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Synonyms for braid

Most common

twist lace weave twine plait pleach

All synonyms

Verb

1. Lace — to weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids

lace, twist, twine, weave, interlace, interweave, entwine, intertwine, string, lock, raddle, intertwist, interthread, betwine, enlace

Other

plait, plat, pleach

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

  2. n. 1

    A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.

Related words

Word family
braider
Phrases
gold braid
Is a kind of
haircut

Forms

Plural
braids → tresses, queues…
Past participle
braided
e.g. braided → laced, twisted, twined, weaved…

Example sentences

  • twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
  • lace The world seen through the lace curtain was dark.
  • weave Yanni uses this bark to weave traditional baskets.
  • twine Tom tied his tomato plants to stakes with twine.
  • plait Mum, I want you to plait my hair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
braidrising
twistrising
lacerising
weaverising
twinesteady
plaitrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
que1
4 letters
lock1, lace1, plat
5 letters
twist1, queue1, weave1, twine1, plait1, tress1
6 letters
string1, raddle, enlace, pleach
7 letters
entwine2, betwine
9 letters
interlace3
10 letters
intertwine3, interweave3, intertwist
11 letters
interthread

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entwine2 = 2 syllables).

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