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Collocations for "yarn"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "yarn" in context.

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yarn

n

[yellow, red, blue] yarn
[silk, wool, cotton] yarn
spin [silk] into yarn
[fine, thick, woven, handspun] yarn
buy a skein of yarn
yarn for [knitting, weaving, sewing]
[cut, snipped] the yarn
the yarn was unraveling
[thread, pass] the yarn through the loom
informal: [writes, produces, directs] detective yarns
informal: a [great, gripping, good, boring] yarn (about)
informal: a (ripping) yarn of [love, hate, revenge, romance]
informal: is always spinning yarns (about)

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'yarn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ball - bulky - knitting - lofty - sock - spin - spool - unwind - wool

Forum discussions with the word(s) "yarn" in the title:

and go to groping over the deck after bits of rope-yarn, - English Only forum
Dentists have stopped being strung along by the great flossing yarn - English Only forum
it left the way open for him to give her any yarn he wanted to try and ingratiate himself with her - English Only forum
no map with yarn - English Only forum
playing <with the yarn as a ball> <at ball with the yarn> - English Only forum
return to spinning their own yarn - English Only forum
slip the yarn-rope over her head - English Only forum
They had to disentangle the kitten from the yarn. - English Only forum
What "Yarn related questions" phrase means? - English Only forum
which yarn to tug at - English Only forum
Who can give him (a) yarn? - English Only forum
yarn (story) - English Only forum
yarn / wool - English Only forum
"yarn truck" - English Only forum
yarn/thread - English Only forum

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