to spin sb a yarn
21spin a yarn — ► spin a yarn tell a far fetched story. Main Entry: ↑spin …
22yarn — [yärn] n. [ME < OE gearn, yarn, akin to Ger garn < IE base * g̑her , intestine > L haru spex, soothsayer, lit., intestine seer, Gr chordē] 1. any fiber, as wool, silk, flax, cotton, nylon, glass, etc., spun into strands for weaving,… …
23Yarn — Yarn, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Cord}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk;… …
24yarn — (n.) O.E. gearn spun fiber, from P.Gmc. *garnan (Cf. O.N., O.H.G., Ger. garn, M.Du. gaern, Du. garen yarn ), from PIE root *ghere intestine, gut, entrail (Cf. O.N. gorn gut, Skt. hira vein; entrails, L. hernia …
25spin — 1. The form for the regular past tense and past participle of the verb is spun: • The other man spun towards the sound, gun extended, ready to fire A. Lejeune, 1986 • I was spun round, and dragged back A. Billson, 1993. Before the 20c span was… …
26Spin — Spin, v. i. 1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness. [1913 Webster] They neither know to spin, nor care to …
27yarn — [ja:n US ja:rn] n [: Old English; Origin: gearn] 1.) [U] thick thread made of cotton or wool, which is used to ↑knit things 2.) informal a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never… …
28spin·ner — /ˈspınɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] 1 : someone or something that spins yarn or thread 2 : a small device that spins and that is used by fishermen to attract fish 3 cricket : a bowler who throws the ball so that it spins called also spin bowler 4 :… …
29spin|dle — «SPIHN duhl», noun, adjective, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a rod or pin used in spinning to twist, wind, and hold thread. In hand spinning, the spindle is a round, usually wooden rod, tapering toward each end, that revolves and twists into thread… …
30spin|dle|ful — «SPIHN duhl ful», noun, plural fuls. as much thread or yarn as a spindle can hold …
