yarn

Examples

• All

• The ball of yarn rolls out the door and Lucy chases after it.

  Fiction book (2001)

• His own eyes drift to a woman with yarn in her lap, knitting needles in her hands.

  Fiction book (1993)

• She, um-- she went to the yarn store.

  Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

• Did you lose your ball of yarn?

  Puss in Boots (2011)

• Grab me the red yarn out of my basket, will you, honey?

  Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

• But these only ever cut fabric or yarn or thread.

• The sweater was purple, embroidered with yarn flowers in orange and yellow.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I went to the fabric store, and I got some yarn and knitting needles.

  Miss Meadows (2014)

• After sorting her craft supplies, she realized she had more yarn than she could ever use.

• The shop offers various types of yarn, including wool, cotton, and acrylic.

Synonyms

S

skein

vsyarn

6 8.8

A long piece of yarn or thread you wind into a loose coil for knitting

is the basic continuous strand used across sewing, weaving, and knitting

B

ball of yarn

vsyarn

3 1.0

A round mass of yarn made for knitting or crocheting

is the continuous strand rather than a compact packaged form

S

skein of yarn

vsyarn

1 4.4

A long coil of yarn wound loosely for knitting or crocheting

is the general continuous strand used for sewing and knitting

W

worsted yarn

vsyarn

• Specialized

6.8

Smooth, strong thread made by tightly twisting long wool fibers for knitting and weaving

is the broader continuous strand not limited to this wool type

W

worsted

vsyarn

• Specialized

8.3

A tightly twisted wool yarn used for knitting and weaving

is the general continuous strand across materials and uses

C

crewel

vsyarn

• Specialized

9.1

A fine wool thread used for decorative embroidery

is the common continuous strand used for sewing, weaving, and knitting

S

spun silk

vsyarn

• Specialized

5.3

Yarn that comes from short silk fibers and waste from silk making

is the continuous strand description without specifying silk or fibre length

W

wool-dyed yarn

vsyarn

5.6

Thread made from wool that has been colored for knitting or weaving

is the continuous strand in general, not focusing on colour treatment

Idioms

S

to spin a yarn

• Informal

1 6.8

To tell a long made-up or exaggerated story

Compounds

B

ball of yarn

3 1.0

A round mass of yarn made for knitting or crocheting

S

skein of yarn

1 4.4

A long coil of yarn wound loosely for knitting or crocheting

C

carded yarn

• Specialized

7.2

A thread made from fibers that are brushed so they line up, making it soft but a bit rough

M

melange yarn

• Specialized

7.6

A yarn that combines at least two different fibers or colors

R

rope yarn

• Specialized

7.4

A bundle of strong threads twisted to make rope

S

spun yarn

• Specialized

7.7

A thin, light rope used on ships to tie or secure small things

W

wool-dyed yarn

5.6

Thread made from wool that has been colored for knitting or weaving

W

worsted yarn

• Specialized

6.8

Smooth, strong thread made by tightly twisting long wool fibers for knitting and weaving

Y

yarn-spinning

• Informal

7.7

Tends to tell long, exciting stories about unlikely events

How Thick

rope

614 1.0

twine

28 3.2

yarn

42 1.8

thread

80 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology