| Main Entry: | embroidery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fancy stitching |
Synonyms: |
adornment, appliqué, arabesque, bargello, brocade, crewel, crochet, cross-stitch, decoration, lace, lacery, needlepoint, needlework, quilting, sampler, tapestry, tatting, tracery |
| Main Entry: | freak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | irregularity, whim |
Synonyms: |
caprice, conceit, crochet, fad, fancy, folly, humor, megrim, quirk, turn, twist, vagary, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
commonality, ordinary, regularity |
| Main Entry: | knit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intertwine |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, affix, ally, bind, cable, connect, contract, crochet, fasten, heal, interlace, intermingle, join, link, loop, mend, net, purl, repair, secure, sew, spin, tie, unite, weave, web |
| Notes: | to knit means to make a fabric or garment by intertwining yarn or thread in a series of connected loops by using knitting needles or on a machine, while a nit is the egg or young of a parasitic insect |
Antonyms: |
unknit |
| Main Entry: | lace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | netted material |
Synonyms: |
appliqué, banding, border, crochet, edging, filigree, mesh, net, netting, openwork, ornament, tatting, threadwork, tissue, trim, trimming |
| Main Entry: | weave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, unite; contrive |
Synonyms: |
braid, build, careen, complect, complicate, compose, construct, create, criss-cross, crochet, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interfold, interlace, interlink, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit, knot, loop, lurch, make, make up, manufacture, mat, merge, mesh, move in and out, net, piece together, plait, ply, put together, reticulate, sew, snake, spin, splice, twine, twist, twist and turn, whip through, wind, wreathe, writhe, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |