Dictionary entry details
• WEAVE (noun)
Meaning:
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weave" is a kind of...):
design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)
Meronyms (parts of "weave"):
warp (yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof)
filling; pick; weft; woof (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weave"):
check (a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard))
open weave (a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric)
plain weave; taffeta weave (a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect)
satin weave (a weave in which the filling and warp threads intersect in such a way as to give a smooth compact surface with no distinguishable twill line)
twill; twill weave (a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs)
• WEAVE (verb)
Meaning:
Interlace by or as it by weaving
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
interweave; weave
Hypernyms (to "weave" is one way to...):
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "weave"):
braid; pleach (form or weave into a braid or braids)
tinsel (interweave with tinsel)
shoot (variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors)
raddle; ruddle (twist or braid together, interlace)
inweave (weave together into a fabric or design)
plait (weave into plaits)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unweave (undo strands that have been woven together)
Meaning:
Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
tissue; weave
Context example:
tissue textiles
Hypernyms (to "weave" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "weave"):
net; web (construct or form a web, as if by weaving)
brocade (weave a design into (textiles))
lace (do lacework)
braid; lace; plait (make by braiding or interlacing)
twill (weave diagonal lines into (textiles))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They weave the cape
Meaning:
Sway to and fro
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
weave; waver
Hypernyms (to "weave" is one way to...):
sway; swing (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
meander; thread; wind; wander; weave
Context examples:
the river winds through the hills / the path meanders through the vineyards / sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Hypernyms (to "weave" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "weave"):
snake (move along a winding path)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
