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Threadlike

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Adjective

1. filamentlike, filamentous, filiform, threadlike, thready

thin in diameter; resembling a thread

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Threadlike

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noun
1. 
a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material
2. 
a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc
3. 
any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made
4. 
any fine line, stream, mark, or piece
from the air, the path was a thread of white
5. 
a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool
6. 
a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore
7. 
a sequence of messages posted on the internet about a particular topic
8. 
something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole
the thread of the story
9. 
the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates
verb
10. (transitive)
to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something)
to thread a needle
to thread cotton through a needle
11. (transitive)
to string on a thread
she threaded the beads
12. 
to make (one's way) through or over (something)
13. (transitive)
to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding
14. (transitive)
to pervade
hysteria threaded his account
15. (intransitive)
(of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon

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Threadlike

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noun
1. 
a. 
a light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and used in sewing
b. 
a similar fine length of synthetic material, as nylon or plastic, or of glass or metal
c. 
the fine, stringy filament extruded by a spider, silkworm, etc.
d. 
any of the yarns of which a fabric is woven
e. 
a fine, stringy length of syrup or other viscous material
2. 
any thin line, stratum, vein, stream, ray, etc.
3. 
an element suggestive of a thread in being continuous or sequential
the thread of a story
4. 
the helical ridge of a screw, bolt, nut, etc.
5.  US; [pl.]; Slang
a suit, or clothes generally
verb transitive
6. 
a. 
to put a thread through the eye of (a needle, etc.)
b. 
to arrange thread for use on (a sewing machine)
7. 
to string (beads, etc.) on or as if on a thread
8. 
to fashion a thread (sense 4) on or in (a screw, pipe, etc.)
9. 
to interweave with or as if with threads
a red tapestry threaded with gold
10. 
a. 
to pass through by twisting, turning, or weaving in and out
to thread the streets
b. 
to make (one's way) in this fashion
11. 
to pass or feed (tape, film, etc.) into or through (a recorder, projector, etc.)
verb intransitive
12. 
to go along or proceed in a winding way
13.  US
to form a thread when dropped from a spoon
said of boiling syrup that has reached a certain consistency

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