stitch

Meanings

Plural: stitches

Noun

a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
Any space passed over; distance.
A contortion, or twist.
Any least part of a fabric or clothing.
A furrow.
The space between two double furrows.

Verb

fasten by sewing; do needlework
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
To form land into ridges.
To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
To incorporate (an existing video) into a new one, resulting in a collaborative clip that shows the two videos in a sequence.
To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”).
Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick.

Synonyms

plough, plow, run up, sew, sew together, stitch together

Scrabble Score: 11

stitch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stitch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stitch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

stitch is a valid Words With Friends word