What is another word for stitches?

Pronunciation: [stˈɪt͡ʃɪz] (IPA)

Stitches are loops or knots created by thread to hold together a tear or a wound. The term 'sew' is a synonym for stitches. 'Suture' is another synonym for stitches and is often used in medical contexts. Sutures are thinner and more delicate than normal stitches used in non-medical contexts. 'Seam' is another synonym that refers to a line of stitches used in sewing clothing. 'Tacking' and 'basting' are other synonyms for temporary stitches used to hold fabric in place until final stitching. On the other hand, 'zap' is a more informal synonym for stitches that refers to a quick and efficient repair of something.

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Usage examples for Stitches

Mother had done some of the hardest of the sewing, but for the most part the stitches had been painstakingly put in by the children's own fingers.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Miss Jane applied herself to knitting again, though she missed a great many stitches because of her excitement.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
With her work in her hand-making laborious stitches by a drawn thread-she sat listening with all her being.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr

Famous quotes with Stitches

  • If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you.
    Wanda Sykes
  • I took her from rags right through to stitches, Oh baby, tonight we sleep in separate ditches.
    Nick Cave
  • It would be as wise to set up an accomplished lawyer to saw wood as a business as to condemn an educated and sensible woman to spend all her time boiling potatoes and patching old garments. Yet this is the lot of many a one who incessantly stitches and boils and bakes, compelled to thrust back out of sight the aspirations which fill her soul.
    Sarah Grimké
  • Boot-faced cats aren't born but made, often because they've tried to outstare or occasionally rape a speeding car and have been repaired by a vet who just pulled all the bits together and stuck the stitches in where there was room.
    Terry Pratchett

Related words: sewing stitches, sewing thread, sewing needles, sewing pins, sewing supplies, sewing machine stitches, how to thread a sewing machine, how to sew a stitch

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