Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twine

1 sense of twine

Sense 1
string, twine -- (a lightweight cord)
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")

Antonyms of verb twine

1 of 4 senses of twine

Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -- (spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts")
       Antonym of untwine (Sense 1)
      => untwine -- (undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twine

4 senses of twine

Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -- (spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts")
       => twist, twine, distort -- (form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted")

Sense 2
wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 3
twine -- (make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 4
twist, twine, distort -- (form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

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