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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. something of little value;
- Example: "his promise is not worth a damn"
- Example: "not worth one red cent"
- Example: "not worth shucks"
[syn: damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam]

2. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment);
- Example: "her stockings had several mends"
[syn: mend, patch, darn]


VERB (1)

1. repair by sewing;
- Example: "darn socks"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\, n. A place mended by darning. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\, v. t. A colloquial euphemism for Damn. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Darn \Darn\ (d[aum]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darned (d[aum]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Darning.] [OE. derne, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. & Arm. to E. tear. Cf. Tear, v. t.] To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. [1913 Webster] He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning his stockings. --Swift. [1913 Webster] Darning last. See under Last. Darning needle. (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents, especially in stockings. (b) (Zool.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long, cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are harmless and without stings. Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called also devil's darning-needle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

darn n 1: something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" [syn: damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam] 2: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: mend, patch, darn] v 1: repair by sewing; "darn socks"