'YARN' definitions:
Definition of 'yarn'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Yarn'
From: GCIDE
- Yarn \Yarn\, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'yarn'
From: Easton
- Yarn Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;" but the Revised Version correctly renders: "And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price."
Synonyms of 'yarn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- anecdotage,
- anecdote,
- belly laugh,
- blague,
- blue story,
- braid,
- brail,
- cable,
- causerie,
- chat,
- chin,
- chronicle,
- cock-and-bull story,
- colloque,
- cord,
- dirty joke,
- dirty story,
- double entendre,
- epic,
- epos,
- ethnic joke,
- exaggeration,
- fable,
- fabrication,
- fairy tale,
- falsehood,
- falsity,
- farfetched story,
- farrago,
- fib,
- fiction,
- fish story,
- flam,
- flimflam,
- fun,
- funny story,
- gag,
- ghost story,
- good one,
- good story,
- half-truth,
- howler,
- jape,
- jest,
- jestbook,
- joke,
- laugh,
- legal fiction,
- lie,
- ligament,
- ligation,
- ligature,
- line,
- little white lie,
- mendacity,
- narration,
- narrative,
- panic,
- pious fiction,
- play,
- point,
- prevarication,
- prose,
- rap,
- rib tickler,
- riot,
- rope,
- saga,
- scream,
- sick joke,
- sidesplitter,
- sight gag,
- slight stretching,
- sport,
- spun yarn,
- story,
- strand,
- string,
- tale,
- talk,
- tall story,
- tall tale,
- taradiddle,
- tendon,
- thong,
- thread,
- trumped-up story,
- twine,
- twist,
- untruth,
- visit,
- visual joke,
- wheeze,
- white lie,
- whopper,
- wire,
- wow
Acronyms for 'yarn'
From: V.E.R.A.
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