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- pronunciation:
- leIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Lace is a pretty cloth made with fine threads. Lace has many holes that make a design.
My grandma's wedding dress was covered with lace. I saw it in a picture, and it was beautiful.
- similar words:
- mesh
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| definition 2: |
A lace is a string that is used to hold certain things together at the edges. Shoes and skates have laces.
Mel tied the laces of her shoes tightly so they wouldn't come undone.
- synonyms:
- shoelace
- similar words:
- cord, string
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
laces, lacing, laced |
| definition: |
When you lace something, like a shoe or a skate, you tie two sides of it together with a string that goes through holes along the edges of the two sides.
Greg laced his little brother's hockey skates.- synonyms:
- tie
- similar words:
- bind, fasten, secure
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| related words: |
flavor, tie, twist |
| derivations: |
laceless (adj.), lacelike (adj.) |
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