Stitch vs. Suture
Stitchnoun
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
Stitchnoun
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
Stitchnoun
An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
Stitchnoun
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
Stitchnoun
An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
Stitchnoun
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
Stitchnoun
(by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
Stitchnoun
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
Stitchnoun
(obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
Stitchnoun
(colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
Stitchnoun
A furrow.
Stitchverb
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
Stitchverb
To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
Stitchverb
(intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
Stitchverb
(agriculture) To form land into ridges.
Stitchverb
To weld together through a series of connecting or overlapping spot welds.
Stitchverb
To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
Stitchverb
(more generally) To include, combine, or unite into a single whole.
Stitchnoun
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
Stitchnoun
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a stitch; to take up a stitch.
Stitchnoun
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
Stitchnoun
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle; as, a stitch in the side.
Stitchnoun
A contortion, or twist.
Stitchnoun
Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every stitch of clothes.
Stitchnoun
A furrow.
Stitchnoun
An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone stitch, etc.
Stitchverb
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt bosom.
Stitchverb
To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
Stitchverb
To form land into ridges.
Stitchverb
To practice stitching, or needlework.
Stitchnoun
sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric
Stitchnoun
a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
Stitchverb
fasten by sewing; do needlework
Suturenoun
A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
Suturenoun
Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
Suturenoun
(geology) An area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.
Suturenoun
(anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
Suturenoun
(anatomy) A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.
Suturenoun
(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.
Sutureverb
(transitive) To sew up or join by means of a suture.
Suturenoun
The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.
Suturenoun
The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.
Suturenoun
The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
Suturenoun
The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume.
Suturenoun
The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent.
Suturenoun
an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
Suturenoun
a seam used in surgery
Suturenoun
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
Sutureverb
join with a suture;
