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weave

noun verb

A type or way of weaving.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/wiːv/ /wiːv/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A type or way of weaving.

    “That rug has a very tight weave.”

  2. Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

verb

  1. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

    “This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.”

  2. To spin a cocoon or a web.

    “Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.”

  3. To unite by close connection or intermixture.

  4. To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.

    “to weave the plot of a story”

verb

  1. To move by turning and twisting.

    “The drunk weaved into another bar.”

  2. To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

    “The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.”

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Example Sentences

That rug has a very tight weave.
This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
to weave the plot of a story
The drunk weaved into another bar.
The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.
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