weave

  • 21weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …

    Word origins

  • 23weave — 1 verb past tense wove past participle woven 1 CLOTH (I, T) to make threads into cloth by crossing them under and over each other on a loom 1, or to make cloth in this way: hand woven scarves 2 MAKE STH (T) to make something by twisting pieces of …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24weave — I. verb (wove or weaved; woven or weaved; weaving) Etymology: Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Greek hyphainein to weave, hyphos web Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25weave — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, skilfully/skillfully (often figurative) ▪ Hall skilfully/skillfully weaves the historical research into a gripping narrative. ▪ seamlessly (often figurative) ▪ The author sea …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 26weave — weave1 verb (past wove; past participle woven or wove) 1》 form (fabric) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them. 2》 make (basketwork or a wreath) by interlacing rods or flowers. 3》 (weave… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27weave — verb 1) flowers were woven into their hair Syn: entwine, lace, twist, knit, intertwine, braid, plait, loop 2) he weaves colorful plots Syn: invent, make up, fabricate, construct …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28weave — I verb 1) flowers were woven into their hair Syn: entwine, lace, twist, knit, braid, plait 2) he weaves colourful plots Syn: invent, make up, fabricate, construct, create …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 29Weave Sync — Разработчик Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Foundation ОС Кроссплатформенный …

    Википедия

  • 30weave your magic — weave your ˈmagic f40 | weave a ˈspell (over sb) f40 idiom (especially BrE) to perform or behave in a way that is attractive or interesting, or that makes sb behave in a particular way • Will Ronaldo be able to weave his magic against Italy on… …

    Useful english dictionary