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Noun (2 meanings)

1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.

narration, recital, yarn

Example:

“his narration was hesitant”

yarn is a type of:

report, account (noun) - the act of informing by verbal report

types of yarn:

relation, telling, recounting (noun) - an act of narration

parts of yarn:

body (noun) - the central message of a communication
conclusion, end, close, closing, ending (noun) - the last section of a communication
introduction (noun) - the first section of a communication

yarn is derivationally related to:

to narrate (verb) - provide commentary for a film, for example
to tell, narrate, recount, recite (verb) - narrate or give a detailed account of
to yarn (verb) - tell or spin a yarn

2. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.

yarn is a type of:

cord (noun) - a line made of twisted fibers or threads

types of yarn:

Lastex (noun) - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
cotton (noun) - thread made of cotton fibers
dental floss, floss (noun) - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
floss (noun) - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
ligature (noun) - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)

metallic (noun) - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
pile, nap (noun) - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
purl (noun) - gold or silver wire thread
suture (noun) - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
tinsel (noun) - a thread with glittering metal foil attached
warp (noun) - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
woof, weft, filling, pick (noun) - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
worsted, worsted yarn (noun) - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool

yarn is derivationally related to:

to string, thread, draw (verb) - thread on or as if on a string
to thread (verb) - pass a thread through

Verb (1 meaning)

1. tell or spin a yarn.

to yarn is a way to:

to tell, narrate, recount, recite (verb) - narrate or give a detailed account of

to yarn is derivationally related to:

narration, recital, yarn (noun) - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events