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What is another word for twiners?

Pronunciation: [twˈa͡ɪnəz] (IPA)

Twiners are people or things that entwine or twist around each other. Synonyms for this word can include coilers, curlers, entanglers, weavers, and twisters. Other possible synonyms might depend on the context in which the word is being used. For example, if talking about plants, synonyms might include climbers, vines, or creepers. If referring specifically to people who are entwined with one another, synonyms could include partners, twins, or soulmates. No matter the synonym chosen, it will describe something or someone that is tightly entwined or twisted together with another entity.
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What are the hypernyms for Twiners?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Every one who has wandered in a primeval forest of the tropics, whether in the eastern or the western hemisphere, has been struck by the inconceivable profusion of the climbers and twiners with which the trees are laced together.
"The Romance of Natural History, Second Series"
Philip Henry Gosse
One of these is the finding of a support, and this is common to twiners and tendrils.
"Darwin and Modern Science"
A.C. Seward and Others
The Morning-Glory and most twiners move around from left to right like the hands of a clock, but a few turn from right to left.
"Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf"
Jane H. Newell

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