purl

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. gold or silver wire thread
• Hypernyms:
thread, yarn
2. a basic knitting stitch
• Syn:
purl stitch
• Derivationally related forms:
purl stitch (for: purl stitch)
• Hypernyms:
knitting stitch

II - verb

1. flow in a circular current, of liquids (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
eddy, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
• Derivationally related forms:
whirl (for: whirl), swirl (for: swirl), whirlpool (for: whirlpool), eddy (for: eddy)
• Hypernyms:
run, flow, feed, course
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. make a murmuring sound (Freq. 2)
- the water was purling
• Syn:
sough
• Hypernyms:
make noise, resound, noise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. knit with a purl stitch (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
handicraft
• Hypernyms:
knit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- They purl the cape
4. edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
• Hypernyms:
embroider, broider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. embroider with gold or silver thread
• Hypernyms:
embroider, broider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  purl stitch, sough, eddy, whirlpool, swirl, whirl