Yarn

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
  • noun. A similar strand of other materials such as glass or plastic.
  • noun. A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.
  • intransitive verb. To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as yearn, a dialectal variant of earn.
  • noun. Originally, thread of any kind spun from natural fibers, vegetable or animal, or even mineral; now, more usually, thread prepared for weaving, as distinguished from sewing-thread of any sort. The term is also applied to stout woolen thread used for knitting, etc.
  • noun. Rope-yarn.
  • noun. A story; a tale: often implying the marvelous or untrue: applied to a long story, with allusion to spinning yarn: as, do you expect us to believe such a yarn as that? a sailors' yarn.
  • noun. Yarn made from Imperfectly carded stock.
  • To tell stories; spin yarns.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
  • noun. One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
  • noun. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
  • noun. Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
  • noun. A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
  • verb. To tell a story.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
  • noun. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  • verb. tell or spin a yarn
  • Word Usage
    "I think the yarn is a lovely shade that should look good on you."
    Form
    yarner  
    has_topic
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    narrate  recite  recount  tell  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arne  arn  barn  carn  darn  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bead  blanket  clothe  cord  fabric  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form
    yarned  yarning  yarns