Splice - English meaning

verb

Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

Usage examples:

They bound her hands and feet

noun

A problematical situation.

Usage examples:

He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb

To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together

Usage examples:

The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

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

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Usage examples:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

Usage examples:

[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

Usage examples:

Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

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

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

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

Twist or twine together.

Usage examples:

A net made of cotton intertwined with other natural fibres

verb

To twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate

Usage examples:

The town's prosperity is inextricably intertwined with the fortunes of the factory., the trees' bra…

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

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

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.

verb

Join in marriage.

Usage examples:

I was married in church

exclamation

Expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.

Usage examples:

Marry he doth consider, that by the king's majesty, with all your advices and the consent of the no…

verb

To become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony

Usage examples:

[ t ] he married lori, his girlfriend from high school., [ t ] judge wilcox married us at city hall.

noun

Material made of a network of wire or thread.

Usage examples:

Mesh for fishing nets

verb

(of the teeth of a gearwheel) be engaged with another gearwheel.

Usage examples:

One gear meshes with the input gear

noun

A material loosely woven of wire, plastic, or thread so that it has spaces in it like a net

Usage examples:

Pour the liquid through a strainer of fine mesh., [ i ] the teeth of the smaller and larger gears m…

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

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Usage examples:

They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

Usage examples:

He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

verb

Come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Usage examples:

He called on the party to unite

verb

Join or combine

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Usage examples:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.