ENTWINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does entwine mean?
• ENTWINE (verb)
The verb ENTWINE has 2 senses:
1. tie or link together
2. spin or twist together so as to form a cord
Familiarity information: ENTWINE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ENTWINE (verb)
Meaning:
Tie or link together
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
entwine; knit
Hypernyms (to "entwine" is one way to...):
conjoin; join (make contact or come together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "entwine"):
purl stitch (make with purl stitches)
intertwine; loop (make a loop in)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Spin or twist together so as to form a cord
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
enlace; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine; entwine
Context examples:
intertwine the ribbons / Twine the threads into a rope
Hypernyms (to "entwine" is one way to...):
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "entwine"):
wind; wreathe (form into a wreath)
fold (intertwine)
wattle (interlace to form wattle)
plash; pleach (interlace the shoots of)
knot; ravel; tangle (tangle or complicate)
splice (join by interweaving strands)
Sentence frame:
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