Wondering how to use Skein in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as hank.
Skein meaning
- A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter.
- A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1 sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc.
- The membrane of a fish ovary.
Synonyms of Skein
Using Skein
- The main meaning on this page is: A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter. | A thing resembling a skein (noun etymology 1 sense 1) of thread, yarn, etc. | The membrane of a fish ovary.
- Useful related words include: hank.
- In the example corpus, skein often appears in combinations such as: skein of.
Context around Skein
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skein
- In this selection, "skein" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single, bottom and parkes stand out and add context to how "skein" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single skein of yarn and as a skein of yarn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skein" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skein
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bottom skein is sock weight, specifically for knitting socks. (10 words)
Sometimes emotional repair can be found in something as simple as a skein of yarn. (15 words)
She never bought a single skein of yarn for these sweaters – it was all donated to her by family and friends. (21 words)
In recent years, however, there's been a slow-growing demand for wool yarn that's completely produced in the United States, from sheep to skein, Parkes said. (28 words)
If immigrants are telling us that they run this basic calculus through skein when deciding to stay or go, so too should American leaders. (24 words)
When I was young and had little kids, every single day seemed endless, a slowly drawn-out skein of chores and duties and responsibilities. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
If immigrants are telling us that they run this basic calculus through skein when deciding to stay or go, so too should American leaders.
Sometimes emotional repair can be found in something as simple as a skein of yarn.
When I was young and had little kids, every single day seemed endless, a slowly drawn-out skein of chores and duties and responsibilities.
In recent years, however, there's been a slow-growing demand for wool yarn that's completely produced in the United States, from sheep to skein, Parkes said.
She never bought a single skein of yarn for these sweaters – it was all donated to her by family and friends.
The bottom skein is sock weight, specifically for knitting socks.
Common combinations with skein
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- skein of 3×