Crossword-Solution: TWINE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Twine | n. | A twist; a convolution. |
| Twine | n. | 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. |
| Twine | n. | The act of twining or winding round. |
| Twine | n. | To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen. |
| Twine | n. | To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. |
| Twine | n. | To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. |
| Twine | n. | To change the direction of. |
| Twine | n. | To mingle; to mix. |
| Twine | v. i. | To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. |
| Twine | v. i. | To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. |
| Twine | v. i. | To turn round; to revolve. |
| Twine | v. i. | To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TWINE | anagram | IWENT |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with TWINE (5)
Now then again—the next bar; I’ll help ye to flourish up the shrill notes where yer wind is rather wheezy:— “Oh the wi′-il-lo′-ow tree’ will′ twist′, And the wil′-low′ tre′-ee wi′ill twine′.” But the singer could not be set going again.
Before day-dawn, Judge Thatcher and the handful of searchers with him were tracked out, in the cave, by the twine clews they had strung behind them, and informed of the great news.
Let us allow him integrity, also, forever after to be confided in; since he forbade himself to twine that one link more which might have rendered his spell over Phœbe indissoluble.
Come hither, beauteous boy; for you the Nymphs Bring baskets, see, with lilies brimmed; for you, Plucking pale violets and poppy-heads, Now the fair Naiad, of narcissus flower And fragrant fennel, doth one posy twine- With cassia then, and other scented herbs, Blends them, and sets the tender hyacinth off With yellow marigold.
Satin coat that seems to shine Duller now, black braided tress, That a softer hand than mine Far away was wont to twine, That in meadows far from this Softer lips might kiss.
Quotes with TWINE (3)
This was one of those moments when I realized that my emotional baggage, once a few neatly packed pieces, was now like the Joads' truck, stacked high with old clothes, half a rocking chair, a mule, all barely secured with twine.
What an unreliable thing is time--when I want it to fly, the hours stick to me like glue. And what a changeable thing, too. Time is the twine to tie our lives into parcels of years and months. Or a rubber band stretched to suit our fancy. Time can be the pretty ribbon in a little girl's hair. Or the lines in your face, stealing your youthful colour and your hair. .... But in the end, time is a noose around the neck, strangling slowly.
Is this Tree of Life a God one could worship? Pray to? Fear? Probably not. But it did make the ivy twine and the sky so blue, so perhaps the song I love tells a truth after all. The Tree of Life is neither perfect nor infinite in space or time, but it is actual, and if it is not Anselm's "Being greater than which nothing can be conceived," it is surely a being that is greater than anything any of us will ever conceive of in detail worthy of its detail. Is something sacred? Ye…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 180 times in crossword archives (1946–2024).