BROIDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Decorate with needlework

Synonyms:

broider; embroider

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

"Broider" entails doing...:

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

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "broider"):

faggot; fagot (ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch)

purl (embroider with gold or silver thread)

purl (edge or border with gold or silver embroidery)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They broider the cape