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Twine

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Noun

1. string, twine

a lightweight cord

Verb

2. enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine

spin,wind, or twist together

Example Sentences:
'intertwine the ribbons'
'Twine the threads into a rope'
'intertwined hearts'

3. roll, twine, wind, wrap

arrange or or coil around

Example Sentences:
'roll your hair around your finger'
'Twine the thread around the spool'
'She wrapped her arms around the child'

4. twine

make by twisting together or intertwining

Example Sentences:
'twine a rope'

5. distort, twine, twist

form into a spiral shape

Example Sentences:
'The cord is all twisted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Twine

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noun
1. 
string made by twisting together fibres of hemp, cotton, etc
2. 
the act or an instance of twining
3. 
something produced or characterized by twining
4. 
a twist, coil, or convolution
5. 
a knot, tangle, or snarl
verb
6. (transitive)
to twist together; interweave
she twined the wicker to make a basket
7. (transitive)
to form by or as if by twining
to twine a garland
8. (when intr, often foll by around)
to wind or cause to wind, esp in spirals
the creeper twines around the tree

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Twine

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noun
1. 
strong thread, string, or cord of two or more strands twisted together
2. 
a twining or being twined
3. 
a twined thing or part; twist; convolution
4. 
a tangle; snarl
5. 
a twining branch or spray of a plant
verb transitiveWord forms: twined or ˈtwining
6. 
a. 
to twist together; intertwine; interlace
b. 
to form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing
7. 
to encircle or wreathe (one thing) with another
8. 
to wind (something) around something else
9. 
to enfold, embrace, etc.
a wreath twining his brow
verb intransitive
10. 
to twist, interlace, etc.
11. 
to twist and turn

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Twine

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v. twined, twin·ing, twines
v.tr.
1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing: twined the cord from plant fibers.
3. To encircle or coil about: a vine twining a tree.
4. To wind, coil, or wrap around something: "She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers" (Anne Tyler).
v.intr.
1. To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven: The branches of one tree twined with those of another.
2. To go in a winding course; twist about: a stream twining through the forest.
3. To wind or coil about something: morning glories twining about stakes.
n.
1. A strong string or cord made of two or more threads twisted together.
2. Something formed by twining: a twine of leaves.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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