ribbon (n)
thread (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def any long object resembling a thin line
examples a mere ribbon of land
the lighted ribbon of traffic
from the air the road was a grey thread
a thread of smoke climbed upward
Outgoing links
Hypernym object, physical object
Derivationally related form thread → thready
Derivationally related form thread → thread
Derivationally related form ribbon → ribbony
Hyponym blade
Incoming links
Derivationally related form thready → thread
Derivationally related form ribbony → ribbon
Hyponym object, physical object
Hypernym blade
Derivationally related form thread → thread

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