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- pronunciation:
- yarn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Yarn is something like a very soft, thick string. It is made of many fibers, or strings made of fibers, twisted together. The fibers are of wool, cotton, or other material. Yarn is often used to make things like sweaters and winter hats. When people knit, they use yarn.
Tina's mom bought some yarn to make a sweater for their neighbor's new baby.
- similar words:
- fiber, strand, thread
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| definition 2: |
(informal) A yarn is a long tale that may not be completely true or is hard to believe.
The old men sat by the fire and told yarns about the times of their youth.- similar words:
- account, fiction, invention, story, tale
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| related words: |
twist |
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