English dictionary
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English noun: yarn | |||
| 1. | yarn (communication) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events | ||
| Samples | His narration was hesitant. | ||
| Synonyms | narration, recital | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | account, report | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recounting, relation, telling | ||
| Part holonym | body, close, closing, conclusion, end, ending, introduction | ||
| 2. | yarn (artifact) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving | ||
| Synonyms | thread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cotton, dental floss, filling, floss, floss, Lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, pick, pile, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn | ||
English verb: yarn | |||
| 1. | yarn (communication) tell or spin a yarn | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | narrate, recite, recount, tell | ||
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