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noun • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving • any long object resembling a thin line • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together • the raised helical rib going around a screw verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • pass a thread through • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string • pass through or into • thread on or as if on a string | ||||
| 39% | 4 | Fibre or filament | ||
noun • a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss • a very small distance or space • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant • any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments • a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||||
| 37% | 6 | A small piece of paper that is given to someone who buys a product, attends an event, etc., and that entitles that person to take part in a game, to get a discount on something, etc. | ||
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A Fibre Or Filament The Theme Running Throughout A Book Debate Etc Or The Helical Part Of A Screw
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THREAD which was last seen in the Telegraph Herculis crossword.
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THREAD
Updated: October 12, 2023
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