Tiny bit of kindling (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TWIG

{ Related Clues }

Branchlet
Branchling
Offshoot
Shoot
Baby branch
Bit of basketwork
Bit of kindling
Bit of wicker
Branch extension
Branch offshoot
Bud holder
Bud site
Chickadee's perch
Divining rod
Ingredient of a besom
"Just as the ___ is bent . . . "
Kindling bit
Kindling component
Nest part
New growth
Poplar part
Skinny-minny
Slender shoot
Small branch
Small shoot
Tiny branch
Really thin person
One may help support a nest egg

{ Tags }

bit, branch, branchling, bud, egg, growth, kindling, minny, nest, new, offshoot, part, person, poplar, shoot, skinny, slender, small, support, tiny, twig

{ Notes }

The answer TWIG is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TWIG as a noun:

1. (branchlet, twig, sprig) = a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

TWIG as a verb:

1. branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

2. (catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it) = understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"