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Definitions for Skein

[1] a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
[2] anything wound in or resembling such a coil: a skein of hair.
[3] something suggestive of the twistings of a skein: an incoherent skein of words.
[4] a flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight.
[5] a succession or series of similar or interrelated things: a skein of tennis victories.
[6] a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil
[7] something resembling this, such as a lock of hair
[8] a flock of geese flying Compare gaggle (def. 2)

Words related to Skein

knot, rummage, complication, thread, web, mess, muddle, mesh, snag, twist, labyrinth, snarl, mass, jungle, maze, entanglement, coil, mix-up, jam, strand

Words nearby Skein

skeevy, skeezy, skeg, skeif, skeigh, skein, skeletal, skeletal extension, skeletal muscle, skeletal system, skeletal traction

Origin of Skein

1400–50; late Middle English skeyne, skayne < Middle French escaigne < ?

Word origin for Skein

C15: from Old French escaigne, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Skein

knot, coil, complication, entanglement, jam, jungle, labyrinth, mass, mat, maze, mesh, mess, mix-up, morass, muddle, rummage, snag, snarl, strand, thread, twist, web, cat's cradle