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thread snake
thread vein
threadbare
threader
threadfin
threadlegged bug
threadworm
thready
threap
threat
threat matrix
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thready

thread·y [ thréddee ] (comparative thread·i·er, superlative thread·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. medicine only just perceptible: describes a weak and barely perceptible pulse

2. sounding weak: sounding thin and lacking in power and tone
thready voice

3. like thread: resembling thread

4. having many threads: consisting of or containing many threads, especially loose or visible ones

5. cooking forming threads: thick and sticky enough to form threads when dropped from a spoon


thread·i·ness noun
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