Defenition of the word yarn
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Defenition of the word yarn
- A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting.
- A retelling or account of events, especially a fictional or exaggerated one.
- an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures"
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- tell or spin a yarn
- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Synonyms for the word yarn
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- anecdote
- fiber
- joke
- narration
- narrative
- recital
- story
- tale
- tall story
- thread
- wool
Similar words in the yarn
Meronymys for the word yarn
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- body
- close
- closing
- conclusion
- end
- ending
- introduction
Hyponyms for the word yarn
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- cotton
- dental floss
- filling
- floss
- Lastex
- ligature
- metallic
- nap
- pick
- pile
- purl
- recounting
- relation
- suture
- telling
- tinsel
- warp
- weft
- woof
- worsted
- worsted yarn
Hypernyms for the word yarn
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- account
- cord
- narrate
- recite
- recount
- report
- spin
- tell
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