noun:

• texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric

noun:

• gauze (fabric); gauze texture; gauze weave ➜ 絽

noun or verb acting prenominally / ~の noun:

• porous; open (weave)

noun:

• weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)

noun:

• figure; design
• twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes ［綾］
• style (of writing); figure (of speech)
• design; plot; plan
• minor market fluctuation; technical correction
• cat's cradle - abbreviation ➜ 綾取り【あやとり】
• lease rod (in a loom) - abbreviation ➜ 綾竹

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to sew; to stitch
• to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun:

• decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs
• twill weave; basket weave - abbreviation ➜ 魚子織り

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make good use of one's spare moments
• to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)