"twins" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} twins
  1. plural of twin Tags: form-of, plural Form of: twin
    Sense id: en-twins-en-noun-qu-56hq6

Noun

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪnz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} twins pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) A woman's breasts. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-twins-en-noun-ZP5rEChv

Verb

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twins
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of twin Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: twin Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-twins-en-verb-J0jZjy5S Disambiguation of Family: 23 0 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 1 96 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 9 60

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