weave
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- pronunciation:
- wiv
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven |
| definition 1: |
When you weave, you make cloth or things like rugs and blankets by passing threads or long pieces of yarn over and under each other. Nowadays, most things are woven by large machines.
This machine weaves cotton for jeans.Machines for weaving are called "looms." This word is used for both the old-fashioned and modern machines.
- similar words:
- braid, twist
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| definition 2: |
When a spider weaves a web, it creates a web.
Spiders weave webs to catch insects.- synonyms:
- spin
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| related words: |
spin |
The word
weave and the contraction
we've ("we have") sound alike but have different meanings.