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purl

/ purl /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a basic knitting stitch
Type of:
knitting stitch
Derived:
purl stitch
noun Sense 2
gold or silver wire thread
Type of:
thread yarn
verb Sense 3
make a murmuring sound
"the water was purling"
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
embroider with gold or silver thread
Type of:
embroider broider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
Type of:
embroider broider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
knit with a purl stitch
Type of:
knit
Derived:
purl stitch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
handicraft
verb Sense 7
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Type of:
run flow feed
Derived:
whirl commotion swirl vortex convolution
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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knitting stitch thread yarn make noise resound noise embroider broider knit run flow feed