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woven

/ˈwoʊ.vən/verb, adjective2 syllables

Woven means: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.

Synonyms for woven10

verb, as in to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

verb, as in interlace by or as if by weaving

weave, interweave

verb, as in create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

weave, tissue

verb, as in sway from side to side

waver, weave

adjective, as in made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole

braided, plain-woven

Opposites of woven

unweave, unwoven

What does woven mean?5

verb

1

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course“the river winds through the hills”

2

interlace by or as if by weaving

3

create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton“tissue textiles”

4

sway from side to side

adjective

1

made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole“woven fabrics”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Woven in a sentence

  • The most distinctive element of the men's clothing is the hand-woven poncho.IdiomHunter
  • This is the first time I've ever woven a carpet.Amastan
  • There was a densely woven curtain on the window, so it couldn't be seen through from outside.mraz
  • Microfibre cloth is cloth woven from fibres as narrow as a hundredth of the width of a hair.sundown
  • This basket was woven from willow.sundown
  • This basket is woven from willow.sundown
  • There's also a love story woven in.CM
  • This rug has been woven by mother.Aghanim

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