threadlike
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈθrɛdˌlaɪk/
:
filamentoso
- The round bodies are spores, and the threadlike filaments are hyphae.
- threadlike leaves
- threadlike filaments
- threadlike strands
Examples
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Each chromosome is a threadlike filament, incredibly long and incredibly thin.
Fiction book (1994) -
Instead, they have only eight threadlike tentacles about one-eighth of an inch long.
Academic text (1991) -
The threadlike stems of widgeon grass are common in the brackish water.
Academic text (1998) -
At 4-5 DFS, small green tongue-shaped gametophytes with clear, threadlike rhizoids can be seen emerging from the cracked spore coat.
Academic text (1998) -
For instance, the Greek land snail Albinaria spratti has coarse, wavy ribs on its shell, whereas A. hippolyti has straight, threadlike lines.
Academic text (2002) -
The delicate flowers had threadlike stems that swayed gently in the breeze.
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As I examined the plant, I noticed its threadlike vines twisting around the trellis.
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The spider spun a web with threadlike strands that shimmered in the sunlight.
Synonyms
8
7.9
Being thin and like a small string
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8.2
Thin and long like a thread or hair
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7.9
Thin and like a thread
Thin and long like a thread
A very thin shape like a thread
Shaped like a thin thread in parts of living things
Very thin and like a strand of hair
Antonyms
How Threadlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Threadlike comes from thread, a thin string used for sewing, and the part -like, which means 'similar to'. So something described as threadlike is 'like a thread', meaning very thin and long.