embroider

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈbrɔɪdər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛmˈbrɔɪdɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(em broidər)


embroider
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Sense: To adorn with needlework
Synonyms:
stitch Collocations, knit Collocations, quilt Collocations, braid, weave Collocations, pattern Collocations, ornament, embellish, enrich Collocations, garnish Collocations, deck Collocations, bedeck, decorate, work Collocations, gild, adorn, cross-stitch
Sense: To exaggerate
Synonyms:
embellish, falsify, enlarge Collocations, exaggerate, tell tall tales (slang), dramatize, dramatise (UK), elaborate Collocations, build up, overdo, overstate, overdramatize, overdramatise (UK)


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