Associations to the word «Skein»
Noun
- Yarn
- Thread
- Silk
- Wool
- Knitting
- Hash
- Tangle
- Reel
- Pollock
- Embroidery
- Polynomial
- Spinner
- Knot
- Hank
- Needle
- Pollen
- Cipher
- Woven
- Dye
- Purse
- Weave
- Cotton
- Gypsy
- Bead
- Twist
- Bundle
- Drone
- Conway
- Tapestry
- Strand
- Smoke
- Shade
- Goose
- Grid
- Fabric
- Cord
- Ribbon
- Polly
- Lever
- Dart
- Basket
- Mist
- Module
- Cone
- Paint
- Ha
- Fiber
- Implementation
- Spin
- Sunlight
- Wire
- Hair
- Diagram
- Coloured
- Powder
- Tension
- Herb
- Relation
- Ball
- Colour
- Fate
- Material
- Wind
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SKEIN, noun. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
SKEIN, noun. (figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
SKEIN, noun. (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
SKEIN, noun. (zoology) (provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
SKEIN, noun. (sports) A winning streak.
SKEIN, verb. To wind or weave into a skein
Dictionary definition
SKEIN, noun. Coils of worsted yarn.
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