weave

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. interlace, intertwine, twine, entwine; loom, spin, fabricate; plait, pleat, pleach, braid, mat; contrive, construct. See crossing, plan.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. pattern, design, method of weaving, knitting, crocheting, darning, texture, interlace, warp and woof.

Types of weaves include: plain, fancy, loose, basket, satin, silk, gauze, twill, twining, herringbone, tapestry, Jacquard, crepe, velvet. v.

1. [To construct by interlacing]

Syn. knit, sew, interlace, spin, twine, intertwine, crisscross, interlink, wreathe, mesh, net, knot, twill, fold, interfold, ply, reticulate, loop, splice, braid, plait, twist.

2. [To move in and out]

Syn. sidle through, make one's way, twist and turn, snake, zigzag, beat one's way, insinuate oneself through, wedge through; see also curl 1 .

3. [To contrive]

Syn. compose, fabricate, form, make, create, body forth, manufacture, spin out, turn out, construct, piece together.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

intertwine, interlace, entwine, intermingle, interweave, braid, plait, combine, mesh, piece together, blend, incorporate, merge, wattle.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall: sway, teeter, totter, vacillate, waver, wobble. See REPETITION. 2. To walk unsteadily: falter, lurch, reel, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, wobble. See MOVE. 3. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, wind2, wreathe. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT.