darn
Plural: darns
Noun
- something of little value
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- Damn.
- A place mended by darning.
Verb
Verb Forms: darned, darning, darns
- To mend a hole in fabric with interlacing stitches.
- repair by sewing
- "darn socks"
- Damn.
- To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
Adj
- Damn.
Adv
- Damned.
Intj
- Damn.
Examples
- He needed to DARN his strategy, as his current one had too many holes.
- His opinion isn't worth a darn.
- I need to darn these socks again.
Origin / Etymology
A minced oath of damn.
Synonyms
damn, hoot, mend, patch, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, dammit, damned, dang
Scrabble Score: 5
darn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddarn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
darn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary