Dictionary entry details
• LACE (noun)
Meaning:
A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lace; lacing
Hypernyms ("lace" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lace"):
shoe lace; shoe string; shoelace; shoestring (a lace used for fastening shoes)
bootlace (a long lace for fastening boots)
Holonyms ("lace" is a part of...):
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
Meaning:
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lace" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lace"):
Brussels lace (fine lace with a raised or applique design)
filet (lace having a square mesh)
macrame (a coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords)
bobbin lace; pillow lace (a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins)
needlepoint; point lace (lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern)
• LACE (verb)
Meaning:
Spin or twist together so as to form a cord
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
twine; lace; intertwine; interlace; enlace; entwine
Context examples:
intertwine the ribbons / Twine the threads into a rope
Hypernyms (to "lace" is one way to...):
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lace"):
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 by braiding or interlacing
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
braid; plait; lace
Context example:
lace a tablecloth
Hypernyms (to "lace" is one way to...):
tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Do lacework
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral
Hypernyms (to "lace" is one way to...):
tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They lace the cape
Meaning:
Draw through eyes or holes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lace up; lace
Context example:
lace the shoelaces
Hypernyms (to "lace" is one way to...):
bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
"Lace" entails doing...:
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lace"):
relace (lace again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Add alcohol to (beverages)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
fortify; lace; spike
Context example:
the punch is spiked!
Hypernyms (to "lace" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
