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Knitting

verb
/ˈnɪtɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.verbTo turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
"The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers."
2.verbTo join closely and firmly together.
"The fight for survival knitted the men closely together."
3.verbTo become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.
4.verbTo grow together.
"All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border."
5.verbTo combine from various elements.
"The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay."
6.verbOf bones: to heal following a fracture.
"I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit."
7.verbTo form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.
8.verbTo draw together; to contract into wrinkles.
9.nounThe action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
"I find knitting very relaxing."
10.nounMaterial that has been, or is being knitted.
"She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone."
11.nounOverhead electrification wires, OHLE

Synonyms

knitworkknitwearweavingwebbingknittersstitcherystitchingsewingcrochetingneedleworkneedlecraftlacework

Rhymes With

unwittingunremittingflittingbefittingsplittingemittingquittinggetting
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