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Purl

🔄 Synonyms of "Purl"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
swirlnoun	(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
gurgenoun	(obsolete) To swallow up.
whirlpoolnoun	A swirling body of water.
eddynoun	A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
purl stitchnoun	a basic knitting stitch

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Purl"

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Word	Definition
whirlpoolnoun	A swirling body of water.
swirlnoun	(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
gurgenoun	(obsolete) To swallow up.
eddynoun	A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
purl stitchnoun	a basic knitting stitch
purrellnoun	Alternative form of purrel. [A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening]
pirlnoun	A ripple; a twist or curl.
purrelnoun	A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening
cablenoun	(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
seed stitchnoun	(knitting) A basic basketweave in which knit and purl stitches alternate in every column ("wale") and every row ("course"), i.e. every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides by purl stitches, and vice versa.
cable stitchnoun	A fancy type of knitting stitch that creates the effect of a braided or twisted rope.
postnoun	A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
plissenoun	A fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
cable knittingnoun	A style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches.
pointellenoun	A type of knit fabric that contains a pattern of open spaces.
stitchnoun	A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
walenoun	A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
burellenoun	Alternative form of purrel. [A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening]
bobblenoun	A wobbling motion.