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1 Thread
subs.Ar. and V. κλωστήρ, ὁ, V. μίτος, ὁ, P. νῆμα, τό (Plat.).The long threads of raw flax: V. ὠμολίνου μακροὶ τόνοι (Æsch., frag.).Hang by a thread, met.: P. ἐπὶ ῥοπῆς εἶναι, V. ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι, ἐπὶ ξυροῦ βεβηκέναι (perf. of βαίνειν) or βῆναι (aor. of βαίνειν).Yet his life hangs by a thread: V. δέδορκε μέντοι φῶς ἐπὶ σμικρᾶς ῥοπῆς (Eur., Hipp. 1163).Lose the thread: see Digress.I lose the thread: V. ἐκδρόμου πεσὼν τρέχω (Æsch., Ag. 1245).——————v. trans.String together: Ar. and P. συνείρειν.Pass, make one's way through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, διαπερᾶν.Thread the dance: V. ἑλίσσειν (absol.).Where bands of sea-maidens thread the dance with fair steps: V. ἔνθα Νηρῄδων χόροι κάλλιστον ἴχνος ἐξελίσσουσιν ποδός (Eur., Tro. 2).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thread
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2 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) κλωστή, νήμα2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) βόλτες βίδας3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) νήμα, ειρμός2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) βελονιάζω2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) περνώ, διασχίζω• -
3 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) σαϊτα αργαλειού2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) βαρκούλα ραπτομηχανής3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) σύνθεση με τακτικά δρομολόγια/διαστημικό λεωφορείο• -
4 stamen
['steimən](one of the thread-like spikes in a flower that bear the pollen.) στήμονας -
5 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) ξεμπερδεύω2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) ξηλώνω / -ομαι3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) λύνω -
6 bobbin
['bobin](a (usually wooden) reel or spool for winding thread etc: There's no thread left on the bobbin.) μασούρι, μπομπίνα -
7 spool
[spu:l]1) (a type of cylindrical holder: How can I wind this film back on to its spool?) καρούλι,μπομπίνα2) (the amount of thread, film etc held by such a holder: She used three spools of thread in one week.) καρούλι,μασούρι -
8 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) κλωστή, σπάγγος, σκοινί, πετονιά2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) γραμμή3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) γραμμή4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ρυτίδα5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) σειρά, στοίχος6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) αράδα7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) σειρά διαδοχής, γενεαλογία8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) πορεία9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) σιδηροδρομική γραμμή10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) γραμμή11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) σειρά: στίχος12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) γραμμή13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) σειρά, είδος: τομέας δραστηριότητας14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) γραμμή, παράταξη2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) παρατάσσομαι στο μήκος (του δρόμου)2) (to mark with lines.) ριγώνω, χαρακώνω, ρυτιδώνω•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) επενδύω2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) φοδράρω•- lined- liner- lining -
9 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) έντερο2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) χορδή από έντερο2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) ξεκοιλιάζω2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) καταστρέφω•- guts -
10 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) σύρμα2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) σύρμα, καλώδιο3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) τηλέγραφος4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) τηλεγράφημα2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) καλωδιώνω2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) τηλεγραφώ3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) τηλεγραφώ•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
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11 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) καρούλι, μπομπίνα2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) ζωηρός χορός2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.)- reel in- reel off -
12 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) αμπάρα, μάνταλο2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) μπουλόνι3) (a flash of lightning.) κεραυνός4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) τόπι υφάσματος2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) αμπαρώνω2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) χάφτω, καταβροχθίζω3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) αφηνιάζω, δραπετεύω•- bolt-upright- boltupright
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13 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) βελονιά,πόντος2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) γαζί,πλέξη3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) σουβλιά στο πλευρό2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) ράβω- in stitches
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14 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) τρίχα2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) μαλλιά•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) κλειστή στροφή(σαν φουρκέτα)- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
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15 cotton
I ['kotn] noun1) (a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.) βαμβάκι2) (the yarn or cloth made from this: a reel of cotton; This shirt is made of cotton; ( also adjective) a cotton shirt.) βαμβάκι, βαμβακερός•- cottonwool II ['kotn] -
16 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) βελόνα2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) βελόνα3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) βελόνα4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) βελόνα•- needlework -
17 ping
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18 snip
[snip] 1. past tense, past participle - snipped; verb(to cut sharply, especially with a single quick action, with scissors etc: I snipped off two inches of thread.) ψαλιδίζω,κόβω στην άκρη2. noun1) (a cut with scissors: With a snip of her scissors she cut a hole in the cloth.) ψαλίδισμα2) (a small piece cut off: The floor was covered in snips of paper.) κομματάκι3) (a bargain: It's a snip at $3!) ευκαιρία•- snippet -
19 dexterity
[dek'sterəti](skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands: She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.) επιδεξιότητα- dexterous- dextrous -
20 feeler
noun ((in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.) κεραία
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