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.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.