lace

Nouns

  • (n) a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) lacing,
  • (n) a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

Verbs

  • (v) spin,wind, or twist together
    • intertwine the ribbons
    • Twine the threads into a rope
    • intertwined hearts
    enlace, interlace, intertwine, twine, entwine,
  • (v) make by braiding or interlacing
    • lace a tablecloth
    braid, plait,
  • (v) do lacework
    • The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral
  • (v) draw through eyes or holes
    • lace the shoelaces
    lace up,
  • (v) add alcohol to (beverages)
    • the punch is spiked!
    fortify, spike,

Synonyms

enlace interlace intertwine twine entwine lacing braid plait lace up fortify spike

Antonyms

untwine

Words of close approximity

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