nystan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
- clew noun In sailing, the lower corner of a sail, or the metal loop fitted there, to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail.
- skein noun A loosely wound coil of thread or yarn, gathered together after being taken off a reel.
Senses
nystan is used for these senses in English:
- ball A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
- clew (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.
- skein A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
ball — full definition
- noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
- noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
- verb To form or roll something into a round shape.
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