Twin Definition–noun | 1. | either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth. |
| 2. | either of two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other. |
| 4. | Also called twin room. a type of hotel accommodation with twin beds, for occupancy by two persons. Compare double (def. 13). |
| 5. | Also called hemitrope. Crystallography. a compound crystal consisting of two or more parts or crystals definitely oriented each to the other; macle. |
| 6. | Twins, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Gemini. |
–adjective | 7. | being a twin or twins: twin sisters. |
| 8. | being two persons or things closely related to or closely resembling each other. |
| 9. | being one of a pair; identical: a twin bracelet; a twin peak. |
| 10. | consisting of two similar parts or elements joined or connected: a twin vase. |
| 11. | Botany, Zoology. occurring in pairs; didymous. |
| 12. | Crystallography. of the nature of a twin; hemitrope. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to bring together in close relationship; pair; couple. |
| 15. | to furnish a counterpart to or a replica of; match. |
| 16. | Informal. to divide or convert into two, parts, similar items, etc.: The old movie palace will be twinned, making two smaller theaters. |
| 17. | Informal. to link or combine with: The new grocery store is twinned with a restaurant. |
| 18. | Crystallography. to form into a twin. |
| 19. | Obsolete. to give birth to as twins. |
–verb (used without object) | 20. | to give birth to twins. |
| 21. | to be paired or coupled. |
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Peak Definition–noun | 1. | the pointed top of a mountain or ridge. |
| 2. | a mountain with a pointed summit. |
| 3. | the pointed top of anything. |
| 4. | the highest or most important point or level: the peak of her political career. |
| 5. | the maximum point, degree, or volume of anything: Oil prices reached their peak last year. |
| 6. | a time of the day or year when traffic, use, demand, etc., is greatest and charges, fares, or the like are at the maximum: Early evening is the peak on commuter railroads. |
| 7. | the higher fare, charges, etc., during such a period: If you fly during the Christmas holidays, you'll have to pay peak. |
| 8. | Physics. | a. | the maximum value of a quantity during a specified time interval: a voltage peak. |
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| b. | the maximum power consumed or produced by a unit or group of units in a stated period of time. |
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| 9. | a projecting point: the peak of a man's beard. |
| 11. | a projecting front piece, or visor, of a cap. |
| 13. | Nautical. | a. | the contracted part of a ship's hull at the bow or the stern. |
| b. | the upper after corner of a sail that is extended by a gaff. |
| c. | the outer extremity of a gaff. |
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| 15. | to attain a peak of activity, development, popularity, etc.: The artist peaked in the 1950s. |
–verb (used with object) | 16. | Nautical. to raise the after end of (a yard, gaff, etc.) to or toward an angle above the horizontal. |
–adjective | 17. | being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons. |
| 18. | constituting the highest or maximum level, volume, etc.; optimal; prime: a machine running at peak performance. |
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