Intertwine - English meaning

noun

Threads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments.

Usage examples:

A coat trimmed with gold braid

verb

Form (hair) into a braid or braids.

Usage examples:

When i was a kid, i loved braiding my hair

verb

To join three or more lengths of hair or other material by putting them over each other in a special pattern

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] my sister taught me how to braid (my hair)., andrea wears her hair in braids., gold braid

noun

A length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings.

Usage examples:

A coil of rope

verb

Arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil.

Usage examples:

He began to coil up the heavy ropes

noun

A confusion or turmoil.

Usage examples:

But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the national health s…

verb

Wind or twist together; interweave.

Usage examples:

They lay entwined in each other's arms

verb

To twist together or around something

Usage examples:

The old-fashioned porch was entwined with many creeping plants., fig. in the old days, moviemaking …

verb

To twist something together or around something

Usage examples:

The picture captures the two lovers with their arms entwined.

verb

Cross or be crossed intricately together; interweave.

Usage examples:

Jane interlaced her fingers to form a cup

verb

To join different parts together to make a whole, especially by crossing one thing over another or fitting one part into another

Usage examples:

In her latest book, she interlaces historical events with her own childhood memories.

verb

Weave or become woven together.

Usage examples:

The rugs are made by tightly interweaving the strands

verb

To put together or combine two or more things so that they cannot be separated easily

Usage examples:

The author skillfully interweaves fiction and history in her novel.

verb

To twist together or combine two or more things so that they cannot be separated easily

Usage examples:

She has created an intriguing story by skilfully interweaving fictional and historical events.

verb

Make (a garment, blanket, etc.) by interlocking loops of wool or other yarn with knitting needles or on a machine.

Usage examples:

She was knitting a sweater

noun

A knitted fabric.

Usage examples:

A machine-washable knit

adjective

Denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right.

noun

A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.

Usage examples:

A dress trimmed in white lace

verb

Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.

Usage examples:

He put the shoes on and laced them up

noun

A decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them

Usage examples:

A lace curtain/handkerchief, your laces are untied., she laced her boots.

noun

A single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands.

Usage examples:

She wore her dark hair in plaits

verb

Archaic term for pleat.

verb

Braid

verb

Untangle or unravel something.

Usage examples:

Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net

noun

A tangle, cluster, or knot.

Usage examples:

A ravel of knitting

verb

To separate a knot, mass of threads, etc. into a single thread or threads

Usage examples:

It took daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool., mark's interference merely ravelled things fu…

verb

Spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly.

Usage examples:

She twirled in delight to show off her new dress

noun

An act of spinning.

Usage examples:

Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror

verb

To turn in a circle, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] skaters leapt and twirled on the ice., she does a twirl to show off her pre…

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape