線 — meaning in English
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線 is used for these senses in English:
- suture Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
- thread (Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
- wire A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
suture — full definition
- noun A stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.
- noun A seam-like line where two parts join, such as the joints between plates of the skull or the segments of a shell.
- verb To close a wound by stitching it.
thread — full definition
- noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
- noun A connected series of ideas, or a related sequence of messages in an online conversation.
- noun A raised spiral ridge on a screw or bolt that lets it be turned into place.
- verb To pass thread through the eye of a needle, or to guide something carefully through a narrow space.
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