US /ˈθɹɛdˌlaɪk/ UK /ˈθredlaɪk/
adj Freq #214651

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    resembling a thread in being long, narrow, or extremely thin

    A threadlike antenna curled around his finger and slipped away.

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Synonyms
1 adj · resembling a thread in... filamentousfiliformslender
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Word family
Related forms threadfilament

Etymology

A transparent English compound of thread + -like, describing something whose form or thinness resembles a thread.

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