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punoa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • braid verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  • intertwine verb To twine (things) together.
  • knit verb To make fabric or a garment by looping yarn together, either by hand with needles or by machine.
  • knot noun A fastening made by looping and tightening a piece of string, rope, or similar material.
  • strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
  • twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
  • weave verb To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.

Senses

punoa is used for these senses in English:

  • intertwine To twine (things) together.
  • knit (transitive) To combine from various elements.
  • knot To unite closely; to knit together.
  • strand (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
  • twist To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
  • weave (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

braid — full definition

  1. verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  2. noun A length of hair, thread, or fiber woven together in interlacing strands.

intertwine — full definition

  1. verb To twine (things) together.
  2. verb To connect (things) closely.
  3. verb To become twined together.
  4. verb To become mutually involved.

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