch onverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
get ontoverbTo contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
cotton onverb(intransitive) To realize; come to understand.
get itverbTo understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
latch onverbTo grasp firmly; to become attached to.

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sprignounA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
branchletnounA small branch; a twig or sprig.
latch onverbTo grasp firmly; to become attached to.
tumblenounA fall, especially end over end.
get itverbTo understand something; to catch on; to fully appreciate its implications.
get ontoverbTo contact a person or organisation about a particular matter.
catch onverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
cotton onverb(intransitive) To realize; come to understand.
branchnounThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
sticknounAn elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
dogwoodnounAny of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel.
blightnoun(figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
limbnounA major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
borernounA tool used for drilling.
girdlernoun(historical) A person who made girdles.
shootnounThe emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
stemnounThe stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
industrynoun(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
runesthe third studio album by British metalcore band Bury Tomorrow.
twig and berriesnoun(slang, euphemistic) The penis and testicles.

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