twine
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (4)twined, twining
- spin, wind, or twist together“intertwine the ribbons”“Twine the threads into a rope”“intertwined hearts”Synonyms: intertwineentwineenlaceinterlacelaceMore general twist, distortMore specific pleach, wreathe, splice, ravel, wattle
- arrange or coil around“roll your hair around your finger”“Twine the thread around the spool”“She wrapped her arms around the child”Synonyms: windwraprollMore general move, displaceMore specific coil, ball, reel, spool, clue
- make by twisting together or intertwining“twine a rope”More general make, createSimilar intertwine, entwine
- form into a spiral shape“The cord is all twisted”Synonyms: twistdistortMore general change shape, change formMore specific intertwine, weave, contort, wring, spin, entangle
Noun (1)
- a lightweight cordSynonyms: stringType of cordKinds packthread, chalk line
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: AS. twīn, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.
1. A twist; a convolution.
Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.— John Milton
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.
3. The act of twining or winding round. John Philips
Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.
Origin: OE. twinen, fr. AS. twīn a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, noun
1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
Let me twine Mine arms about that body.— William Shakespeare
3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine.— Alexander Pope
4. To change the direction of. obsolete Edward Fairfax
5. To mingle; to mix. obsolete Richard Crashaw
1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline.— Jonathan Swift
3. To turn round; to revolve. obsolete George Chapman
4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54