| Main Entry: | intertwine/interweave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | twist around |
Synonyms: |
associate, braid, connect, convolute, crisscross, cross, entwine, interknit, interlace, intertwist, intervolve, interwind, interwreathe, link, mesh, network, relate, reticulate, tangle, tat, weave |
Antonyms: |
untwine, untwist |
| Main Entry: | splice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, interweave |
Synonyms: |
braid, entwine, graft, hitch, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, knit, marry, mate, mesh, plait, tie, unite, weave, wed, yoke |
| Notes: | a graft is one thing attached to another by insertion or implantation so it becomes part of it; a splice is the joining of two things end-to-end to make a new whole |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, sever |
| Main Entry: | tangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | knot, complicate |
Synonyms: |
catch, coil, confuse, derange, discompose, disorganize, drag into, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, foul up, hamper, implicate, interlace, interlock, intertwist, interweave, involve, jam, kink, make a party to, mat, mesh, mess up*, mix up, muck up, obstruct, perplex, ravel, snarl, tie up, trap, twist, unbalance, upset |
Antonyms: |
straighten, uncomplicate, untangle, untwist |
| Main Entry: | intertwine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | twist |
Synonyms: |
associate, braid, connect, convolute, crisscross, cross, entwine, interknit, interlace, intertwist, intervolve, interweave, interwind, interwreathe, link, mesh, network, relate, reticulate, tangle, weave |