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Plural for strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together
“I go back and find some odd things like rope and natural jute twine packaged for the crafts market.”
Plural for something that has been twisted together, or the state of being twisted together
“Then he kneels down to undo the twine. There is an audible click from his knee joints.”
Plural for a thread, filament, or other hairlike structure
Plural for an expression or statement of protest or dissatisfaction
Plural for something with a spiral shape, or that has been coiled
Plural for a point at which something turns or bends
To coil or curl in movement or around something
“The branches of leafless elms across the road twine beneath nine-inch-thick drapes of curving snow arced limb to limb.”
To wind or wrap, or cause to wind or wrap, around something
“They can twine around the stems of other plants and even around each other.”
To weave together
“As soon as he caught a glimpse of the spooling frame that the sisters were using to twine the threads, he understood at once the meaning of the older sister's poetic allusion.”
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
To adhere or stick firmly or closely to
To cover or enclose in cloth or soft material
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