pitched battle | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
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 |
thread yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
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 |
coarse-haired coarse-furred | having coarse hair or fur |
high high-pitched | used of sounds and voices, high in pitch or frequency |
low low-pitched | used of sounds and voices, low in pitch or frequency |
high-pitched | set at a sharp or high angle or slant, a high-pitched roof |
low-pitched | set at a low angle or slant, a low-pitched roof |
pitched | set at a slant, a pitched rather than a flat roof |
coarse common rough-cut uncouth vulgar | lacking refinement or cultivation or taste, he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind, behavior that branded him as common, an untutored and uncouth human being, an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy, appealing to the vulgar taste for violence, the vulgar display of the newly rich |
coarse harsh | of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles, coarse meal, coarse sand, a coarse weave |
coarse-grained large-grained | not having a fine texture, coarse-grained wood, large-grained sand |
farinaceous coarse-grained grainy granular granulose gritty mealy | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency, granular sugar, the photographs were grainy and indistinct, it left a mealy residue |
textured rough-textured coarse-textured | having surface roughness, a textured wall of stucco, a rough-textured tweed |
coarse common | of low or inferior quality or value, of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare, produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population |
pitched | (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key, usually used as a combining form, high-pitched |