[{"word":"twinning","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war."},{"definition":"To be paired or suited.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give birth to twins.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be born at the same birth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Action of the verb to twin","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Giving birth to twins","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The pairing of similar objects (such as towns)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The formation of twin crystals","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Biparous","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twin","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twinning"]}]