TWINE
\twˈa͡ɪn], \twˈaɪn], \t_w_ˈaɪ_n]\
Definitions of TWINE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
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coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
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make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
By Princeton University
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form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
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coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
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make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A twist; a convolution.
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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.
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The act of twining or winding round.
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To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
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To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
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To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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To change the direction of.
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To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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To turn round; to revolve.
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To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
By Oddity Software
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To twist; wind round; embrace; make by twisting; as, to twine a garland.
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To twist; to wind or coil.
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A kind of strong cord made of twisted strands; an entwining.
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Twined.
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Twining.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A cord composed of two or more threads twisted together: a twist.
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To wind, as two threads together: to twist together: to wind about.
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To unite closely: to bend: to make turns: to ascend spirally round a support.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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