twine vs string

string vs twine

twine and string both are nouns.

twine and string both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
twine	Yes	No	Yes	No
string	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, twine and string are synonyms defined as:

twine and string: a lightweight cord

twine (noun)	string (noun)
a lightweight cord	a lightweight cord
	a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
	a necklace made by stringing objects together
	a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
	a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
	stringed instruments that are played with a bow
	a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
	a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
	(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
	a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

twine (verb)	string (verb)
spin, wind, or twist together	add as if on a string
make by twisting together or intertwining	provide with strings
arrange or coil around	thread on or as if on a string
form into a spiral shape	remove the stringy parts of
	string together; tie or fasten with a string
	stretch out or arrange like a string
	move or come along

Difference between twine and string

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