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Noun (2 meanings)
1. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
lace is a type of:
- cord (noun) - a line made of twisted fibers or threads
types of lace:
- bootlace (noun) - a long lace for fastening boots
- shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string (noun) - a lace used for fastening shoes
lace is a part of:
- shoe (noun) - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
lace is derivationally related to:
2. a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.
lace is a type of:
- fabric, cloth, material, textile (noun) - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
types of lace:
- Brussels lace (noun) - fine lace with a raised or applique design
- filet (noun) - lace having a square mesh
- macrame (noun) - a relatively coarse lace
- pillow lace, bobbin lace (noun) - a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins
- point lace, needlepoint (noun) - lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern
lace is derivationally related to:
Verb (5 meanings)
Examples:
- “intertwine the ribbons”,
- “Twine the threads into a rope”,
- “intertwined hearts”
to lace is the opposite of:
- to untwine (verb) - undo what has been twined together
to lace is a way to:
ways to lace:
- to pleach, plash (verb) - interlace the shoots of
- to ravel, tangle, knot (verb) - tangle or complicate
- to splice (verb) - join by interweaving strands
- to wattle (verb) - interlace to form wattle
- to wreathe, wind (verb) - form into a wreath
to lace is derivationally related to:
- string, twine (noun) - a lightweight cord
- twiner (noun) - someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
Verb group:
- to twine (verb) - make by twisting together or intertwining
Example:
- “lace a tablecloth”
to lace is a way to:
- to weave, tissue (verb) - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
to lace is derivationally related to:
- braid, gold braid, braiding (noun) - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
- lace (noun) - a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
- plaiter (noun) - someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)
- pleat, plait (noun) - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- handicraft (noun) - a craft that requires skillful hands
3. do lacework.
to lace
Example:
- “The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral”
to lace is a way to:
- to weave, tissue (verb) - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
to lace is derivationally related to:
- lace (noun) - a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- handicraft (noun) - a craft that requires skillful hands
Example:
- “lace the shoelaces”
to lace is a way to:
ways to lace:
- to relace (verb) - lace again
to lace is derivationally related to:
- lace, lacing (noun) - a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
- lacer (noun) - a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
to lace entails:
Example:
- “the punch is spiked!”
to lace is a way to:
to lace is derivationally related to:
- fortification (noun) - the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
- lacing (noun) - a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- cooking, cookery, preparation (noun) - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat