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spin
verb [I or T] (MAKE THREAD) /spɪn/ (present participle spinning, past tense spun, past participle UK also span)Definition
(Definition of spin verb (MAKE THREAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appliqué noun
- baste verb (SEW)
- bind verb
- bobbin noun
- bodkin noun
- cable stitch noun
- haberdashery noun (CLOTH)
- hem verb
- knit verb (MAKE CLOTHES)
- knitter noun
- knitting noun
- rib noun (PATTERN)
- seamstress noun
- sew sth up phrasal verb (REPAIR)
- sew verb
- sewing machine noun
- sewing noun
- shorten verb
- stitch noun (THREAD)
- stitch verb
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