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Meanings of yarn in English
A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
Synonyms
Examples for "tall story"
Examples for "tall story"
1
Roisin was at pains to point out that Miriam was not telling a tall story.
2
But yesterday Court 14 saw Wimbledon's tall story get even taller as Ivo Karlovic continued swashbuckling.
3
That's a pretty tall story, I think, Garwood.
4
Between the wolf in the tall grass and the wolf in the tall story, there is a shimmering go-between.
5
This may seem like a tall story, but there was once a teenage girl who didn't get along with her parents.
1
So why do we need to embellish, to build a tall tale?
2
Given the tensions of the times, this tall tale was, on occasion, believed.
3
Many say it's a harmless and fun tall tale worth celebrating.
4
The mischievous Michael Gambon has been known to spin the odd tall tale.
5
The tardy must make do with a substitute and invent another tall tale.
Usage of yarn in English
1
Dry the pieces in the drum, and the yarn in the stove.
2
Their yarn has become a hot item in recent years, she said.
3
Xinjiang cotton and yarn are also used in textiles and home furnishings.
4
The company has supplied carbon yarn for Ferrari's sports cars, Yamagata said.
5
Of course, this makes for a very tangled yarn, but that's fine.
6
There's a yarn goin' around about an attack on some local merchantmen.
7
The Swede's needles stopped flashing in and out of the gray yarn.
8
Then at the front end of the yarn I saw a bird.
9
She carded the wool and spun yarn on the old spinning wheel.
10
As it revolves she holds the yarn out so that it twists.
11
I am sorry to have to lie so outrageously in this yarn.
12
The lady in the middle held an enormous basket of electric-blue yarn.
13
Swan caught the yarn and threw it away with an impatient jerk.
14
All the same, Max did not give the yarn the least credence.
15
Nissen is out to accomplish more than just telling a good yarn.
16
Notice whether the yarn becomes stronger or weaker as it is untwisted.
About this term
Frequent collocations
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Yarn through the time
Yarn across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common