Synonyms: filament
Definition: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Similar words: wire, conducting wire
Definition: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
Definition: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
Similar words: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
Usage: he has good bone structure
Synonyms: filament
Definition: the stalk of a stamen
Definition: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
Synonyms: fibril, filament, strand
Definition: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Definition: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn