wreathe
11wreathe — UK [riːð] / US [rɪð] verb Word forms wreathe : present tense I/you/we/they wreathe he/she/it wreathes present participle wreathing past tense wreathed past participle wreathed mainly literary 1) a) [transitive, usually passive] if something is… …
12wreathe — Synonyms and related words: band, bead, begird, bejewel, belt, belt in, beribbon, bespangle, braid, cincture, circle, coil, corkscrew, curl, diamond, encincture, encircle, engird, engrave, enlace, ensphere, entwine, feather, figure, filigree,… …
13wreathe — verb (wreathed; wreathing) Etymology: wreath Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. a. to shape into a wreath b. interweave c. to cause to coil about something 2. to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases 3 …
14wreathe — wreather, n. /reedh/, v., wreathed; wreathed or (Archaic) wreathen; wreathing. v.t. 1. to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath. 2. to form as a wreath by twisting or twining. 3. to surround in curving or curling masses or form. 4. to… …
15wreathe — verb /ɹiːð/ a) To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath from so heauie sight his head did wreath, / Accusing fortune, and too cruell fate [...]. b) To form a wreathlike shape around something …
16wreathe — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. entwine, encircle, coil, twist, festoon. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind2. See… …
17wreathe — [[t]ri͟ːð[/t]] wreathes, wreathing, wreathed 1) VERB If something is wreathed in smoke or mist, it is surrounded by it. [LITERARY] [be V ed in n] The ship was wreathed in smoke... [V n] Fog wreathes the temples. Syn …
18wreathe — rɪËð v. shape into a wreath, shape into a circular arrangement of flowers; festoon; adorn; decorate with a wreath; encircle, enfold; move in curling masses (of smoke); move in circles or spirals …
19wreathe — 1) weather 2) whereat …
20wreathe — [ri:δ] verb 1》 envelop, surround, or encircle. ↘literary twist or entwine round or over something. ↘(of smoke) move with a curling motion. 2》 form (flowers, leaves, or stems) into a wreath. Origin C16: partly a back form. from archaic… …
