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Noun: twine  twIn
  1. A lightweight cord
    - string
Verb: twine  twIn
  1. Spin, wind, or twist together
    "Twine the threads into a rope";
    - intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace, interwind, intwine [archaic]
     
  2. Arrange or coil around
    "Twine the thread around the spool";
    - wind[2], wrap, roll
     
  3. Make by twisting together or intertwining
    "twine a rope"
     
  4. Form into a bent, curling or spiral shape
    - twist, distort

Derived forms: twined, twining, twines

Type of: change form, change shape, cord, create, deform, displace, make, move

Antonym: untwist, wind off

Encyclopedia: Twine