twine(n = noun.artifact) string - a lightweight cord;
is a kind of cord
has particulars: chalk line, snap line, snapline, packthread
Derived form verb twine1
1. twine(v = verb.contact) enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
is one way to distort, twine, twist
Antonym: untwine
Derived forms noun twine1, noun twiner1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. twine(v = verb.contact) roll, wind, wrap - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
is one way to displace, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something PP
3. twine(v = verb.contact) - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
is one way to create, make
Derived form noun twiner1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
4. twine(v = verb.contact) distort, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
is one way to change form, change shape, deform
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
1. A twist; a convolution. [1913 Webster]
"Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine." [1913 Webster]
2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. [1913 Webster]
3. The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen. [1913 Webster]
2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. [1913 Webster]
"Let me twine
Mine arms about that body." [1913 Webster]
3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
"Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine." [1913 Webster]
4. To change the direction of. Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
5. To mingle; to mix. Crashaw. [1913 Webster]
1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. [1913 Webster]
2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. [1913 Webster]
"As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline." [1913 Webster]
3. To turn round; to revolve. Chapman. [1913 Webster]
4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. [1913 Webster]
twine, n. & v.
--n.
1 a strong thread or string of two or more strands of hemp or cotton etc. twisted together.
2 a coil or twist.
3 a tangle; an interlacing.
--v.
1 tr. form (a string or thread etc.) by twisting strands together.
2 tr. form (a garland etc.) of interwoven material.
3 tr. (often foll. by with) garland (a brow etc.).
4 intr. (often foll. by round, about) coil or wind.
5 intr. & refl. (of a plant) grow in this way.
Derivative:
twiner n.
Etymology:
OE twin, twigin linen, ult. f. the stem of twi- two
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.
VB cross, decussate, intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink, twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe, anastomose, inosculate, dovetail, splice, link, lace, tat, mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill, tangle, entangle, ravel, net, knot, dishevel, raddle.
VB be convoluted, wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl, wave, undulate, meander, inosculate, entwine, intwine, twist, coil, roll, wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill, frizzle, crimp, crape, indent, scollop, scallop, wring, intort, contort, wreathe.