"twins" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg
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 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /twɪnz/ Audio: En-au-twins.ogg
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
    Sense id: en-twins-en-verb-J0jZjy5S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 94 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 9 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0
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