en spin yarn

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, CC-CEDICT 2017-10, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • en far fetched ➜
  • en lengthy ➜
  • en story ➜
  • fr raconter des histoires ➜
  • fr raconter des salades ➜
  • en yarn (n) ➜
  • en yarnspinner (n) ➜
  • fr raconter des histoires (v) ➜
  • fr raconter des salades (v) ➜
  • hu mesél (v) ➜
  • ja 紡ぐ (v) ➜
  • ro broda (v) ➜
  • ro depăna (v) ➜
  • zh 擺龍門陣 (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • de seemannsgarn spinnen ➜
  • fr monter un bateau ➜
  • fr raconter des balivernes ➜
  • fr raconter des histoires ➜
  • fr raconter des salades ➜
  • ru рассусоливать ➜
  • fr raconter des salades (v) ➜
  • zh 摆龙门阵 ➜
  • zh 擺龍門陣 ➜

Things that require spin yarn

  • en knit ➜

Etymologically related

  • en yarnspinning ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org spin a yarn
  • fr.wiktionary.org spin a yarn
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