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Noun twine has 1 sense
- string, twine - a lightweight cord
--1 is a kind of cord
--1 has particulars: chalk line, snap line, snapline; packthread
Verb twine has 5 senses
- intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"
--1 is one way to twist, twine, distort
Antonyms: untwine
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- twine - coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
--2 is one way to surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- wind, wrap, roll, twine - wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
--4 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- twist, twine, distort - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
--5 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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