LACINGS Synonyms

• the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments

• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

• something that hinders as if with bonds

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

• secure with or as if with ropes

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• provide with a binding

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• form a chemical bond with

• cause to be constipated

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

• a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

• spin, wind, or twist together

• make by braiding or interlacing

• do lacework

• draw through eyes or holes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

• hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

• a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

• whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

• tie with a strap

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• sharpen with a strap

• secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

• a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

• a recording made on magnetic tape

• the finishing line for a foot race

• measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths

• memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information

• fasten or attach with tape

• record on videotape

• register electronically

• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

• a social or business relationship

• equality of score in a contest

• a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

• a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• limit or restrict to

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• form a knot or bow in

• create social or emotional ties

• perform a marriage ceremony

• make by tying pieces together

• unite musical notes by a tie

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

• a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

• spin, wind, or twist together

• make by braiding or interlacing

• do lacework

• draw through eyes or holes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• to an abnormal extent

• (British informal) enormous