stitches
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Definitions ofstitches
- A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
- An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
Example: "cross stitch"
- An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
- A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
Example: "drop a stitch"
- An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
- A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
- A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
- (by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
- A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
Example: "a stitch in the side"
- A contortion, or twist.
- Any least part of a fabric or dress.
Example: "She didn't have a stitch on."
- A furrow.
- The space between two double furrows.
- To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
Example: "to stitch a shirt bosom."
- To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
Example: "to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet."
- To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
- To form land into ridges.
- To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
- (graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
Example: "I can use this software to stitch together a panorama."
- (more generally) To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
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