INTERTWINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does intertwine mean?
• INTERTWINE (verb)
The verb INTERTWINE has 3 senses:
1. spin or twist together so as to form a cord
2. make lacework by knotting or looping
3. make a loop in
Familiarity information: INTERTWINE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERTWINE (verb)
Meaning:
Spin or twist together so as to form a cord
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
enlace; twine; lace; intertwine; interlace; entwine
Context examples:
intertwine the ribbons / Twine the threads into a rope
Hypernyms (to "intertwine" is one way to...):
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intertwine"):
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:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make lacework by knotting or looping
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
tat; intertwine
Hypernyms (to "intertwine" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
"Intertwine" entails doing...:
knot (make into knots; make knots out of)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make a loop in
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
loop; intertwine
Context example:
loop a rope
Hypernyms (to "intertwine" is one way to...):
entwine; knit (tie or link together)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intertwine"):
crochet; hook (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle)
noose (make a noose in or of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
