dig vs twig

dig and twig both are nouns.

dig and twig both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No
twig	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, twig is a hyponym of dig; that is, twig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig:

dig: get the meaning of something
twig: understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Other hyponyms of dig include figure, catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, intuit, digest.

dig (noun)	twig (noun)
the act of digging	a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
the site of an archeological exploration

dig (verb)	twig (verb)
get the meaning of something	branch out in a twiglike manner
turn up, loosen, or remove earth	understand, usually after some initial difficulty
create by digging
remove the inner part or the core of
poke or thrust abruptly
thrust down or into
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
work hard

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