entwine

Coil around another

To entwine is to twist or wind together, like vines climbing a trellis or fingers interlacing: Their arms entwined as they walked.

The word often suggests intimacy or inseparability—lives, fates, or stories can become entwined.

Her history was deeply entwined with the town's.

physical

twist

Rotating motion or surprise

  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • windAir current outdoors
  • spiralCurve winding around center

braid · weave · curl · loop · knot · interlace · wreathe · plait · tangle · wrap

romance

lovers

Romantic partners

passion · devotion · holding hands · caress · tenderness · affection · connection · inseparable · together · enraptured

vine

tendril

Coiling plant appendage

arbor · ivy · wisteria · jasmine · honeysuckle · grapevine · pergola · lattice · climbing rose · morning glory

bond

connection

A joining or relation

linkage · interdependence · symbiosis · interlock · fusion · merge · union · binding · joining · coupling

craft

macrame

Ornamental cord knotting

loom · weft · warp · tapestry · yarn · thread · needlework · crochet · embroidery · plaiting

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physical interweaving/coiling

entwineuntwine

Separate interlaced strands

disentangle · untangle · unwind · unravel · uncoil

connection/bonding

entwineseparate

To set apart

sever · disconnect · detach · disengage · part

Family

entwined, entwining, entwines, entwinement

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