Embroider

/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/

Synonyms for "embroider" (153 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Verb(6 words)

embellish aggrandise aggrandizeblow upbrocaded broider

adorn aggrandize amplify applique array baste beautify bedeck bedizen belie bind blazon blowbuild upbuttonhole camouflage color convolute crochet cross-stitch

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dandify deckdeck outdecorate

Noun(1 words)

brocading

Strong matches (46)

deodorize disguise distend distort dizendoll updramatize dressdress upelaborate embellish emblazon enhance enlargeenlarge uponenrich exaggerate expand falsify fell

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festoonfig outfix upflourish fudge furbish garble garnish gather gild glossgloss overgracegussy uphyperbolize involve knitload with ornament

Verb(6 words)

dramatise dramatize embroiders exaggerate hemstitched lard

Noun(2 words)

hemstitch hemstitching

Related words (76)

machine-stitch magnify mask miscite miscolor misquote misreport misrepresent misstate ornament overcast overcharge overdo overdraw overelaborate overemphasize overestimate overhand overlay overload

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overpaint overstate pad paint pervert prankprank uppreen prettify primpprimp upprinkprink uppurl quilt redecorate redo refurbish renter run saddle-stitch seamset offset outsewing single-stitch slant smartensmarten upspruce upstrain stretchstretch the truthsweeten tack tat titivatetrick outtrick uptrim twist understate varnish warp whip whipstitch whitewash

Noun(5 words)

monograms ornamenting smock smocking smocks

Verb(4 words)

pad sew stitch stitched

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More general

15 entries

adorn amplify beautify craft decorate embellish exaggerate grace hyperbolise hyperbolize magnify ornament overdraw overstate sew

More specific

7 entries

adornment appliquecounted thread workcrewel workcross stitchembellishmentsatin stitch

Collocations

6 entries

cross stitchembroidery flossembroidery threadhand embroiderymachine embroiderysatin stitch

Inflections

3 entries

embroidered embroidering embroiders

Derivations

2 entries

embroiderer embroidery

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I don't know how to sew or embroider.

Source: tatoeba (1471158)

I don't embroider their handkerchiefs.

Source: tatoeba (3641433)

I embroider cityscapes.

Source: tatoeba (8983382)

Before starting to embroider, I wind the thread onto cardboard bobbins to make it easier to access.

Source: tatoeba (10327030)

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