Collocations for twig - noun
ADJECTIVE
dry
bare
dead
broken
She ran, treading on broken twigs and stumbling over roots.
bare
dead
broken
She ran, treading on broken twigs and stumbling over roots.
birch,
willow,
etc.
VERB + twig
break,
break off,
snap,
snap off
She broke a twig from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground.
He broke off a twig from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.
She broke a twig from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground.
He broke off a twig from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.
twig + VERB
break,
snap
A twig snapped under her feet.
The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.
A twig snapped under her feet.
The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.