twine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: cord,
distort,
twine,
twist,
encircle,
surround,
circle,
environ,
round,
ring,
move,
displace,
make,
create,
change form,
deform,
change shape
twine
v.
twist strands together; interweave, wind around something (for example in making a garland); grow by coiling around something (plant)
n.
strong thread or string made of twisted strands; twist; twisted object; act of twisting
Twine
Twine is a light or strong
thread composed of two or more smaller strands or
yarns twisted, and then twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to a
cord.
twine
Noun
1. a lightweight cord
(synonym) string
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) chalk line, snap line, snapline
(derivation) intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
Verb
1. spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"
(synonym) intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
(antonym) untwine
(hypernym) twist, distort
(hyponym) wreathe, wind
(derivation) string
2. coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
(hypernym) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
3. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
(synonym) wind, wrap, roll
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) spool
4. make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
(hypernym) make, create
(verb-group) intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
(derivation) twiner
5. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
(synonym) twist, distort
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) wring, wrench
Twine
(v. i.)
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
(v. i.)
To turn round; to revolve.
(v. i.)
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
(v. i.)
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
(n.)
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
(n.)
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
(n.)
To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
(n.)
To mingle; to mix.
(n.)
To change the direction of.
(n.)
The act of twining or winding round.
(n.)
A twist; a convolution.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Twine
To see twine in your dream, warns you that your business is assuming complications which will be hard to overcome.
See Thread.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project
