knits

A knitted garment.

A session of knitting.

To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

“The first generation knitted to order; the second still knits for its own use; the next leaves knitting to industrial manufacturers.”

To join closely and firmly together.

“The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.”

To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

To grow together.

“All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.”

To combine from various elements.

“The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.”

Of bones: to heal following a fracture.

“I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.”

To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

Small particles of ore.