Wreathe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To twist or entwine into a wreath.
  • v. To twist or curl into a wreathlike shape or contour.
  • v. To crown, decorate, or encircle with or as if with a wreath.
  • v. To coil or curl.
  • v. To form a wreath or wreathlike shape around.
  • verb-intransitive. To assume the form of a wreath.
  • verb-intransitive. To curl, writhe, or spiral: The smoke wreathed upward.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath
  • v. To form a wreathlike shape around something
  • v. To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath
  • v. To turn violently aside or around; to wrench.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.
  • v. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.
  • v. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
  • v. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.
  • verb-intransitive. To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To twist; form by twisting.
  • To writhe; contort; distort.
  • To form into a wreath; adjust as a wreath or circularly; cause to pass about something.
  • To form or make by intertwining; also, to twist together or intertwine; combine, as several things into one, by twisting and intertwining.
  • To surround with a wreath or with anything twisted or twined; infold; twist, twine, or fold round.
  • To form or become a wreath about; encircle.
  • To take the form of a wreath; hence, to mingle or interlace, as two or more things with one another.
  • In milling, to hug the eye of the millstone so closely as to retard or prevent its descent: said of flour or meal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. form into a wreath
  • v. move with slow, sinuous movements
  • v. decorate or deck with wreaths
  • Verb Form
    wreathed    wreathes    wreathing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lace    twine    intertwine    enlace    interlace    entwine    grace    decorate    beautify    ornament   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    turn    twist    convolve    entwine    encircle    infold    surround    ring    bays    laurel   
    Same Context
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