twine

1. A lightweight cord (synset 104345112)
   is a type of: cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads
   subtypes:

   • chalk line, snap line, snapline - a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
   • packthread - a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
   same as: string

1. Spin, wind, or twist together (synset 201520294)
   "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
   is a type of: distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape
   subtypes:

   • wind, wreathe - form into a wreath
   • wattle - interlace to form wattle
   • plash, pleach - interlace the shoots of
   • knot, ravel, tangle - tangle or complicate
   • splice - join by interweaving strands
   same as: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace
   verb group: twine - make by twisting together or intertwining
2. Arrange or or coil around (synset 201525056)
   "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • spool - wind onto a spool or a reel
   • reel - wind onto or off a reel
   • ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling
   • clew, clue - roll into a ball
   • coil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loops
   same as: roll, wind, wrap
3. Make by twisting together or intertwining (synset 201520680)
   "twine a rope"
   is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
   verb group: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine - spin, wind, or twist together
4. Form into a spiral shape (synset 201225746)
   "The cord is all twisted"
   is a type of: change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
   subtypes:

   • wrench, wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
   • contort, deform, distort, wring - twist and press out of shape
   • entangle, mat, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   • enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine - spin, wind, or twist together
   • spin - work natural fibers into a thread
   • interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
   same as: distort, twist

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