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Found 3 items, similar to twine.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: twine
benang, menjalin
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: twine
twine
n : a lightweight cord [syn:
string]
twine
v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord;
“intertwine the
ribbons”;
“Twine the threads into a rope” [syn:
intertwine,
entwine,
enlace,
interlace,
lace] [ant:
untwine]
2: coil around;
“Wisteria twining the fence posts”
3: wrap or coil around;
“roll your hair around your finger”;
“Twine the thread around the spool” [syn:
wind,
wrap,
roll] [ant:
unwind]
4: make by twisting together or intertwining;
“twine a rope”
5: form into a spiral shape;
“The cord is all twisted” [syn:
twist,
distort] [ant:
untwist]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Twine
Twine
\Twine\, n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double
thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See
Twice, and cf.
Twin.]
1. A twist; a convolution.
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Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton.
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2. 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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3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.
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Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
of mule, or spinning machine.
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Twine
\Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Twined; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread;
akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde.
See
Twine, n.]
1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of
threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
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2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
substance around another body.
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Let me twine
Mine arms about that body. --Shak.
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3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.
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4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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Twine
\Twine\, v. i.
1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift.
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3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb
spirally; as, many plants twine.
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