twined
Wrapped around another
Twined is the past tense of twine, meaning to twist or wind together.
Rope is twined from fibers; vines twine around a trellis.
The word suggests interweaving or encircling: Their fingers twined together.
Figuratively, lives or fates can be twined—bound up with one another.
Interwoven in strands
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- twistedWound around itself
- coiledArranged in spirals
knotted · laced · wrapped · wound · spliced · corded · stranded · rope
Arranged in spirals
twisted · corkscrew · whorl · tendril · scroll · volute · serpentine · winding
Ascending by physical effort
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- wrappingOuter covering material
- clingingGripping without release
- trailingFollowing behind something
grapevine · wisteria · ivy · honeysuckle · bougainvillea · jasmine · tendril · trellis
Twisted confusedly together
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- knottedTied with loops
- meshedJoined by interlacing
- enmeshedCaught in complexity
matted · raveled · intermingled · gnarled · ensnarled · caught · bound · interlocked
Joined in sequence
paired · attached · bound · linked · interwoven · inseparable · interdependent · fused
plaited
Interwoven in strands
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
- twistedWound around itself
coiled · knotted · laced · wrapped · wound · spliced · corded · stranded · rope · cable
coiled
Arranged in spirals
looped · twisted · corkscrew · whorl · tendril · scroll · volute · serpentine · winding · circling
climbing
Ascending by physical effort
trailing · grapevine · wisteria · ivy · honeysuckle · bougainvillea · jasmine · tendril · trellis · arbor
tangled
Twisted confusedly together
enmeshed · matted · raveled · intermingled · gnarled · ensnarled · caught · bound · interlocked · webbed
interlinked
Joined in sequence
coupled · paired · attached · bound · linked · interwoven · inseparable · interdependent · fused · coupled
- kitchen twine
- baling twineRough string for bundles
- garden twineCord for tying plants
- jute twineCoarse natural fiber cord
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