Intertwine

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. t.
     To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to
     interlace. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. i.
     To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved
     or enfolded.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, n.
     The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.
     --Coleridge.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intertwine
       v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
            ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {twine},
             {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
       2: make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: {tat}]
       3: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: {loop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "intertwine":
     admix, alloy, amalgamate, bemingle, blend, braid, coact, coalesce,
     combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct,
     conglomerate, cooperate, dovetail, emulsify, engage, enlace,
     entwine, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, integrate,
     interact, interblend, interchange, interknit, interlace, interlard,
     intermesh, intermingle, intermix, interplay, intertie, intertissue,
     intertwist, interweave, interwork, intort, jumble, knead, knit,
     lace, loom, loop, mat, merge, mesh, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix,
     mix up, mortise, net, noose, plait, pleach, raddle, scramble,
     shuffle, splice, stir up, syncretize, throw together, tissue,
     toss together, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, work,
     wreathe