| twine | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. string, twine | a lightweight cord. |
| ~ chalk line, snap line, snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface. |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ packthread | a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages. |
| v. (contact) | 2. enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ wreathe, wind | form into a wreath. |
| ~ twine | make by twisting together or intertwining.; "twine a rope" |
| ~ wattle | interlace to form wattle. |
| ~ plash, pleach | interlace the shoots of.; "pleach a hedge" |
| ~ ravel, tangle, knot | tangle or complicate.; "a ravelled story" |
| ~ splice | join by interweaving strands.; "Splice the wires" |
| v. (contact) | 3. roll, twine, wind, wrap | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ spool | wind onto a spool or a reel. |
| ~ reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ ball | form into a ball by winding or rolling.; "ball wool" |
| ~ clew, clue | roll into a ball. |
| ~ coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 4. twine | make by twisting together or intertwining.; "twine a rope" |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (contact) | 5. distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish.; "Wring one's hand" |
| ~ contort, wring, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape. |
| ~ mat, entangle, snarl, tangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.; "The child entangled the cord" |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| ~ spin | work natural fibers into a thread.; "spin silk" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| reel | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. reel | a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector. |
| ~ photographic film, film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies. |
| n. (communication) | 2. reel | music composed for dancing a reel. |
| ~ dance music | music to dance to. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. reel | winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod. |
| ~ fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig | gear used in fishing. |
| ~ fishing pole, fishing rod | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line. |
| ~ winder | mechanical device around which something can be wound. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. bobbin, reel, spool | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound. |
| ~ filature | a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread. |
| ~ shuttle | bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads. |
| ~ winder | mechanical device around which something can be wound. |
| n. (act) | 5. reel, scottish reel | a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps. |
| ~ highland fling | a vigorous Scottish reel. |
| ~ square dance, square dancing | American country dancing in which couples form squares. |
| ~ eightsome | a Scottish reel for eight dancers. |
| n. (act) | 6. reel, virginia reel | an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines. |
| ~ longways, longways dance | country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other. |
| v. (motion) | 7. careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag | walk as if unable to control one's movements.; "The drunken man staggered into the room" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 8. gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig. |
| v. (contact) | 9. reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ twine, wrap, wind, roll | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ reel off, unreel | unwind from or as if from a reel.; "unreel the tape" |
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