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yarn

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The meaning (definition) of the word yarn

thick fuzzy thread used to knit warm clothes.

The word yarn used in a sentence

Grandma uses soft yarn to knit me a warm sweater.

Words that mean the same as yarn (synonyms)

threadstring

The plural of the word yarn

yarns

How the word yarn is said around the world

Frenchfil (feel)
Spanishhilo (eeloh)
Mandarin (shā)
Hindiधागा (dahgah)
Arabicغزل (ghahzahl)
Russianпряжа (priazha)
Portuguese (EU)fio (feeuu)
Portuguese (BR)fio (feeuu)
Japanese (ito)
GermanGarn (gahrn)
Urduسوت (soht)
Punjabiਧਾਗਾ (tahgah)
Korean털실 (teolsil)
Hebrewחוּט (khoot)
Greekνήμα (nema)
Dutchgaren (ghahruhn)
Tagalogsinulid (seenooleed)
Vietnamesesợi (sury)
Turkishiplik (iplik)
Persianنخ (nahkh)
Polishprzędza (pshenjah)
Ukrainianпряжа (pryazha)
Bengaliসুতা (shootah)
Swedishgarn (gahrn)
Italianfilato (feelahtoh)

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