HyperDic: yarn

English > 3 senses of the word *yarn*:
NOUN	communication	yarn, narration, recital	the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
NOUN	artifact	yarn, thread	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving
VERB	communication	yarn	tell or spin a yarn

yarn > pronunciation
Sounds	yaa'rn
Rhymes	barn ... darn: 3 rhymes with aarn...

English > *yarn*: 3 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.
Synonyms	narration, recital
Parts	body	The central message of a communication
	conclusion, end, close, closing, ending	The last section of a communication
	introduction	The first section of a communication
Narrower	relation, telling, recounting	An act of narration
Broader	report, account	The act of informing by verbal / verbal / verbal report
Catalan	conte, història, narració, relat
Spanish	cuento, historia, narración, relato
Verbs	yarn	tell or spin a yarn

English > *yarn*: 3 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving.
Synonym	thread
Narrower	Lastex	yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
	cotton	thread made of cotton fibers
	dental floss, floss	A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
	floss	A soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
	ligature	thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
	metallic	A yarn made partly or entirely / entirely of metal
	pile, nap	The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
	purl	gold or silver wire thread
	suture	thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
	tinsel	A thread with glittering metal foil attached
	warp	yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
	woof, weft, filling, pick	The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	worsted, worsted yarn	A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Broader	cord	A line made of twisted fibers or threads
Catalan	fil
Spanish	hilo

English > *yarn*: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	tell or spin a yarn.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	tell, narrate, recount, recite	narrate or give a detailed account of
Nouns	yarn	the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

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