yarn

yarn  (yärn)

n.

1. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.

2. Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

intr.v. yarned, yarn·ing, yarns Informal

To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.

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[Middle English, from Old English gearn; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

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yarn

Noun

1. a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used for knitting or making cloth

2. Informal a long involved story

3. spin a yarn Informal to tell such a story [Old English gearn]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yarn - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" recital, narration body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" introduction - the first section of a communication close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
	2.	yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving thread cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" 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 Lastex - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads ligature - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallic - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal nap, pile - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" 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 weft, woof, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving worsted yarn, worsted - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Verb	1.	yarn - tell or spin a yarn                   recount, narrate, tell, recite - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

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yarn

noun 1. thread, fibre, cotton, wool

noun 2. (informal) story, tale, anecdote, account, narrative, fable, reminiscence, urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock-and-bull story (informal)

Translations

yarn [jɑːn] n → hilo (= tale); cuento (chino), historia

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yarn [jɑːn] n → fil m (= tale); longue histoire

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yarn [jɑːn] n (thread) → Garn nt;

(tale) → Geschichte f

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yarn [jɑːn] n → filato (= tale); lunga storia

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yarn¹

n yarn [jaːn]

wool, cotton etc spun into thread knitting-yarn; a length of yarn. draad, garing غَزْل، خَيْط مَغْزول прежда vlákno garn; -garn das Garn νήμα hilo lõng نخ lanka fil חוּט सूत, तागा pređa fonal benang spunnið garn filo 糸 (직물·편물용의) 실 verpalai dzija yan garen garn, tråd przędza, włókno fio fir пряжа vlákno preja pređa garn เส้นด้ายหนาที่ใช้สำหรับถัก iplik 紗線 пряжа; нитка بٹا ہوا دھاگا ، ستلی وغیرہ sợi 纱线