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lace
Overview of noun lace
The noun lace has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lace, lacing -- (a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))
2. lace -- (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
Overview of verb lace
The verb lace has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -- (spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope")
2. braid, lace, plait -- (make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth")
3. lace -- (do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral")
4. lace, lace up -- (draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces")
5. spike, lace, fortify -- (add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
=> cord
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
lace
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
=> bootlace
=> shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string
Sense 2
lace
=> Brussels lace
=> filet
=> macrame
=> pillow lace, bobbin lace
=> point lace, needlepoint
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
=> cord
Sense 2
lace
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
Antonyms of noun lace
Member Holonyms of noun lace
Substance Holonyms of noun lace
Part Holonyms of noun lace
1 of 2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
PART OF: shoe
Member Meronyms of noun lace
Substance Meronyms of noun lace
Part Meronyms of noun lace
Meronyms of noun lace
Holonyms of noun lace
1 of 2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
PART OF: shoe
Attributes of noun lace
Derived Forms of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
RELATED TO>(verb) lace#4
=> lace, lace up
Sense 2
lace
RELATED TO>(adj) lacy#1
=> lacy, lacelike
RELATED TO>(verb) lace#3
=> lace
RELATED TO>(verb) lace#2
=> braid, lace, plait
Domain of noun lace
Domain Terms of noun lace
Familiarity of noun lace
lace used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
> cord
=> agal
=> apron string
=> bowstring
=> catgut, gut
=> chenille, chenille cord
=> clews
=> clothesline
=> fishing line
=> lace, lacing
=> lanyard, laniard
=> lanyard, laniard
=> log line
=> piping
=> plumb line, perpendicular
=> ripcord
=> ripcord
=> sash cord, sash line
=> slack
=> static line
=> string, twine
=> string
=> thread, yarn
=> tie
=> whipcord
=> wick, taper
=> wick
Sense 2
lace
> fabric, cloth, material, textile
=> aba, aba cloth
=> acrylic
=> Aertex
=> alpaca
=> baize
=> basket weave
=> batik
=> batiste
=> belting
=> bombazine
=> boucle
=> broadcloth
=> broadcloth
=> brocade
=> buckram
=> bunting
=> calico
=> cambric
=> camel's hair, camelhair
=> camlet, camlet fabric
=> camouflage, camo
=> canopy
=> canvas, canvas fabric, canvass, canvass fabric
=> cashmere
=> cerecloth
=> challis
=> chambray
=> chenille
=> chiffon
=> chino, chino cloth
=> chintz
=> coating
=> cobweb
=> cord, corduroy
=> cotton, cotton cloth
=> cotton flannel, Canton flannel
=> crepe, crape
=> cretonne
=> crinoline, crinoline fabric
=> damask, damask fabric
=> denim, denim fabric, dungaree, jean
=> diamonte
=> diaper
=> dimity
=> doeskin
=> drapery
=> duck
=> duffel, duffle
=> elastic
=> etamine, etamin
=> faille
=> felt
=> fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber
=> flannel, flannel fabric
=> flannelette
=> fleece
=> foulard
=> frieze
=> fustian
=> gabardine
=> georgette
=> gingham
=> grogram
=> grosgrain
=> haircloth, hair
=> herringbone
=> homespun, homespun fabric
=> hopsacking, hopsack
=> horsehair, horsehair fabric
=> jaconet
=> jacquard
=> khadi, khaddar
=> khaki, khaki fabric
=> knit, knitted fabric
=> lace
=> lame
=> leatherette, imitation leather
=> linen
=> linsey-woolsey
=> lint
=> lisle
=> mackinaw
=> mackintosh, macintosh
=> madras
=> marseille
=> metallic
=> mohair
=> moire, watered-silk
=> moleskin
=> monk's cloth
=> moquette
=> moreen
=> motley
=> mousseline de sole
=> muslin
=> nankeen
=> net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
=> ninon
=> nylon
=> oilcloth
=> olive drab
=> organza
=> paisley
=> panting, trousering
=> pepper-and-salt
=> percale
=> permanent press, permanent-press fabric, durable press, durable-press fabric
=> piece of cloth, piece of material
=> pilot cloth
=> pinstripe
=> pique
=> plush
=> polyester, polyester fabric
=> pongee
=> poplin
=> print
=> quilting
=> rayon
=> rep, repp
=> sackcloth
=> sacking, bagging
=> sailcloth
=> samite
=> sateen
=> satin
=> satinet, satinette
=> screening
=> scrim
=> seersucker
=> serge
=> shag
=> shantung
=> sharkskin
=> sheeting
=> shirting
=> shirttail
=> silesia
=> silk
=> spandex
=> sponge cloth
=> stammel
=> suede cloth, suede
=> suiting
=> swan's down
=> taffeta
=> tammy
=> tapa, tappa
=> tapestry, tapis
=> tartan, plaid
=> terry, terry cloth, terrycloth
=> ticking
=> toweling, towelling
=> tweed
=> twill
=> upholstery material
=> Velcro
=> velour, velours
=> velvet
=> velveteen
=> vicuna
=> Viyella
=> voile
=> wash-and-wear, wash-and-wear fabric
=> waterproof
=> web
=> webbing
=> whipcord
=> wincey
=> wire cloth
=> wool, woolen, woollen
=> worsted, worsted fabric
=> yoke
=> pina cloth
Meronyms of noun lace
2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
=> cord
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
lace
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
HAS SUBSTANCE: warp
HAS SUBSTANCE: woof, weft, filling, pick
HAS PART: edging
HAS PART: hem
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun lace
1 of 2 senses of lace
Sense 1
lace, lacing
PART OF: shoe
Grep of noun lace
agent-in-place
alfred russel wallace
birthplace
bobbin lace
bootlace
breathing place
brussels lace
buckingham palace
bullace
commonplace
coral necklace
dance palace
demiglace
eating place
edgar wallace
farm-place
farmplace
fictitious place
fireplace
gathering place
hiding place
holy place
imaginary place
jumping-off place
lace
lace-flower vine
lace bug
lace fern
lace making
lacebark
lacepod
lacer
laceration
lacerta
lacerta agilis
lacerta viridis
lacertid
lacertid lizard
lacertidae
lacertilia
lacewing
lacewing fly
lacewood
lacework
landing place
laplace
lateran palace
lovelace
lurking place
marketplace
marquis de laplace
meeting place
mythical place
necklace
nesting place
open-air marketplace
open fireplace
palace
picture palace
pierre simon de laplace
pillow lace
place
point lace
polling place
populace
pride of place
queen anne's lace
richard horatio edgar wallace
richard lovelace
shoe lace
shoelace
showplace
silver-lace
silver lace
silver lace vine
sir william wallace
solace
tuileries palace
valenciennes lace
vatican palace
wallace
watering place
workplace
Antonyms of verb lace
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lace
5 senses of lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> twist, twine, distort
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
=> weave, tissue
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> make, create
Sense 3
lace
=> weave, tissue
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> make, create
Sense 4
lace, lace up
=> tie, bind
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lace
2 of 5 senses of lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> wreathe, wind
=> fold
=> wattle
=> pleach, plash
=> ravel, tangle, knot
=> splice
Sense 4
lace, lace up
=> relace
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lace
5 senses of lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> twist, twine, distort
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
=> weave, tissue
Sense 3
lace
=> weave, tissue
Sense 4
lace, lace up
=> tie, bind
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
=> change, alter, modify
'Cause To' of verb lace
Derived Forms of verb lace
4 of 5 senses of lace
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
RELATED TO>(noun) lace#2
=> lace
Sense 3
lace
RELATED TO>(noun) lace#2
=> lace
Sense 4
lace, lace up
RELATED TO>(noun) lace#1
=> lace, lacing
RELATED TO>(noun) lacer#1
=> lacer
RELATED TO>(noun) lacing#2
=> lace, lacing
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
RELATED TO>(noun) lacing#1
=> lacing
Domain of verb lace
3 of 5 senses of lace
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
TOPIC>(noun) handicraft#2
Sense 3
lace
TOPIC>(noun) handicraft#2
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
TOPIC>(noun) cooking#1, cookery#1, preparation#8
Domain Terms of verb lace
Familiarity of verb lace
lace used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb lace
5 senses of lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
lace
EX: They lace the cape
Sense 4
lace, lace up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lace
5 senses of lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
> twist, twine, distort
=> wring, wrench
=> contort, deform, distort, wring
=> entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
=> intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> spin
=> weave, interweave
Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
> weave, tissue
=> web, net
=> brocade
=> lace
=> braid, lace, plait
=> twill
Sense 3
lace
> weave, tissue
=> web, net
=> brocade
=> lace
=> braid, lace, plait
=> twill
Sense 4
lace, lace up
> tie, bind
=> gag, muzzle
=> retie
=> tie up, bind off
=> loop
=> cord
=> lash together
=> truss
=> rope, leash
=> strap
=> knot
=> lash
=> band
=> lace, lace up
Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
> change, alter, modify
=> awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
=> cause to sleep
=> affect
=> refresh, freshen, refreshen
=> inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
=> indispose
=> cry
=> etiolate
=> brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise
=> convert
=> opalize, opalise
=> arterialize, arterialise
=> make, get
=> counterchange, transpose, interchange
=> vascularize, vascularise
=> decrepitate
=> suburbanize, suburbanise
=> revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn
=> etiolate
=> barbarize, barbarise
=> alkalinize, alkalinise
=> mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise
=> allegorize, allegorise
=> demythologize, demythologise
=> bring, land
=> coarsen
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> alchemize, alchemise
=> alcoholize, alcoholise
=> shape, form
=> round off, round down, round out, round
=> suspend
=> sober
=> reconstruct
=> increase
=> ease up, ease off, let up
=> assimilate
=> dissimilate
=> commute, convert, exchange
=> vitalize, vitalise
=> unclutter, clear
=> activate
=> activate
=> activate, aerate
=> activate
=> inactivate, deactivate
=> deaden, blunt
=> remodel, reconstruct, redo
=> edit, redact
=> edit, cut, edit out
=> tame, chasten, subdue
=> chasten, moderate, temper
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
=> wet
=> dry, dry out
=> lubricate
=> strengthen, beef up, fortify
=> spike, lace, fortify
=> weaken
=> blunt
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> unite, unify, merge
=> age
=> ripen, mature
=> antique, antiquate
=> antiquate
=> develop, make grow
=> soften
=> damage
=> ossify
=> acerbate
=> stabilize, stabilise
=> destabilize, destabilise
=> sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> habituate, accustom
=> disorder, disarray
=> discolor
=> color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
=> stain
=> hue
=> uglify
=> untune
=> adjust, set, correct
=> set
=> disqualify, unfit, indispose
=> domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
=> widen
=> dehydrogenate
=> hydrogenate
=> oxygenize, oxygenise
=> darken
=> brighten, lighten up, lighten
=> blur, blear
=> obscure, bedim, overcloud
=> obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
=> cook
=> slenderize, slenderise
=> crack
=> dissolve, dismiss
=> end, terminate
=> demist, defog
=> condense, concentrate, contract
=> cool, chill, cool down
=> heat, heat up
=> warm
=> boil
=> freeze
=> blister
=> switch, change over, shift
=> transpose
=> convert, change over
=> transform
=> transform
=> transform
=> transmute
=> transform, transmute, transubstantiate
=> ash
=> translate, transform
=> reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
=> convert
=> Islamize, Islamise
=> turn back, invert, reverse
=> invert
=> customize, customise
=> personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise
=> depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify
=> sharpen
=> flatten, drop
=> disintegrate
=> magnetize, magnetise
=> demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss
=> simplify
=> complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate
=> refine
=> complicate, perplex
=> supercharge, pressurize, pressurise
=> centralize, centralise, concentrate
=> decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
=> socialize, socialise
=> fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
=> internationalize, internationalise
=> communize, communise, bolshevize, bolshevise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> Europeanize, Europeanise
=> bestialize, bestialise
=> Americanize, Americanise
=> Frenchify
=> civilize, civilise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> denationalize, denationalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> naturalize, naturalise
=> denaturalize, denaturalise
=> even, even out
=> equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
=> stiffen
=> loosen, loose
=> tighten, fasten
=> transitivize, transitivise
=> detransitivize, detransitivise, intransitivize, intransitivise
=> thicken, inspissate
=> full
=> diversify
=> deaden
=> check, retard, delay
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise
=> solvate
=> dissolve
=> validate
=> invalidate, void, vitiate
=> empty
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> saturate
=> clot, coagulate
=> louden
=> normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise
=> morph
=> neutralize, neutralise
=> commercialize, commercialise, market
=> purify, purge, sanctify
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> automatize, automatise, automate
=> automatize, automatise
=> mechanize, mechanise
=> harmonize, harmonise, chord
=> polarize, polarise
=> glorify
=> contaminate
=> devalue
=> insulate
=> calcify
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> urbanize, urbanise
=> emulsify
=> demulsify
=> decarboxylate
=> nazify
=> fertilize, fecundate, fertilise
=> clarify
=> embrittle
=> mark
=> barb
=> nick
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> enable
=> de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress
=> tender, tenderize, tenderise
=> charge
=> sweeten
=> iodinate
=> ionate
=> archaize, archaise
=> inform
=> officialize, officialise
=> occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise
=> orientalize, orientalise
=> acetylate, acetylize, acetylise
=> achromatize, achromatise
=> parallel, collimate
=> camp
=> classicize, classicise
=> conventionalize, conventionalise
=> decimalize, decimalise
=> dizzy
=> poison, envenom
=> exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify
=> glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise
=> introvert
=> laicize, laicise
=> politicize, politicise
=> radicalize
=> proof
=> romanticize, romanticise
=> rusticate
=> sauce
=> shallow, shoal
=> tense
=> steepen
=> scramble
=> unscramble
=> unsex
=> vitrify
=> pall
=> saponify
=> extend, expand
=> suspend, set aside
=> muddy
=> transform
=> lift, raise, elevate
=> harshen
=> dinge
=> demonize, demonise
=> devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise
=> etherealize, etherialise
=> immaterialize, immaterialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantialise
=> animize, animise, animate
=> clear
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> dynamize, dynamise
=> rarefy, sublimate, subtilize
=> volatilize, volatilise
=> uniformize, uniformise
=> symmetrize, symmetrise
=> immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise
=> denature
=> denature
=> denature
=> sanitize, sanitise
=> verbify
=> shift
=> sputter
=> draw
=> make
=> dope
=> prostrate
=> excite
=> excite, energize, energise
=> shake
=> outmode
=> spice, spice up
=> shorten
=> think
=> make
=> deflate
=> inflate
=> reflate
=> digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise
=> gelatinize, gelatinise
=> recombine
=> feminize, feminise, effeminize, erreminise, womanize
=> masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise
=> masculinize
=> disharmonize, dissonate
=> sexualize, sexualise
=> schematize, schematise
=> patent
=> constitutionalize, constitutionalise
=> rationalize, rationalise
=> plasticize, plasticise
=> rarefy
=> paganize, paganise
=> incandesce
=> deaminate, deaminize
=> angulate
=> circularize
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> sensitize, sensitise
=> depolarize, depolarise
=> intensify
=> isomerize, isomerise
=> legitimate
=> evaporate, vaporise
=> industrialize, industrialise
=> opacify
=> opsonize
=> militarize, militarise
=> nationalize, nationalise
=> recommend
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> solemnize, solemnise
=> territorialize, territorialise
=> transaminate
=> transfigure, glorify, spiritualize
=> unsanctify
=> vesiculate
=> visualize, visualise
=> variegate
=> ventilate
=> vivify
=> vulgarise, vulgarize
=> supple
=> professionalize, professionalise
=> smut
=> still
=> weaponize
=> eroticize, sex up
=> piggyback
=> confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
=> confuse
=> tone down, moderate, tame
=> obfuscate
=> synchronize, synchronise
=> mince, soften, moderate
=> militarize, militarise
=> break down, crush
=> fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
=> touch, disturb
=> dull
=> dull, blunt
=> sharpen
=> coarsen
=> loosen
=> untie, undo, loosen
=> barb
=> string
=> straighten, straighten out
=> bring
=> mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate
=> charge
=> put
=> clean, make clean
=> dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire
=> lower, depress
=> deform
=> break, break up
=> alter
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
=> humanize, humanise
=> humble
=> estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect
=> right
=> desensitize, desensitise
=> deodorize, deodorise, deodourise
=> develop
=> blur
=> blind
=> change intensity
=> change taste
=> capture
=> lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
=> restore, reinstate, reestablish
=> liberalize, liberalise
=> right, compensate, redress, correct
=> democratize, democratise
=> neutralize
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
=> relax, loosen
=> unite, unify
=> flocculate
=> turn
=> make possible
=> cohere
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lace
Sense 1
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> twist, twine, distort
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Sense 2
braid, lace, plait
=> weave, tissue
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Sense 3
lace
=> weave, tissue
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Sense 4
lace, lace up
=> tie, bind
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Sense 5
spike, lace, fortify
=> change, alter, modify
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Grep of verb lace
displace
emplace
enlace
fall into place
interlace
lace
lace into
lace up
lacerate
misplace
place
relace
replace
solace
stay in place
take place
unlace
Grep of adj lace
commonplace
glace
laced
lacelike
lacerate
lacerated
lacertilian
last-place
out of place
Grep of adv lace
anyplace
at a lower place
at that place
everyplace
in a higher place
in place
in the first place
someplace
to a higher place
to a lower place
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