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string

n. a lightweight cord

grow upward

v. grow upward

lace, intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, twist together, twine together

v. spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

line

n. something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"

strand

n. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

cable

n. a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

mount, get on, bestride, mount up, climb on, hop on, jump on

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

twiddle, twirl, whirl, swirl

v. turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

whirl, purl, eddy, whirlpool, swirl, gurge

v. flow in a circular current, of liquids

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

braid, pleach, make a braid of, weave a braid of, form into a braid

v. form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair"

plait, weave into pleats

v. weave into plaits; "plait hair"

coil, loop, curl

v. wind around something in coils or loops

mesh, enmesh, ensnarl

v. entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

untwine

v. undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings"

unravel, unscramble, unpick, unknot, untangle

v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

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