What part of speech is twig?

Twig can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

1. twig is a verb, present, 1st person singular of twig (infinitive).
2. twig is a verb (infinitive).
3. twig is a noun, singular of twigs.

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) twig

twig / twigs

twigged

twigged

twigging

Infinitive: (to) twig
Present: twig / twigs
Simple Past: twigged
Past Participle: (have) twigged
Gerund: twigging

Noun

Singular

Plural
twig

twigs

Singular: twig
Plural: twigs

What does twig mean?

Definitions

Verb
twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
twig - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
Noun
twig - A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

Examples of twig

#		Sentence
1.	noun	He cut a twig from the tree with his knife.
2.	noun	The bird picked up the twig with its beak and flew to its nest.
3.	noun	Fire will keep burning even after the twig or the stick that started the fire has burned out.
4.	noun	Tom heard a twig crack.
5.	noun	I'd rather not show my twig and berries to the world.
6.	noun	I heard a twig crack.
7.	noun	Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.
8.	noun	Mennad can snap like a twig.
9.	noun	Tom broke off a twig from the branch.

Sentence
noun
He cut a twig from the tree with his knife.
The bird picked up the twig with its beak and flew to its nest.
Fire will keep burning even after the twig or the stick that started the fire has burned out.
Tom heard a twig crack.
I'd rather not show my twig and berries to the world.
I heard a twig crack.
Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.
Mennad can snap like a twig.
Tom broke off a twig from the branch.

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