twain
twain is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder. When old winder split the rocks in twain. Dryden. -- Twain cloud. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abysmal
- and
- ankle
- bathometer
- bathymetry
- benthal
- beyond
- bottomless
- cast
- concavity
- crater
- deep
- deepen
- deepness
- depression
- depth
- dig
- draught
- earth
- excavate
- fathom
- fathomless
- gulf
- head
- heave
- hell
- hollow
- instrument
- knee
- lead
- line
- make
- mark
- measure
- out
- over
- pit
- plumb
- plummet
- plunge
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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