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ENTWINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spin, wind, or twist together

Example:

intertwined hearts

Synonyms:

enlace; entwine; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "entwine" is one way to...):

distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)

Verb group:

twine (make by twisting together or intertwining)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "entwine"):

wind; wreathe (form into a wreath)

wattle (interlace to form wattle)

plash; pleach (interlace the shoots of)

knot; ravel; tangle (tangle or complicate)

splice (join by interweaving strands)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Tie or link together

Synonyms:

entwine; knit

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "entwine" is one way to...):

conjoin; join (make contact or come together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "entwine"):

purl stitch (make with purl stitches)

intertwine; loop (make a loop in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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