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misknits

misknits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misknit.

Meaning of misknit

Verb

misknit (third-person singular simple present misknits, present participle misknitting, simple past and past participle misknit or misknitted)

  1. To knit incorrectly; to make an error in one's knitting.
    • There are a great many people who seem to think that religion means not doing wrong. As if a knitting machine would be considered good that never knit any stockings, because it never misknit!1898, Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Pulpit: Sermons Preached in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, page 20

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Questions about misknits

What is misknits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misknits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misknit.

Words near misknits in the dictionary

  1. Miskine
  2. Miskito
  3. Miskitos
  4. misknew
  5. misknit
  6. misknits
  7. misknitted
  8. misknitting
  9. misknot
  10. misknots
  11. misknotted

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