knitting
[ nit-ing ]
/ ˈnɪt ɪŋ /
noun
Idioms for knitting
- to mind one's own business: Don't worry about my work—just tend to your knitting.
- to devote oneself to one's assignments or responsibilities: Years of sticking to his knitting finally paid off.
stick/tend to one's knitting,
Words nearby knitting
knights, the,
kniphofia,
knish,
knit,
knitted,
knitting,
knitting needle,
knitwear,
knives,
knob,
knob latch
Definition for knitting (2 of 2)
knit
[ nit ]
/ nɪt /
verb (used with object), knit·ted or knit, knit·ting.
verb (used without object), knit·ted or knit, knit·ting.
noun
Origin of knit
before 1000; Middle English
knitte, Old English
cnyttan to tie; cognate with German
knütten; see
knot1
OTHER WORDS FROM knit
knit·ta·ble, adjective knit·ter, noun pre·knit, verb (used with object), pre·knit·ted or pre·knit, pre·knit·ting. re·knit, verb, re·knit·ted or re·knit, re·knit·ting.Example sentences from the Web for knitting
British Dictionary definitions for knitting (1 of 2)
knitting
/ (ˈnɪtɪŋ) /
noun
- knitted work or the process of producing it
- (as modifier)a knitting machine
British Dictionary definitions for knitting (2 of 2)
knit
/ (nɪt) /
verb knits, knitting, knitted or knit
to make (a garment, etc) by looping and entwining (yarn, esp wool) by hand by means of long eyeless needles (knitting needles) or by machine (knitting machine)
to join or be joined together closely
to draw (the brows) together or (of the brows) to come together, as in frowning or concentrating
(of a broken bone) to join together; heal
noun
- a fabric or garment made by knitting
- (in combination)a heavy knit
Derived forms of knit
knittable, adjective knitter, nounWord Origin for knit
Old English
cnyttan to tie in; related to Middle Low German
knütten to knot together; see
knot
1
Medical definitions for knitting
knitting
[ nĭt′ĭng ]
n.
The physiological process by which the fragments of a broken bone are united or the edges of a wound are closed.