RAVELLINGS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word ravellings. (close relations)
ravel
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| threads | nounn | |||||
noun • informal terms for clothing | ||||||
| yarn | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving verb • tell or spin a yarn | ||||||
| fibers | nounn | |||||
noun • a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn • coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis • any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions • a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||||||
| filaments | nounn | |||||
noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • the stalk of a stamen • a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) • a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||||||
| strands | nounn | |||||
noun • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable • a necklace made by stringing objects together • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • drive (a vessel) ashore • bring to the ground | ||||||
| raveling | verbv | |||||
noun • a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric | ||||||
