| Main Entry: | tendril |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curl of hair or plant |
Synonyms: |
cirrus, clasp, coil, curl, ringlet |
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thread that curls |
Synonyms: |
bight, braid, circle, convolution, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind |
| Main Entry: | fiber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material |
Synonyms: |
cilia, cord, fibril, filament, footlet, grain, grit, hair, shred, staple, string, strip, tendril, thread, tissue, tooth, vein, warp, web, woof |
| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vine |
Synonyms: |
branch, offshoot, tendril |
| Main Entry: | filament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thin strand |
Synonyms: |
fiber, hair, stalk, strand, tendril, thread, wire |
| Main Entry: | sprig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shoot |
Synonyms: |
branch, offshoot, runner, sprout, tendril, twig, vine |
| Main Entry: | fiber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
capilliform, cilicious, fibrillous, fibrous, filaceous, filamentous, filar, filiform, fimbricate, flagelliform, funicular, magged, ropy, scopate, stringy, sutile, threadlike, towy, wire, xilinous
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| Concept: | Filament. |
| Category: | 2. LINEAR DIMENSIONS |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle, vein; hair, capillament, cilium, tendril, gossamer; hair stroke; veinlet, venula, venule., wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute., strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving., beard (roughness); ramification; strand.
-adjectives
filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform; fibrous, fibrillous; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform; funicular, wire-drawn; anguilliform; flagelliform; hairy (rough); taeniate, taeniform, taenioid; venose, venous. [more]
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