Dictionary Definition
twine n : a lightweight cord [syn: string]
Verb
1 spin or twist together so as to form a cord;
"intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn:
intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]
2 coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence
posts"
3 wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around
your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: wind, wrap, roll] [ant: unwind]
4 make by twisting together or intertwining;
"twine a rope"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Etymology
twinNoun
- A twist; a convolution.
- A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
- The act of twining or winding round.
Translations
a twist; a convolution
- Czech: provázání
strong thread
the act of twining
- Czech: provázání
Verb
- To weave.
Extensive Definition
Twine is a strong thread or string composed of two or more
smaller strands or yarns
twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to any
thin cord.
Natural
fibers used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A variety of synthetic
fibers may also be used.
Applications
- as a clothes line
- binding bales in a baler
- binding small parcels
- binding straw in a binder
- Twine.com, an online service
- gloves made out of wrapped twine in Muay Thai
- making nets
- the tying of lashings
- whipping the end of a rope
- a toy for a pet cat
- wrapping around one's finger as a way to remember something.
- for jewlery making
- Crafts
See also
twine in French: Ficelle (corde)
twine in Hungarian: Spárga (kötözőeszköz)
twine in Dutch: Touw
twine in Norwegian: Hyssing
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
band,
begird, belt, belt in, braid, brail, cable, cincture, circle, coil, contort, cord, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, encincture, encircle, engird, enlace, enmesh, ensphere, entangle, entwine, gird, girdle, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, lace, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, loom, loop, mat, meander, net, noose, plait, pleach, raddle, ring, rope, scallop, screw, serpentine, slink, snake, spiral, splice, spun yarn, string, swirl, tangle, tendon, thong, tissue, turn, twill, twine around, twirl, twist, twist and turn, undulate, wattle, weave, web, whirl, whorl, wind, wire, worm, wrap, wreathe, wreathe around,
wring, yarn, zone