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11thread — n. & v. n. 1 a a spun out filament of cotton, silk, or glass etc.; yarn. b a length of this. 2 a thin cord of twisted yarns used esp. in sewing and weaving. 3 anything regarded as threadlike with reference to its continuity or connectedness (the… …
12strip — I [[t]strɪp[/t]] v. stripped stript, strip•ping, 1) to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind[/ex] 2) to deprive of clothing 3) to remove: to strip sheets from a bed[/ex] 4) to deprive; divest: stripped of one s rights[/ex] 5) to clear …
13strip — I. verb (stripped; also stript; stripping) Etymology: Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English strīepan; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter… …
14thread — 1. noun 1) a needle and thread Syn: cotton, filament, fiber; yarn, string, twine 2) literary the Fraser was a thread of silver below them Syn: streak, strand, stripe, line, strip …
15thread paper — noun 1. : a strip of folded paper serving to hold skeins of thread in its divisions 2. : something and especially a person as long and narrow as a thread paper …
16strip — strip1 verb (strips, stripping, stripped) 1》 remove all coverings or clothes from. ↘take off one s clothes. 2》 leave bare of accessories or fittings. ↘remove the accessory fittings of or take apart (a machine, motor vehicle, etc.) for… …
17thread — n 1. cord, string, yarn, twine, twist, piping; cable, wire; fiber, filament, fibril. 2. strand, line, seam, strip, chain, tape; wisp, hair; queue, file, row; stream, jet. 3. theme, subject, subject matter, thesis, motif; story line, plot; train… …
18Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip — Title Card Format Comedy drama Created by Aaron Sorkin Starri …
19Gold and Silver thread — Gold and Silver thread: Under this heading some general account may be given of gold and silver strips and threads used in connection with varieties of weaving, embroidery and twisting and plaiting or lace work. To this day, in many oriental… …
20wick — 1. n. 1 a strip or thread of fibrous or spongy material feeding a flame with fuel in a candle, lamp, etc. 2 Surgery a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it. Phrases and idioms: dip one s wick coarse sl. (of a man) have sexual intercourse.… …
