braid

About 1.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
2. verb To start into motion.
3. verb To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
4. verb To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
5. verb To reproach; to upbraid.
6. noun A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
7. noun A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
8. noun A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

braided braider braiders braiding braids