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herringbone
     1. n. A bone of a herring
     2. n. A zigzag pattern, especially made by bricks, on a cloth, or by stitches in sewing
     3. n. (skiing) A method of climbing a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
     4. n. Twilled fabric woven in rows of parallel sloping lines
     5. v. To stitch in a herringbone pattern.
     6. v. (skiing) To climb a hill by pointing the skis outward in a V-shape to keep from sliding backwards.
stitch
     1. n. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
     2. n. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
           cross stitch
           herringbone stitch
     3. n. An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
     4. n. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
           drop a stitch
           take up a stitch
     5. n. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
     6. n. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
     7. n. (by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
     8. n. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
           a stitch in the side
     9. n. (obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
     10. n. (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
           to wet every stitch of clothes
           She didn't have a stitch on.
     11. n. A furrow.
     12. v. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
           to stitch a shirt bosom.
     13. v. To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
           to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
     14. v. (intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
     15. v. (agriculture) To form land into ridges.
     16. v. To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
     17. v. (computing, graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
           I can use this software to stitch together a panorama.
     18. v. (more generally) To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
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