skeinnoun [ C ]
uk/skeɪn/us/skeɪn/skein noun [ C ] (THREAD)
a length of wool or thread collected together into the shape of a loose ring
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- spinner
- tack
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skein noun [ C ] (BIRDS)
a large group of wild birds such as geese or ducks in flight
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- drove
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pod
- pride
- shoal
- stud
- team
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