BACKSTITCH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("backstitch" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)

Derivation:

backstitch (do backstitches)

Meaning:

Do backstitches

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "backstitch" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

backstitch (an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one)