Twines

Word TWINES
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Definitions and meanings of "Twines"

What do we mean by twines?

(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.

(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.

(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).

To be paired or suited.

To give birth to twins.

To be born at the same birth.

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The word "twines" in example sentences

There were 20,000 'twines' at that point, with 1 million pieces of content having been added to the system. ❋ Unknown (2008)

( 'twines') of interest in order both to post material of their own and to receive updates from other members of the twine. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For that project, he twines together house godfather Mr. Fingers, upcoming producer Rick "Poppa" Howard, and even the outré space jazz pioneer Sun Ra, and made it all sound of a piece. ❋ Andy Beta (2012)

Hence the obsessive behavior of those afflicted (that continues after death), the irresistible draw of the spiral, the self-destruction, the way the spiral twines and intertwines. ❋ Intertribal (2010)

She twines a length of the pearls around her fingers and smiles. ❋ Lucy Weston (2011)

Such fantasy twines dangerously over the most problematic place of all: China. ❋ Derek Leebaert (2010)

He twines himself about the gravid apple tree's trunk caduceus-like, slithering his handsome head up into the canopy's gray-green leaves. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Making use of his lattice he twines a long curving garland of yellows down and across the painting . . . although it may be hair, metal, fruit, clouds or skin, Rubens disposes it quite logically. ❋ Hilary Spurling (2010)

It braids and twines and tumbles into the wash and the wash swells with a muscular torrent that gathers speed with the unhurried inexorability of a freight train that blows no warning whistle when it crosses—and takes out—the road. ❋ Peter Heller (2010)

We're supporting their Research Program on Genes, the Environment, and Health, an effort to create a massive database that twines together genetic, environmental, lifestyle and healthcare information. ❋ Paul Tarini (2010)

Water drips from his chin onto her wrist and twines down her arm. ❋ Justine Larbalestier (2010)

She found someone in Hollywood that could make realistic poinsettias out of plastic, and realistic wild roses and realistic honeysuckle, and she had lamps of this, with twines and loops and traps. ❋ Scott Eyman (2010)

In fact, the Morning Glory vine often twines itself around the rubber tree, making it quite likely that a careless rubber tapper accidentally contaminated the latex he collected with a little (crushed) Morning Glory vine: an accident that turned out to have incredibly serendipitous results. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She pushes her hair back, twines the rubber band she has worn on her wrist around her hair again. ❋ Ann Beattie (2010)

 His hand twines with yours beneath the beach towel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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