[syn: loop, intertwine]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, n.
The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.
--Coleridge.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. t.
To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to
interlace. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. i.
To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved
or enfolded.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
intertwine
v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons";
"Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace,
lace] [ant: untwine]
2: make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: tat,
intertwine]
3: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop, intertwine]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "intertwine":
admix, alloy, amalgamate, bemingle, blend, braid, coact, coalesce,
combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct,
conglomerate, cooperate, dovetail, emulsify, engage, enlace,
entwine, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, integrate,
interact, interblend, interchange, interknit, interlace, interlard,
intermesh, intermingle, intermix, interplay, intertie, intertissue,
intertwist, interweave, interwork, intort, jumble, knead, knit,
lace, loom, loop, mat, merge, mesh, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix,
mix up, mortise, net, noose, plait, pleach, raddle, scramble,
shuffle, splice, stir up, syncretize, throw together, tissue,
toss together, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, work,
wreathe