twigs

noun

Small, slender woody shoots or branches broken from a tree or bush.

"The birds collected twigs for their nest."

verb

(British, informal) To suddenly understand or realise something, often after confusion.

"He finally twigs what I meant."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: get onto, tumble, get wise, catch on, latch on, get it, cotton on, sprig, branchlet