| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material |
| Synonyms: | cilia, cord, fibril, filament, footlet, grain, grit, hair, shred, staple, string, strip, tendril, thread, tissue, tooth, vein, warp, web, woof |
| Main Entry: | fiber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
capilliform, cilicious, fibrillous, fibrous, filaceous, filamentous, filar, filiform, fimbricate, flagelliform, funicular, magged, ropy, scopate, stringy, sutile, threadlike, towy, wire, xilinous
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| Main Entry: | bottom line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indispensable content |
| Synonyms: | basis, conclusion, core, crux, determination, essence, fiber, final decision, fundamentals, income, key point, last word, loss, main idea, main point, main thing, meat and potatoes, name of the game, net, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, point, profit, reality, sum and substance, what it's all about, whole story |
| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short, prickly hair |
| Synonyms: | barb, feeler, fiber, point, prickle, quill, spine, stubble, thorn, vibrissa, whisker |
| Main Entry: | cobweb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entanglement; filament |
| Synonyms: | fiber, gossamer, labyrinth, mesh, net, network, snare, tissue, toil, web, webbing |
| Main Entry: | cord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope |
| Synonyms: | bond, connection, cordage, fiber, line, link, string, tendon, tie, twine |
| Notes: | a chord, in music, is a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded simultaneously, while a cord is a line made of twisted fibers or threads - rope or string - or a unit of amount of wood cut for burning or electrical wiring |
| Main Entry: | essence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heart, significance |
| Synonyms: | aspect, attribute, backbone, base, basis, be-all and end-all, being, bottom, bottom line, burden, caliber, character, chief constituent, constitution, core, crux, element, entity, essentia, essentiality, fiber, form, fundamentals, germ, grain, kernel, life, lifeblood, main idea, marrow, meaning, meat*, name of game, nature, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, point, principle, property, quality, quiddity, quintessence, reality, root, soul, spirit, structure, stuff, substance, timber, vein, virtuality |
| Main Entry: | fabric |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cloth, material |
| Synonyms: | bolt, fiber, goods, stuff, textile, texture, web |
| Main Entry: | fuzz |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fluff |
| Synonyms: | down, dust ball, dust bunnies, fiber, floss, fur, hair, lanugo, lint, nap, pile |
| Antonyms: | smoothness |