stitch

noun

• A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
• An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.

  "cross stitch"

• An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise.
• A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn

  "drop a stitch"

• An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
• A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
• A fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a book to connect the pages.
• (by extension) Any space passed over; distance.
• A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.

  "a stitch in the side"

• A contortion, or twist.
• Any least part of a fabric or dress.

  "She didn't have a stitch on."

• A furrow.
• The space between two double furrows.