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tissue

tissue

107 1.0
A soft thin paper that you use to wipe the nose or clean small things
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪʃu/
translation icon : pañuelo de papel
  • I have tissues if you want tissues.
  • tissue paper
  • a tissue box
  • toilet tissue

Boxers, pair of socks, crumbled up tissue at the base of your computer.

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Examples

Synonyms

Kleenex
vstissue
41 1.7

A soft paper tissue for wiping your nose or face

is the generic soft paper term not tied to any brand
tissue paper
vstissue
9 1.0

A very thin, soft paper used to wrap gifts or to blow your nose

is used mainly for wiping the nose and general cleaning
facial tissue
vstissue
1 2.0

A soft paper for wiping the face or nose

is a multipurpose soft paper also used for wrapping delicate items

Compounds

22 3.5

Tough new tissue that forms over a wound while it heals

9 1.0

A very thin, soft paper used to wrap gifts or to blow your nose

connective tissue
  • Specialized
4 4.3

Tissue that supports and joins parts of the body like tendons and ligaments

4 1.0

Soft thin paper used to clean yourself after using the toilet

fatty tissue
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A part of the body that stores fat for energy and helps keep you warm

adipose tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Tissue made of fat cells that stores energy and cushions organs

1 1.0

Soft paper used to clean yourself after using the toilet

animal tissue
  • Specialized
1 2.9

Body parts of an animal that are groups of similar cells

fibrous tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A mass of fibers that supports and connects body parts in animals or plants

nerve tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A group of cells that carry messages between the brain, spinal cord, and body

embryonic tissue
  • Specialized
1 5.4

Tissue in an embryo that develops into organs

A soft paper for wiping the face or nose

nervous tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Tissue made of cells that send signals through the body to control movement and feeling

plant tissue
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Parts inside a plant made of cells with different jobs

A thing that links and holds different parts of a group or system together

erectile tissue
  • Specialized
1 5.3

Tissue in the body that becomes firm and larger when filled with blood, for example in the penis or clitoris

lymphatic tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Group of cells that help the body fight infection, often in the tonsils and small glands

lymphoid tissue
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Tissue in parts of the body like tonsils and spleen that helps fight infection

tissue typing
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Testing whether a donor's tissue will match the person receiving a transplant

1 5.6

Muscle that has visible light and dark bands, like heart and arm muscles

elastic tissue
  • Specialized
4.6

Tissue made of stretchy fibers that helps skin and blood vessels return to shape

epithelial tissue
  • Specialized
4.3

A thin layer of cells that covers body surfaces and lines internal organs and cavities

areolar tissue
  • Specialized
7.5

Loose soft layer under the skin that supports organs, cushions them, and connects skin to muscles

muscular tissue
  • Specialized
2.9

Tissue made of muscle cells that makes the body move and produce force

granulation tissue
  • Specialized
6.4

New soft red tissue with small blood vessels that forms on a healing wound

interstitial tissue
  • Specialized
7.4

Soft material between the cells inside an organ that helps support it

Purkinje's tissue
  • Specialized
9.0

A network of special heart fibers that carry electrical signals to make the lower heart chambers beat

osseous tissue
  • Specialized
7.5

Hard tissue in bones that gives them strength

Having the feel and look of soft body parts like skin or muscle

Very thin, soft, and easy to tear like paper used for cleaning

tissue layer
  • Specialized
4.2

A thin sheet of cells that covers and joins parts of plants and animals

A medicine that breaks up blood clots to treat heart attacks and strokes

vascular tissue
  • Specialized
4.1

Tissue in plants that moves water and nutrients from roots to leaves

vascular tissue
  • Specialized
4.6

Tissue with a network of blood vessels used to restore blood flow to damaged body parts

How Thin

tissue
107 1.0
paper
1.0
cardboard
147 1.0

Surface Forms

tissue singular
tissues plural

Etymology

Tissue originally named a woven cloth, from an old French word tissu and Latin texere 'to weave'. Because the soft paper feels like a thin cloth, the name came to be used for the paper we use to wipe or wrap things.