twine

[ twahyn ]

/ twaɪn /

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noun

a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.

an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving.

a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution.

a twist or turn in anything.

a knot or tangle.

verb (used with object), twined, twin·ing.

to twist together; interwind; interweave.

to form by or as by twisting together: to twine a wreath.

to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another; interlace.

to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usually followed by in or into): He twined his fingers in his hair.

to clasp or enfold (something) around something else; place by or as if by winding (usually followed by about, around, etc.): She twined her arms about the sculpture and carried it away.

to cause (a person, object, etc.) to be encircled with something else; wreathe; wrap: They twined the arch with flowers.

verb (used without object), twined, twin·ing.

to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually followed by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree.

to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.

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Origin of twine

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun twin(e), twinne, , Old English twīn literally, “a double or twisted thread”; cognate with Dutch twijn, Old Norse tvinni “thread, twine”; akin to German Zwirn; see twi-

OTHER WORDS FROM twine

twine·a·ble, adjectivetwiner, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH twine

twain, twin, twine

Words nearby twine

twinberry, twin bill, twinborn, Twin Cities, twin city, twine, twin-engine, Twin Falls, twinflower, twinge, twi-night

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twine²

[ twahyn ]

/ twaɪn /

verb (used with or without object), twined, twin·ing.Scot.

to separate; part.

Also twin .

Origin of twine

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English twinen, variant of earlier twinnen, derivative of twin twin¹

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How to use twine in a sentence

The empties then accumulated waiting to be recycled, held together with twine.
Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Eastern Coachella Valley|by Elizabeth Weil and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons|August 17, 2021|ProPublica
To date, twine’s events customers have included names like Microsoft, Amazon, Forrester and others, and the service is on track to do $1 million in bookings in 2021, the company says.
Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events|Sarah Perez|June 17, 2021|TechCrunch
Coburn says twine has found a sweet spot with big corporate event programs.
Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events|Sarah Perez|June 17, 2021|TechCrunch
Malina Busch’s gold-heavy abstraction on paper is bound in red twine so that it bends into three-dimensionality.
In the galleries: Artists examine the divide between people and their surroundings|Mark Jenkins|May 14, 2021|Washington Post

It’s a title that twines usefully with the John Grisham novel, if only to suggest that the British monarchy is both organized and a crime — at least to the hopes, sensibilities and perhaps even the survivability of its occupants.
Before Harry and Meghan, the Windsor sisters stirred the pot. A new book delves into their story.|Louis Bayard|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
Attaching food with skewers, toothpicks, fishing line, and twine.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship|Harley Morenstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It might be on a closet shelf or perhaps in the attic, wrapped tightly in thick twine.
The Timeless Beauty of Baseball|Mike Barnicle|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twine dispenser: This is sort of a medium-advanced chef gift.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She had a small cardboard sign of her own hanging by some twine from her neck.
A Tale of Two Trees|Michael Daly|November 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Henry Burns passed him the box, and with nervous fingers the banker broke the twine with which the boys had secured it.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
And I was fully dressed and it seemed as if all the tender parts of my body were tied up with twine.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
When the twine that holds your two-piece Rod together has been thoroughly wet, then when dry, and before using it again, wax well.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
The lad "broke" each of the four pistols, picked up a piece of twine and strung them together through each trigger-guard.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|John Fox, Jr.
Landing nets round or square, are made of strong silk or best water twine cord.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland

British Dictionary definitions for twine

twine

/ (twaɪn) /

noun

string made by twisting together fibres of hemp, cotton, etc

the act or an instance of twining

something produced or characterized by twining

a twist, coil, or convolution

a knot, tangle, or snarl

verb

(tr) to twist together; interweaveshe twined the wicker to make a basket

(tr) to form by or as if by twiningto twine a garland

(when intr, often foll by around) to wind or cause to wind, esp in spiralsthe creeper twines around the tree

Derived forms of twine

twiner, noun

Word Origin for twine

Old English twīn; related to Old Frisian twīne, Dutch twijn twine, Lithuanian dvynu twins; see twin

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twine

Origin of twine

OTHER WORDS FROM twine

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH twine

Words nearby twine

Other definitions for twine (2 of 2)

Origin of twine

Words related to twine

How to use twine in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for twine

Derived forms of twine

Word Origin for twine