Thesaurus results for YARN

yarn

noun

ˈyärn

as in tale

a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young

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as in story

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters

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Recent Examples on the Web There are other factors to consider too, like a towel’s dimensions (bigger towels are easier to wrap around your body), color (white towels hold up better with age, Baker says), and weave (the tighter the twist of yarn, the scratchier the towel will be). —

Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024 Volunteers at 10 chapters nationwide transform yarn into character wigs for kids with cancer (or any child dealing with medical hair loss). —

David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2024 Fabrics used include pure Irish linen, cotton poplin, techno tulle and wadding, as well as natural yarn blends with modern technical finishes to achieve a lightweight and clean aesthetic. —

Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 The special pretreatment is applied in the first box of the dyeing machine which takes place on the dry denim yarn, Umberto De Vita, market segment director-denim, Archroma Textile Effects, told Rivet. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yarn

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