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lanka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
  • wire noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.
  • yarn noun Spun fibre thread used for knitting, weaving, or making rope.

Senses

lanka is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • yarn (uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
  • yarn (nautical) Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.

thread — full definition

  1. noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
  2. noun A connected series of ideas, or a related sequence of messages in an online conversation.
  3. noun A raised spiral ridge on a screw or bolt that lets it be turned into place.
  4. verb To pass thread through the eye of a needle, or to guide something carefully through a narrow space.

wire — full definition

  1. noun A thin, flexible strand of metal, used to carry electricity or for fastening, fencing, and similar purposes.
  2. verb To connect something using wires, especially for electricity.
  3. verb To send money electronically from one account to another.
  4. verb Informal: to secretly fit someone or something with a hidden microphone.

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