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Synonyms of the word 
LACE → ALTER - BIND - BRAID - CHANGE - CLOTH - CORD - DISTORT - ENLACE - ENTWINE - FABRIC - FORTIFY - INTERLACE - INTERTWINE - LACING - MATERIAL - MODIFY - PLAIT - SPIKE - TEXTILE - TIE - TISSUE - TWINE - TWIST - WEAVElace- n. (uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.W.
- n. (countable) A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten…
- n. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
- n. (slang, obsolete) Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
- v. (transitive) To fasten (something) with laces.
- v. (transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
- v. (transitive) To interweave items.
- v. (transitive) To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
- v. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
- v. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
alter- v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
- v. (intransitive) To become different.
- v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.
bind- v. (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- v. (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- v. (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- v. (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- v. (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- v. (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- v. (transitive) To couple.
- v. (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other…
- v. (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or…
- v. (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- v. (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- v. (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
- v. (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- v. (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action.
- v. (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- v. (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- v. (transitive, computing) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method…
- n. That which binds or ties.
- n. A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- n. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- n. (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- n. (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
braid- v. (obsolete, transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- v. (archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.
- v. (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
- v. To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
- v. (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
- n. (obsolete) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
- n. A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
- n. A fancy; freak; caprice.
- adj. (obsolete) deceitful.
change- v. (intransitive) To become something different.
- v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
- v. (transitive) To replace.
- v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
- v. (archaic) To exchange.
- v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
- n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
- n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
- n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
- n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
- n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.
cloth- n. (uncountable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
- n. (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
- n. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) A form of attire…
- n. (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
cord- n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such…
- n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled…
- n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or…
- n. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
- n. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
- n. Dated form of chord: musical sense.
- n. Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
- v. To furnish with cords.
- v. To tie or fasten with cords.
- v. To flatten a book during binding.
- v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
distort- v. (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- v. (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
- v. (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of.
- adj. (obsolete) distorted; misshapen.
enlace- v. To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.
entwine- v. To twist or twine around something (or one another).
fabric- n. (archaic) structure, building.
- n. (archaic) The act of constructing; construction; fabrication.
- n. (archaic) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship;…
- n. The framework underlying a structure.
- n. A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
- n. (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
- n. (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance.
fortify- v. To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against…
- v. To impart strength or vigor to.
- v. To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.
interlace- n. A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming…
- v. (transitive) To cross one with another; to interweave.
- v. to mingle; to blend.
- v. (intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.
intertwine- v. (transitive) To twine something together.
- v. (intransitive) To become twined together.
lacing- v. present participle of lace.
- n. That with which something is laced.
- n. The tied laces that form a netlike pattern.
- n. A beating as punishment; a hiding.
material- adj. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
- adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
- adj. (law, accounting) Significant.
- n. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
- n. Text written for a specific purpose.
- n. A sample or specimens for study.
- n. Cloth to be made into a garment.
- n. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.
- n. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
- n. The substance that something is made or composed of.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.
modify- v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
- v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.
plait- n. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
- n. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
- v. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat.
- v. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid;.
spike- n. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward/outward.
- n. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
- n. An ear of corn or grain.
- n. (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
- n. (in plural spikes; informal) Running shoes with spikes in the soles.
- n. A sharp peak in a graph.
- n. The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
- n. A long nail for storing papers and, by extension, the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles…
- n. (volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the…
- n. (zoology) An adolescent male deer.
- n. A surge in power.
- n. (slang) The casual ward of a workhouse.
- n. Spike lavender.
- v. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
- v. To set or furnish with spikes.
- v. To fix on a spike.
- v. To prevent or frustrate.
- v. To increase sharply.
- v. To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.
- v. To add a small amount of one substance to another.
- v. (volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight…
- v. (military) To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
- v. (journalism) To decide not to publish or make public.
- v. (football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or…
textile- n. (usually in the plural) Cloth produced from a fabric.
- n. (naturism) A non-nudist.
- adj. (naturism) Clothing compulsive.
tie- n. A knot; a fastening.
- n. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- n. A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black…
- n. The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- n. A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which…
- n. A strong connection between people or groups of people; a bond.
- n. (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- n. (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together…
- n. (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs…
- n. (sports, Britain) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- n. (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a…
- n. (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- n. (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- n. (graph theory) connection between two vertices.
- v. (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- v. (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- v. (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- v. (transitive) To secure (something) by string or the like.
- v. (transitive or intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- v. (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- v. (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
tissue- n. Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
- n. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver…
- n. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a…
- n. Absorbent paper as material.
- n. (biology) A group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job.
- n. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
- v. To form tissue of; to interweave.
twine- n. A twist; a convolution.
- n. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various…
- n. The act of twining or winding round.
- n. Intimate and suggestive dance gyrations.
- v. (transitive) To weave together.
- v. (transitive) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
- v. (transitive) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
- v. (intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
- v. (intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
- v. (intransitive) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
- v. (obsolete) To turn round; to revolve.
- v. (obsolete) To change the direction of.
- v. (obsolete) To mingle; to mix.
twist- n. A twisting force.
- n. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- n. The form given in twisting.
- n. The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
- n. A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
- n. A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
- n. A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
- n. A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
- n. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
- n. A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See.
- n. A rotation of the body when diving.
- n. A sprain, especially to the ankle.
- n. (obsolete) A twig.
- n. (slang) A girl, a woman.
- n. (obsolete) A roll of twisted dough, baked.
- n. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
- n. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
- n. (obsolete, slang) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
- n. A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
- v. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
- v. To join together by twining one part around another.
- v. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
- v. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
- v. (reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.
- v. To turn a knob etc.
- v. To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
- v. To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
- v. To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
- v. (intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
- v. (transitive) To cause to rotate.
- v. (intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
- v. (transitive) To coax.
- v. (card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.
weave- v. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- v. To spin a cocoon or a web.
- v. To unite by close connection or intermixture.
- v. To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
- n. A type or way of weaving.
- n. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural…
- v. (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
- v. (transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
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