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yarn
[ yahrn ]
noun
- thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc.
- the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, of which rope is made rope yarn.
- a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings:
He spun a yarn that outdid any I had ever heard.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to spin a yarn; tell stories.
yarn
/ jɑːn /
noun
- a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
- informal.a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
- spin a yarn informal.
- to tell such a story
- to make up or relate a series of excuses
verb
- intr to tell such a story or stories
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of yarn1
Idioms and Phrases
see spin a yarn .Example Sentences
They didn’t have the yarn at that point — we hadn’t budgeted for yarn, yet.
She creates a “sex timeline,” like a detective show murder board, with pictures and yarn and a list of her theories of the case, which include “the moon,” “Nathan Fielder” and “reverse Jane Wick.”
Her monthly $500 stipend helped stabilize her yarn store and improve her housing situation with her daughter.
Heimann avoided cardigans with fusty suede elbow patches or hefty yarn that can invoke infirm geriatrics.
Finding someone with a discouraging yarn tied to a poor adoption experience doesn't take much effort.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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