darning

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present participle of darn
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
{i} articles that have been darned or need to be darned; act of mending with crisscrossing stitches
darning egg
An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs
darning eggs
plural form of darning egg
darning mushroom
In the days of darning, particularly socks, a mushroom-shaped device to darn a sock on. The sock can be stretched over the top of the (curved) mushroom, and gathered-tightly-around the stalk
darning mushrooms
plural form of darning mushroom
darning needle
A large needle used for darning
darning needle
A damselfly
darning needle
a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
darning needle
{i} small knitting needle
darn
Euphemism of damn
darn
To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric

I need to darn these socks again.

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Damned
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Damn
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{v} to mend holes or rents
darn
A place mended by darning
darn
extremely, very, highly
darn
To repair by stitching with thread or yarn
darn
To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread
darn
repair by sewing; "darn socks"
darn
A colloquial euphemism for Damn
darn
{s} damn, cursed
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{f} mend, stitch up torn or worn clothing; curse, damn
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sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
darn
a euphemism for `damn' repair by sewing; "darn socks
darn
a euphemism for `damn'
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{i} spot which has been darned, patch
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emphasis People sometimes use darn or darned to emphasize what they are saying, often when they are annoyed. There's not a darn thing he can do about it = damn, damned Darn is also an adverb. the desire to be free to do just as we darn well please
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something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
darn
If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. Aunt Emilie darned old socks + darning darn·ing chores such as sewing and darning
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feelings You can say I'll be darned to show that you are very surprised about something. `A talking pig!' he exclaimed. `Well, I'll be darned.'. A hole repaired by weaving thread or yarn across it: a sock full of darns. To damn
devil's darning needle
{i} dragonfly
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