yarn vs ligature

ligature vs yarn

yarn and ligature both are nouns.

yarn is a verb but ligature is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yarn	Yes	No	Yes	No
ligature	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ligature is a hyponym of yarn; that is, ligature is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yarn:

yarn: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
ligature: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)

Other hyponyms of yarn include cotton, dental floss, floss, floss, Lastex, metallic, nap, pile, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, filling, pick, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn, melange yarn, spun silk, carded yarn.

yarn (noun)	ligature (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	the act of tying or binding things together
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events	something used to tie or bind
	thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
	a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
	(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
	character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

yarn (verb)	ligature (verb)
tell or spin a yarn

Difference between yarn and ligature

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