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Synonyms for lace

Most common

lock twine enlace raddle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Entwine — to interweave items

entwine, twine, string, interlace, intertwine, cord, twist, lock, interweave, enlace, raddle, intertwist, weave

2. Braid

braid, plait

3. Spike

spike, fortify

Noun

1. Tie — A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or…

shoe-lace, tie

Other

thong, bind

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To interweave items.

    to lace one's fingers together

  2. v. 2

    To fasten (something) with laces.

  3. v. 3

    To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

  4. n. 1

    A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.

    your laces are untied, do them up!

Forms

Plural
laces → shoe-laces, ties, thongs, binds…
Past participle
laced
e.g. laced → entwined, twined, stringed, interlaced…

Example sentences

  • lock I want you to go to your rooms and lock the doors.
  • twine Tom tied his tomato plants to stakes with twine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lacerising
lockrising
twinesteady
enlacerising
raddlesteady

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

By length

3 letters
tie1
4 letters
lock1, cord1, bind1
5 letters
twist1, spike1, weave1, braid1, thong1, twine1, plait1
6 letters
string1, enlace, raddle
7 letters
fortify3, entwine2
9 letters
interlace3
10 letters
intertwine3, interweave3, intertwist

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fortify3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
lacer