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Yarn (Noun)

The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The old sailor spun a yarn about a giant squid that attacked his ship at sea.
The politician's opponents accused him of spinning a yarn about his opponent's personal life.
The kids gathered around their grandfather as he spun a yarn about his adventures in the war.
My grandmother can spin a yarn about anything, from the price of groceries to the weather outside.
He regaled his friends with a yarn about the time he met a famous actor at a coffee shop.

A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.