'Twine' definitions:
Definition of 'twine'
(from WordNet)
noun
A lightweight cord [syn: string, twine]
verb
Spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]
verb
Arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll, twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
verb
Make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
verb
Definition of 'Twine'
From: GCIDE
- Twine \Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.]
- 1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. [1913 Webster]
- Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. [1913 Webster]
- Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Twine'
From: GCIDE
- Twine \Twine\ (tw[imac]n), n. [AS. tw[imac]n, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]
- 1. A twist; a convolution. [1913 Webster]
- Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
- Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Twine'
From: GCIDE
- Twine \Twine\, v. i.
- 1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. [1913 Webster]
- As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'twine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- band,
- begird,
- belt,
- belt in,
- braid,
- brail,
- cable,
- cincture,
- circle,
- coil,
- contort,
- cord,
- corkscrew,
- crinkle,
- curl,
- encincture,
- encircle,
- engird,
- enlace,
- enmesh,
- ensphere,
- entangle,
- entwine,
- gird,
- girdle,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- knit,
- lace,
- ligament,
- ligation,
- ligature,
- line,
- loom,
- loop,
- mat,
- meander,
- net,
- noose,
- plait,
- pleach,
- raddle,
- ring,
- rope,
- scallop,
- screw,
- serpentine,
- slink,
- snake,
- spiral,
- splice,
- spun yarn,
- string,
- swirl,
- tangle,
- tendon,
- thong,
- tissue,
- turn,
- twill,
- twine around,
- twirl,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- undulate,
- wattle,
- weave,
- web,
- whirl,
- whorl,
- wind,
- wire,
- worm,
- wrap,
- wreathe,
- wreathe around,
- wring,
- yarn,
- zone