twine
A twist; a convolutionA twist; a convolution.
» Tom attached some twine to the kite.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)A twist; a convolution.
Windung, Verschlingung, Drehung
сплете́ниеspleténije
(countable, uncountable)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.
Kordel, Zwirn, Schnur
бечёвкаbečóvka, шпага́тšpagát
шпага́тšpahát, шворкаšvorka
(countable, uncountable)The act of twining or winding round.
Winden, Verdrehen, Zwirnen
сплете́ниеspleténije, скру́чиваниеskrúčivanije
(countable, uncountable)Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
1965, Wilson Pickett, Don't Fight It (blues song), BMI Music. The way you jerk, the way you do the twine / You're too much, baby; I'd like to make you mine …
- a lightweight cord
Examples
4 sentencesTom attached some twine to the kite.
The young girls twined wreaths of flowers.
deDie kleinen Mädchen flochten Blumenkränze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom tied his tomato plants to stakes with twine.
State wildlife biologist Beth Waterbury also worked on setting up a baling twine pick up and recycling program in her area.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English twyn, twyne, twin, from Old English twīn (“double thread, twist, twineFrom Middle English twyn, twyne, twin, from Old English twīn (“double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen”), from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn (“thread, twine”), from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”).
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Forms
plural: twinesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a lightweight cord:string
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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