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lace

/ lace /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
Type of:
fabric cloth material
Kinds of:
Brussels lace filet macrame pillow lace bobbin lace
Derived:
braid plait
noun Sense 2
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Type of:
cord
Kinds of:
bootlace shoelace shoe lace shoestring shoe string
Derived:
lace up
verb Sense 3
draw through eyes or holes
"lace the shoelaces"
Type of:
tie bind
Kinds of:
relace
Derived:
lacing lacer
Entails:
fasten fix secure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
do lacework
"The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
Type of:
weave tissue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
handicraft
verb Sense 5
add alcohol beverages
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
fortification lacing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 6
make by braiding or interlacing
"lace a tablecloth"
Type of:
weave tissue
Derived:
pleat plait plaiter braid gold braid
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
handicraft
verb Sense 7
spin or twist together so as to form a cord
"intertwine the ribbons"
"Twine the threads into a rope"
Opposites:
untwine
Type of:
twist twine distort
Kinds of:
wreathe wind fold wattle pleach
Derived:
string twine twiner
Verb group:
twine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

fabric cloth material Brussels lace filet macrame pillow lace bobbin lace cord bootlace shoelace shoe lace