wreathe
Wind flowers around
To wreathe is to encircle or surround, as with a wreath: Fog wreathed the mountaintop.
Smoke wreathes upward in curling shapes.
A face wreathed in smiles is surrounded by them, the expression covering the whole face.
The word carries a sense of soft, curving enclosure—garlands, mist, coiling vines.
Enclose on every side
- envelopSurround and cover fully
- encompassInclude within bounds
- ringClosed curve shape
- encircleSurround on all sides
girdle · encase · circle · wrap · enfold · embrace · band · loop
Add visual enhancements
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- drapeHang in folds
- bedeckTo ornament elaborately
ornament · embellish · beautify · trim · array · deck · hang · crown
Decorative strand of foliage
- laurelVictory wreath plant
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- greeneryCollective plant life
evergreen · holly · ivy · bay · olive · vine · leaves · blossoms
surround
Enclose on every side
encircle · girdle · encase · circle · wrap · enfold · embrace · band · loop · halo
decorate
Add visual enhancements
bedeck · ornament · embellish · beautify · trim · array · deck · hang · crown · grace
garland
Decorative strand of foliage
greenery · evergreen · holly · ivy · bay · olive · vine · leaves · blossoms · crown
curl
Spiral or loop form
swirl · coil · rise · float · wisp · tendril · plume · haze · mist · fog
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- graveSerious and worrying
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
tribute · honor · cemetery · memorial · mourning · veterans · laying · ceremony · decoration · poppy
wreatheunwind
Release accumulated tension
uncoil · untangle · disentangle · untwine · straighten
- Christmas wreathCircular door decoration for December
- bridal wreathOrnamental flowering shrub
- laurel wreathWoven leaves honoring champions
- funeral wreathCircular flowers honoring the dead
- holiday wreathCircular door decoration
- holly wreathDecorative ring of spiny leaves