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noun thread ADJ. fine, thick QUANT. length, piece VERB + YARN knit, spin, weave The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric. | thread The yarn has to be threaded through the needle. | dye | use PREP. in a/the ~ There's a knot in the yarn. story ADJ. amusing, good | adventure VERB + YARN spin (sb), tell (sb) He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies. PREP. ~ about
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