skein

Speech parts

1. skein - Noun

2. skein - Verb

Meaning

A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot.

A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mass hank covey bobbin clew line strand plexus hasp ball flight string net web confusion
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Antonyms

solution resolution interpretation answer explanation clarification
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Hypernyms

hank

Anagrams

Ekins Kines Knies Neski Nikes Siken Sinke

Examples

Her ally is an English crime lord’s daughter named Roxy whose skein is warrior strong and whose violent family has global connections. Source: Internet

Graford came through with one point before a Nikki Goodman kill set the stage for a six-point skein from Jones to end the game. Source: Internet

At the time, Red Heart Yarn was $.88 per skein and flannel shirts were $2.99 each. Source: Internet

In the example of 3 skeins, you will work almost one third of the project in the first skein. Source: Internet

Place a 6-inch piece of floss under the center of a skein of embroidery floss. Source: Internet

The mystery deepens and only after a series of memorable thrills is the tangled skein unravelled." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Skegness Skehan skeiling skeine skeining skeinlike