hanks
The word “hanks” has 1 syllable: hanks
It's pronounced as /hæŋks/
What is synonym and antonym for hanks?
In the thesaurus, “hanks” has 21 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for hanks along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for hanks
- annulets
- bands
- beckets
- belts
- cinctures
- circles
- coils
- collars
- curls
- eyes
- furls
- girdles
- hoops
- loops
- rings
- rounds
- spirals
- spires
- twirls
- whorls
- wreaths
Meanings of hanks
- noun
- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- Doubt, difficulty.
- Mess, tangle.
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- Hold; influence.
- A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
Example Sentences
- She bought several hanks of wool for her next knitting project.
- The sailor coiled the hanks of rope neatly on the deck.
- He untangled the hanks of string before starting the craft.
- The store had colorful hanks of thread on display.
- We packed the hanks of twine into the toolbox.
On this page you'll find 21 synonyms or another words to hanks, such as: annulets, bands, beckets, belts, cinctures, circles, coils.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
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- accumulations
- administrations
- agglomerations
- aggregates
- aggregations
- alliances
- annulets
- armies
- arrays
- assemblages
- assemblies
- assortments
- bandages
- banks
- bars
- batches
- battalions
- batteries
- beckets
- begirds
- belts
- bevies
- binds
- blazes
- blocks
- blocs
- bodies
- bonds
- boodles
- bracelets
- braces
- brass bands
- brasses
- brigades
- broods
- bunches
- captivities
- chains
- chamber orchestras
- cinches
- cinctures
- circles
- clans
- cliques
- clots
- clumps
- clusters
- clutches
- coalitions
- coils
- collars
- collections
- collectives
- combos
- companies
- confederacies
- confederations
- confinements
- conglomerations
- congregations
- consorts
- constellations
- constraints
- cords
- corps
- coteries
- coveys
- crews
- crops
- crossbars
- cuffs
- curbs
- curls
- cycles
- departments
- duos
- enchainments
- enchains
- engirdles
- engirds
- ensembles
- enslavements
- enswathes
- entanglements
- entangles
- enwinds
- enwreathes
- eyes
- factions
- fasteners
- federations
- fellowships
- fetters
- forces
- furls
- gangs
- garters
- gatherings
- gilds
- girdles
- girds
- girths
- girts
- groupings
- groups
- guilds
- handcuffs
- hanks
- help
- hindrances
- hobbles
- hodgepodges
- hold-downs
- holdings
- holds
- hoops
- hosts
- huddles
- immurements
- imprisonments
- incarcerations
- interlaces
- intertwines
- interweaves
- irons
- jumbles
- knots
- laces
- lashes
- leagues
- leashes
- ligatures
- loops
- lots
- manacles
- miscellanies
- mixtures
- musters
- nets
- octets
- odds and ends
- orchestras
- orders
- organizations
- outfits
- packages
- parcels
- parties
- passels
- personnels
- phalanges
- phalanxes
- philharmonics
- pinstripes
- platoons
- posses
- quartets
- quartettes
- quintets
- restraints
- restrictions
- rings
- ropes
- rounds
- runs
- schools
- sects
- septets
- series
- sets
- sextets
- shackles
- shoulder straps
- sinfoniettas
- snarls
- spirals
- spires
- squadrons
- squads
- stables
- staffs
- staves
- straightjackets
- straitjackets
- straps
- streaks
- strings
- stripes
- suites
- suits
- sundries
- swathes
- symphonies
- symphony orchestras
- tangles
- tapes
- task forces
- teams
- tethers
- the whole kit and caboodle
- threads
- ties
- ties up
- trammels
- traps
- trios
- troops
- troupes
- trusses
- twirls
- twists
- unions
- varieties
- whorls
- winds
- wires
- woodwinds
- wraps
- wreathes
- wreaths