threadfish
thread-fish
Alectis ciliaris | fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins |
| bath linen | linens for use in the bathroom |
| bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) |
| linen | white goods or clothing made with linen cloth |
| linen | a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant |
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 |
table linen
napery | linens for the dining table |
thread
yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
togs
threads
duds | informal terms for clothing |
white goods
household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
dirty linen
dirty laundry | personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public |
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) |
linen
linen paper | a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish |
| 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 |