a unit of length of thread or yarn

a unit of length of thread or yarn

several beads threaded together on a string

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning

A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting, Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale, Yarn made from Imperfectly carded stock, verb_ To tell a story, tell or spin a yarn, intransitive verb_ To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales

Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages, Something, such as the thread of a screw or the spiral condenser in a still, that resembles a worm in form or appearance, Computers A malicious program that replicates itself until it fills all of the storage space on a drive or network, intransitive verb_ To make (one's way) with the sinuous crawling motion of a worm, To cure of intestinal worms, To make one's way by artful or devious means.

A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larva, A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals, A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element

A fit of anger, Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar, A preparation containing wax used for polishing floors and other surfaces, adjective_ Made of wax, intransitive verb_ To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane, To speak or write as specified, To show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full, transitive verb_ To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end

To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand, To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner, To alter the normal aspect of; contort, noun_ A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together, A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics, The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain