spinning | creating thread |
web-spinning mite | a mite that spins a web |
threadfish thread-fish Alectis ciliaris | fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins |
lisle lisle thread | a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) |
screw thread thread | the raised helical rib going around a screw |
spinning frame | spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn |
spinning jenny | an early spinning machine with multiple spindles |
spinning machine | a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread |
spinning rod | a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure |
spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
thread yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
top whirligig teetotum spinning top | a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin, he got a bright red top and string for his birthday |
train of thought thread | the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together, I couldn't follow his train of thought, he lost the thread of his argument |
ribbon thread | any long object resembling a thin line, a mere ribbon of land, the lighted ribbon of traffic, from the air the road was a grey thread, a thread of smoke climbed upward |
spinner spinster thread maker | someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) |
goldthread golden thread Coptis groenlandica Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
Adam's needle Adam's needle-and-thread spoonleaf yucca needle palm Yucca filamentosa | yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages |
thread blight | a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus) |
string thread draw e | thread on or as if on a string, string pearls on a string, the child drew glass beads on a string, thread dried cranberries |
thread | pass through or into, thread tape, thread film |
thread | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string, She had her eyebrows threaded |
thread | pass a thread through, thread a needle |
weave wind thread meander wander | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course, the river winds through the hills, the path meanders through the vineyards, sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body |
hang by a thread hang by a hair | depend on a small thing or be at risk, His life now hangs by a thread |
yarn-spinning | inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings) |