to intermesh

Examples

• All

• The Powhatan world was truly one of both water and land intermeshed.

  Academic text (1992)

• Meaning-making occurs through, and is irretrievably intermeshed with cultural artifacts.

  Academic text (2008)

• The threads intermesh tightly to form a durable fabric that will last for years.

• As the gears intermesh, they create a smooth and efficient mechanism that powers the clock.

Synonyms

I

to intertwine

vsto intermesh

46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

forms a denser, harder to separate network rather than just a pattern

E

to entwine

vsto intermesh

21 5.4

To twist things together, often like plants or rope

creates a thicker, harder to undo mass rather than simple twisting

I

to interlock

vsto intermesh

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

creates a looser entanglement forming a continuous, hard to separate network

E

to enmesh

vsto intermesh

9 7.8

To catch something in a net or a difficult situation

focuses more on forming a closely connected, hard to separate mass

E

to entangle

vsto intermesh

6 4.9

Twist things together so they are hard to separate

implies creating an especially tight, networked connection rather than only confusion

I

to interlace

vsto intermesh

6 5.1

To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together

results in a more tangled, inseparable network rather than a neat pattern

I

to interconnect

vsto intermesh

5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

leans more toward physical tangling into a single inseparable network

I

to interlink

vsto intermesh

4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

involves a tighter, tangled joining that forms a difficult to separate mass

I

to intermix

vsto intermesh

2 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

implies physical tangling into a connected mass rather than simple mixing

I

to interpenetrate

vsto intermesh

1 8.2

To mix by passing parts through each other

produces a tighter, knotted network rather than just mutual penetration

E

to enlace

vsto intermesh

• Archaic

1 9.2

To join things by twisting or linking them together

results in a more tangled, networked mass that is harder to separate

C

to complect

vsto intermesh

• UK

9.9

To join parts together by weaving or tangling

emphasizes a thicker, entangled mass that is hard to separate

I

to inosculate

vsto intermesh

• Specialized

9.9

To grow together so two tubes, blood vessels or branches join

implies a broader, denser entangling into a complex, hard to separate mass

How Entangled

to entangle

6 4.9

to intermesh

7.4

mesh

4 4.7

join

11 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology