to twine

Examples

• All

• We twine together, our capacity for movement enlarged by the grandness of our bodies.

  Fiction book (2000)

• We twine as the deep purple falls.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Let me twine mine arms about that body.

  Coriolanus (2011)

• Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair

  Blog text (12)

• A serpent twines his scaly length in gold.

  Academic text (2017)

• "You're favoring your left arm," Jacinta suggested helpfully. "Twine your legs around the rope."

  Fiction book (1999)

• He watches a man struggling to twine a big Douglas fir to the roof of a subcompact that's too small for it.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Twining around Jan's ankles, Nutmeg meowed.

  Fiction book (1998)

• She wanted to twine the colorful threads together to make a beautiful bracelet.

• As the vines start to grow, they will twine around the garden fence for support.

Synonyms

W

to wrap

vsto twine

729 1.0

To cover something by putting material around it

is about twisting or winding strands together as an action, not mainly covering

T

to twist

vsto twine

231 1.7

To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape

is similar but more about joining strands or winding around objects, not only shaping

W

to wind

vsto twine

225 3.2

To wrap something around another thing in a coil

includes that spiralling action but also means twisting strands together

I

to intertwine

vsto twine

46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

focuses on twisting strands generally, not specifically linking several together

S

to spin

vsto twine

23 2.3

To make a thread or web from fibers

involves joining existing strands or winding things around objects rather than making thread

E

to entwine

vsto twine

21 5.4

To twist things together, often like plants or rope

describes the basic action of twisting strands or winding around objects

I

to interlace

vsto twine

6 5.1

To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together

focuses on simple twisting or winding rather than creating crossing patterns

T

to twistle

vsto twine

• UK

9.9

To wrap something by turning it around another object

covers the same winding action but also simple strand joining rather than only coiling

W

to windle

vsto twine

• UK

9.9

To twist something into a tight coil

is broader, applying to general winding or strand twisting as well

R

to raddle

vsto twine

• Archaic

9.9

To twist threads or branches together to make something stronger

is the simpler act of twisting strands, not forming a braided structure

Antonyms

U

to unwind

5 3.7

Make a wrapped or twisted thing loose and straight

U

to untwist

2 3.7

To make something that is twisted become straight

U

to untwine

1 7.4

To separate things that are twisted together, like cables or yarn

How Tight

to bind

132 3.2

to twine

1 4.1

to twist

231 1.7

to wind

225 3.2

to wrap

729 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology