Twine vs. String

Twinenoun

A twist; a convolution.

Twinenoun

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.

Twinenoun

The act of twining or winding round.

Twinenoun

Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.

Twineverb

(transitive) To weave together.

Twineverb

(transitive) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.

Twineverb

(transitive) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

Twineverb

(intransitive) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To turn round; to revolve.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To change the direction of.

Twineverb

(obsolete) To mingle; to mix.

Twinenoun

A twist; a convolution.

Twinenoun

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.

Twinenoun

The act of twining or winding round.

Twineverb

To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.

Twineverb

To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.

Twineverb

To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

Twineverb

To change the direction of.

Twineverb

To mingle; to mix.

Twineverb

To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.

Twineverb

To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

Twineverb

To turn round; to revolve.

Twineverb

To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.

Twinenoun

a lightweight cord

Twineverb

spin or twist together so as to form a cord;

Twineverb

coil around;

Twineverb

wrap or coil around;

Twineverb

make by twisting together or intertwining;

Twineverb

form into a spiral shape;

Twinenoun

strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together.

Twinenoun

an instance of moaning or complaining

Twineverb

wind or cause to wind round something

Twineverb

interlace

Twineverb

moan; complain

Twine

Twine is a strong thread, light string or cord composed of two or more thinner strands twisted, and then twisted together (plied). The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cord and keeps it from unravelling.

Stringnoun

(countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

Stringnoun

(uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.

Stringnoun

(countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object.

Stringnoun

A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.

Stringnoun

(countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

Stringnoun

(countable) A series of items or events.

Stringnoun

(countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.

Stringnoun

(countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.

Stringnoun

A group of racehorses kept at one track.

Stringnoun

An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

Stringnoun

A stringed instrument.

Stringnoun

The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

Stringnoun

(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

Stringnoun

The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

Stringnoun

(slang) Cannabis or marijuana.

Stringnoun

Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.

Stringnoun

The points made in a game of billiards.

Stringnoun

The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.

Stringnoun

A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

Stringnoun

(archaic) A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.

Stringnoun

(archaic) A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

Stringnoun

(shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

Stringnoun

(botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

Stringnoun

(mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

Stringnoun

(architecture) A stringcourse.

Stringnoun

A hoax; a fake story.

Stringverb

(transitive) To put (items) on a string.

Stringverb

(transitive) To put strings on (something).

Stringverb

(intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

Stringnoun

A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.

Stringnoun

A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments.

Stringnoun

A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

Stringnoun

The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme.

Stringnoun

The line or cord of a bow.

Stringnoun

A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.

Stringnoun

A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

Stringnoun

An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

Stringnoun

The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans.

Stringnoun

A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

Stringnoun

Same as Stringcourse.

Stringnoun

The points made in a game.

Stringnoun

In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes, as in American billiard games, marked by buttons threaded on a string or wire.

Stringnoun

The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; - called also string line.

Stringnoun

A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story.

Stringnoun

a sequence of similar objects or events sufficiently close in time or space to be perceived as a group; a string of accidents; a string of restaurants on a highway.

Stringnoun

A one-dimensional string-like mathematical object used as a means of representing the properties of fundamental particles in string theory, one theory of particle physics; such hypothetical objects are one-dimensional and very small (10-33 cm) but exist in more than four spatial dimensions, and have various modes of vibration. Considering particles as strings avoids some of the problems of treating particles as points, and allows a unified treatment of gravity along with the other three forces (electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force) in a manner consistent with quantum mechanics. See also string theory.

Stringverb

To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.

Stringverb

To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it.

Stringverb

To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.

Stringverb

To make tense; to strengthen.

Stringverb

To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.

Stringverb

To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung him along all day until he realized we were kidding.

Stringverb

To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

Stringnoun

a lightweight cord

Stringnoun

stringed instruments that are played with a bow;

Stringnoun

a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

Stringnoun

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;

Stringnoun

a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)

Stringnoun

a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening;

Stringnoun

a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

Stringnoun

a necklace made by a stringing objects together;

Stringverb

thread on or as if on a string;

Stringverb

add as if on a string;

Stringverb

move or come along

Stringverb

stretch out or arrange like a string

Stringverb

string together; tie or fasten with a string;

Stringverb

remove the stringy parts of;

Stringverb

provide with strings;