crochet

1. 1.

   needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

   Synonymscrocheting

   Broaderneedlework

Other forms of crochet

plural

crochets·

past tense

crochetted·

present participle

crochetting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about crochet

What does crochet mean?

crochet means "create by looping or crocheting". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in crochet?

crochet has 2 syllables: cro-chet. The stress falls on "chet". In IPA it is /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/.

What is another word for crochet?

Close synonyms include hook, crocheting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crochet a common word?

crochet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with crochet?

6 words rhyme with crochet. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.