The difference between Gaggle and Skein

When used as nouns, gaggle means a group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water, whereas skein means a quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. a skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

When used as verbs, gaggle means to make a noise like a goose, whereas skein means to wind or weave into a skein.


check bellow for the other definitions of Gaggle and Skein

  1. Gaggle as a noun (collective):

    A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.

  2. Gaggle as a noun:

    Any group or gathering of related things; bunch.

  1. Gaggle as a verb:

    To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.

    Examples:

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  1. Skein as a noun:

    A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.

  2. Skein as a noun (figuratively):

    A web, a weave, a tangle.

  3. Skein as a noun (zoology):

    The membrane of a fish ovary.

  4. Skein as a noun:

    A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

    Examples:

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  5. Skein as a noun (zoology, provincial England):

    A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

  6. Skein as a noun (sports):

    A winning streak.

  1. Skein as a verb:

    To wind or weave into a skein.

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