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. [1913 Webster] Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster] Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. [1913 Webster] Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. [1913 Webster] Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw. [1913 Webster] Twine \Twine\, v. i. 1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. [1913 Webster] 2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. [1913 Webster] As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. [1913 Webster]