skein

[US]/skeɪn/
[UK]/sken/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a tangled or confused mass, especially of yarn, thread, or flying birds such as geese

Phrases & Collocations

skein of yarn

skein of geese

untangle a skein

Example Sentences

a skein of lies.

This skein of wool won't disentangle.

the skeins of her long hair.

a twisted skein of lies.

Extensive base builds nation of benefit from benefit from, industry of skeining thread of our country prestressing force steel gets high speed develops, satisfied the need of bldg.

a skein of geese flying overhead

untangle a skein of yarn

a skein of hair tied in a bun

buy a skein of embroidery thread

a skein of fishing line tangled in seaweed

knitting a skein of wool into a scarf

a skein of clouds in the sky

a skein of thoughts running through her mind

a skein of lies spun by the politician

a skein of music notes on the page

Real-world Examples

It is a tangled skein, you understand.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

You know: skeins of geese against an evening sky.

Source: A handsome face.

If he could pass the examination, his father would give him a skein of gold wire as a prize.

Source: Pan Pan

" I know I have it somewhere, " said Fleecy Flock helplessly, jumbling up the skeins and bundles.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 2)

The approach of the elections was the thread that led him once more to the skein of subversion.

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude

On one side of her, three volumes of fiction lay kissing the mud; on the other numerous skeins of polychromatic wools lay absorbing it.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

We returned from our visit to The Haven with the hope that one free end of this tangled skein was already in our hands.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

History is a tangled skein that one may take up at any point, and break when one has unravelled enough; but complexity precedes evolution.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

And everything was ready to sew together in the morning, all measured and sufficient—except that there was wanting just one single skein of cherry-coloured twisted silk.

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 1)

When the tailor awoke in the morning, the first thing which he saw upon the patchwork quilt, was a skein of cherry-coloured twisted silk, and beside his bed stood the repentant Simpkin!

Source: Peter Rabbit and His Friends (Part 1)

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