twine
English Thesaurus
1. a lightweight cord (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cord, |
| definition | : | a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chalk line, snap line, snapline, |
| definition | : | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | packthread, |
| definition | : | a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages (noun.artifact) |
2. form into a spiral shape (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | wrench, wring, |
| definition | : | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | entangle, mat, snarl, tangle, |
| definition | : | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | spin, |
| definition | : | work natural fibers into a thread (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | interweave, weave, |
| definition | : | interlace by or as if by weaving (verb.contact) |
3. spin,wind, or twist together (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | wind, wreathe, |
| definition | : | form into a wreath (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | wattle, |
| definition | : | interlace to form wattle (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | plash, pleach, |
| definition | : | interlace the shoots of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | knot, ravel, tangle, |
| definition | : | tangle or complicate (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | splice, |
| definition | : | join by interweaving strands (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | twine, |
| definition | : | make by twisting together or intertwining (verb.contact) |
4. make by twisting together or intertwining (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
5. arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | spool, |
| definition | : | wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | reel, |
| definition | : | wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | ball, |
| definition | : | form into a ball by winding or rolling (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | clew, clue, |
| definition | : | roll into a ball (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | coil, curl, loop, |
| definition | : | wind around something in coils or loops (verb.contact) |
6. a lightweight cord (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | string, |
| definition | : | string together; tie or fasten with a string (verb.contact) |
7. form into a spiral shape (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | untwist, |
| definition | : | cause to become untwisted (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
| definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
8. spin,wind, or twist together (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | untwine, |
| definition | : | undo what has been twined together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | string, twine, |
| definition | : | a lightweight cord (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | twiner, twiner, |
| definition | : | someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing (noun.person) |
9. arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
| also | : | roll up, wrap up, |
| definition | : | form a cylinder by rolling (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | winder, |
| definition | : | mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | winder, |
| definition | : | a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism) (noun.person) |
10. a lightweight cord (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | string, |
| definition | : | string together; tie or fasten with a string (verb.contact) |
11. form into a spiral shape (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | untwist, |
| definition | : | cause to become untwisted (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
| definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
12. spin,wind, or twist together (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | untwine, |
| definition | : | undo what has been twined together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | string, twine, |
| definition | : | a lightweight cord (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | twiner, twiner, |
| definition | : | someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing (noun.person) |
13. arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
| also | : | roll up, wrap up, |
| definition | : | form a cylinder by rolling (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crimper, curler, hair curler, roller, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | winder, |
| definition | : | mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | winder, |
| definition | : | a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism) (noun.person) |
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