yarn
English Thesaurus
1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cord, |
| definition | : | a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cotton, |
| definition | : | thread made of cotton fibers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dental floss, floss, |
| definition | : | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | floss, |
| definition | : | a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lastex, |
| definition | : | yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ligature, |
| definition | : | thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | metallic, |
| definition | : | a yarn made partly or entirely of metal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nap, pile, |
| definition | : | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | purl, |
| definition | : | gold or silver wire thread (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | suture, |
| definition | : | thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tinsel, |
| definition | : | a thread with glittering metal foil attached (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | warp, |
| definition | : | yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | filling, pick, weft, woof, |
| definition | : | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | worsted, worsted yarn, |
| definition | : | a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool (noun.artifact) |
2. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | account, report, |
| definition | : | the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | body, |
| definition | : | the central message of a communication (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | introduction, |
| definition | : | the first section of a communication (noun.communication) |
3. tell or spin a yarn (verb.communication)
4. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | thread, |
| definition | : | pass a thread through (verb.contact) |
5. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | yarn, |
| definition | : | tell or spin a yarn (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
6. tell or spin a yarn (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | narration, recital, yarn, |
| definition | : | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication) |
7. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | draw, string, thread, |
| definition | : | thread on or as if on a string (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | thread, |
| definition | : | pass a thread through (verb.contact) |
8. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | yarn, |
| definition | : | tell or spin a yarn (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
9. tell or spin a yarn (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | narration, recital, yarn, |
| definition | : | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events (noun.communication) |
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