1. loops of thread or yarn used to join fabric pieces together or to decorate cloth
2. medical sutures used to close wounds or surgical incisions
Usage: medical
3. a sharp pain in the side of the body, typically from exercise
Usage: informal

Examples

• She carefully counted the stitches in her knitting pattern.
• The doctor removed the stitches from his arm after two weeks.
• Her embroidery had tiny, perfect stitches along the border.
• He needed twelve stitches after cutting his hand.
• I got a stitch in my side while running up the hill.
• The comedian’s jokes had the audience in stitches.
• The seamstress used small, even stitches to hem the dress.