yarn
Meaning of yarn
noun
- spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
hanks of pale green yarn
a fine yarn for a lightweight garment
- a long or rambling story, especially one that is implausible.
he never let reality get in the way of a good yarn
- tell a long or implausible story.
they were yarning about local legends and superstitions
Old English gearn ; of Germanic origin, related to Dutch garen .
Information about yarn
- The plural form of yarn is: yarns.
- Languages in which yarn is used:
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Hyphenation of yarn
yarn
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- yarn is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
yarn synonyms
Meaning narration:
Meaning thread:
Meaning a soft white fibrous substance which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fibre and thread for sewing:
Meaning the fine, soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn:
Meaning a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed:
Meaning a slender threadlike object or fibre, especially one found in animal or plant structures:
Meaning the shore of a sea, lake, or large river:
Meaning a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:
Meaning thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands:
Meaning strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together:
Meaning material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length:
Meaning a long, narrow mark or band:
Meaning an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment:
Meaning a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted:
Meaning a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person:
Meaning a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral:
Meaning a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels:
Meaning a long, rambling story or statement:
Meaning a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic:
Meaning a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture:
Meaning a spoken or written account of connected events; a story:
Meaning a story told about a past event remembered by the narrator:
Meaning a report or description of an event or experience:
Meaning an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body:
Meaning the study of past events, particularly in human affairs:
Meaning an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson:
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