Stitch

//stɪt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "stitch" (172 found)

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Closest matches (35)

sew access ache acute pain ankle articulate articulation batten batten down bit bite bolt boring pain boundary buckle butt button cervix chain stitch charley horse

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chip chunk clasp cleat clinch clip clipping closure collop connect connecting link connecting rod connection coupling

Verb(1 words)

sew

Strong matches (51)

Related words (86)

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

7 entries

fasten fix hurting pain secure sewing stitchery

Antonyms

4 entries

cut ravel rip unravel

Synonyms

2 entries

plough sew

derived

101 entries

Comanche stitch Flemish stitch Holbein stitch Kitchener stitch Russian stitch a stitch in time saves nine backstitch bean stitch blanket stitch blanket-stitch blind stitch box stitch bread-stitch brede-stitch brick stitch butterfly stitch

Showing 16 of 101 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

stick

has context

4 entries

agriculture computing graphics more generally

is a

6 entries

connector fictional character loop of thread pain sewing thread

related to

360 entries

action alien artifact bandage baseball baseball red baseball seams baseball threading baseball weave begins begins st big big cuts bind binding bleeding

Showing 16 of 360 words.

used for

1 entries

make quilt

Translations

137 translations across 46 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

غرْزة noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
غَرَزَة noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Armenian

2 entries

հատ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
օղակ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

tikiş noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
tikiş noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бод noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
бримка noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
плетка noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)
пробождане noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

Catalan

1 entries

punt noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

تەقەڵ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

岔氣 /岔气 noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
缝针 noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Czech

2 entries

steh noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
steh noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)

Danish

4 entries

maske noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
sidestik noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
sidesting noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
stik noun (local sharp pain)

Dutch

2 entries

steek noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
zijsteek noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

Finnish

4 entries

kudos noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)
ommel noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)
pisto noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
pistos noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

French

4 entries

crampe noun (local sharp pain)
fringue noun (colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress)
maille noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
point noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Galician

4 entries

costura noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)
puntada noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
punto noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)
punto noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

German

4 entries

Masche noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
Seitenstechen noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
Stechen noun (local sharp pain)
Stich noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Greek

4 entries

βελονιά noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
πλέξη noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)
πόντος noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
ραφή noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)

Hindi

1 entries

सिलाई noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Hungarian

2 entries

szem noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
öltés noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Ido

1 entries

sutuno noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Irish

4 entries

arraing noun (local sharp pain)
greim noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
luid noun (colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress)
tointe noun (colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress)

Italian

4 entries

fitta noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
maglia noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
punto noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
punto noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)

Latin

1 entries

sūtūra noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)

Macedonian

4 entries

бо́дење noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
бод noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
пе́телка noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
пле́тка noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)

Manx

4 entries

lhoob noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
lhoob noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)
lhoob noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
lhoob noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)

Middle English

2 entries

stiche noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
stiche noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

Māori

2 entries

pākini noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
tuinga noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Norman

2 entries

ahan dans l'côté noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
stichi verb (To practice stitching)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

dirwar noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
kêl noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

دیكیش noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Persian

1 entries

کوک noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Stäakj noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)

Polish

4 entries

kolka noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
oczko noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
splot noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)
ścieg noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Portuguese

4 entries

pontada noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
pontada noun (local sharp pain)
ponto noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
ponto noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)

Russian

4 entries

пе́тля noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
петля noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
петля́ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
резь noun (local sharp pain)

Sanskrit

1 entries

सीव्यति verb (To practice stitching)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

lùb noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)

Southern Kurdish

1 entries

تەقەڵ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Spanish

4 entries

dolor en el costado noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
puntada noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
punto noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
punto noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)

Swedish

4 entries

håll noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
maska noun (single turn of the thread in knitting)
mjälthugg noun (an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage)
stickning noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting)

Tamil

2 entries

தையல் noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
தையல் பழகு verb (To practice stitching)

Telugu

1 entries

కుట్టు noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Tibetan

1 entries

ཚེམ་བུ noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Turkish

2 entries

dikiş noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)
dikiş noun (arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing)

Ukrainian

1 entries

стібо́к noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Vietnamese

1 entries

mũi khâu noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Volapük

1 entries

näg noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Walloon

1 entries

pont noun (single pass of the needle in sewing)

Sample sentences

46 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"A stitch in time saves nine" is a proverb.

Source: tatoeba (73599)

You'll learn in time that a stitch in time saves nine.

Source: tatoeba (255020)

He didn't do a stitch of work.

Source: tatoeba (299588)

A stitch in time saves nine.

Source: tatoeba (406986)

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