v., twined, twin·ing, twines.

v.tr.

1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing.
3. To encircle or coil about: The fence post was twined by vines.
4. To wind, coil, or wrap around something: “She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers” (Anne Tyler).

v.intr.

1. To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven.
2. To go in a winding course; twist about: a stream twining through the forest.

n.

1. A strong string or cord made of two or more threads twisted together.
2. Something formed by twining: a twine of bread dough.
3. A tangle; a knot.

[Middle English twinen, from twin, twine, from Old English twīn, double thread.]

twiner twin'er n.

verb

To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twist, weave, wind², wreathe. See repetition, straight/bent.

v

Definition: coil, twist together
Antonyms: straighten, untwist

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IN BRIEF: A lightweight cord.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tvinding, snoning, sejlgarn, bindegarn
v. tr. - sno, tvinde, flette
v. intr. - slynge sig, bugte sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
garen, streng, (zich) strengelen

Français (French)
n. - ficelle
v. tr. - enrouler autour, entrelacer
v. intr. - s'enrouler, s'entrelacer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schnur, Zwirn, Windung, Ranke, Knoten
v. - (sich) winden, (sich) verflechten, sich ranken, (zusammen)drehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπάγκος, χοντρή κλωστή
v. - τυλίγω/-ομαι, πλέκω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
snodarsi, avviticchiarsi, intrecciare, spago

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guita (f), cordão (m), emaranhamento (m)
v. - enroscar, envolver

Русский (Russian)
сплетать, переплетать, обвиваться вокруг чего-л., обвивать, шнур

Español (Spanish)
n. - bramante, cuerda, retorcimiento, enredo, meandro
v. tr. - serpentear, trenzar, entretejer, torcer, retorcer, tejer, enroscar, enlazar, abrazar, ceñir
v. intr. - serpentear, enrollarse, enroscarse, entrelazarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - segelgarn, tråd, snöre, slinga, ranka, härva, flätverk
v. - tvinna ihop, fläta (väva) samman, linda, vira, sno, knyta, fläta, slingra sig, sno (ihop) sig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
合股线, 细绳, 麻线, 捻, 搓, 使交织, 编, 交织, 缠绕, 盘绕

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 合股線, 細繩, 麻線, 捻, 搓
v. tr. - 捻, 使交織, 搓, 編
v. intr. - 捻, 搓, 編, 交織, 纏繞, 盤繞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꼬아진 실, 감김, 엉망진창
v. tr. - 꼬다, 엮다, 감기게 하다
v. intr. - 엉망진창이 되다, 구불거리다, 감기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - より糸, 麻糸
v. - より合わせる, 編む, 絡ませる, 巻き付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شئ مجدول, جدله (فعل) يلف, يجدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוט, פתיל, משיחה‬
v. tr. - ‮שזר, פיתל, כרך‬
v. intr. - ‮השתרג‬

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