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threadlike

threadlike adjective: having the form of a thread.

Adjective

threadlike (comparative more threadlike, superlative most threadlike)

  1. Having the form of a thread.
  2. Resembling a thread in length or thinness.

Forms of threadlike

comparativemore threadlike
superlativemost threadlike
alternative formthread-like

Origin of threadlike

From thread + -like.

Questions about threadlike

What does threadlike mean?
Threadlike means having the form of a thread.
What part of speech is threadlike?
Threadlike is an adjective.

Words near threadlike in the dictionary

  1. threadjacks
  2. threadless
  3. threadlessness
  4. threadlet
  5. threadlets
  6. threadlike
  7. threadlock
  8. threadlocker
  9. threadlockers
  10. threadly
  11. threadmaker

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