worn+to+a+thread
11sacred thread — Hinduism. a cord worn by Hindus of the three upper castes as a sign of being twice born or initiated into the Vedas. * * * …
12Corporal — This article is about the military rank. For other uses, see Corporal (disambiguation). Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces Officers Admiral of the fleet Ma …
13Deterioration — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deterioration >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deterioration deterioration debasement Sgm: N 1 wane wane ebb Sgm: N 1 recession recession &c. 287 Sgm: N 1 retrogradation retrogradation &c. 283 …
14ragged — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tattered, frayed, shabby, seedy, worn; in shreds; in patches; patched, torn, rough; tatterdemalion, ragamuffin; dog eared. See deterioration, divestment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tattered, in… …
15deterioration — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Growing worse Nouns 1. deterioration, debasement; wane, ebb (see decrease); decline, declension; relapse, backsliding (see regression); recession; rust belt. 2. (moral deterioration) degeneracy,… …
16threadbare — adj 1. worn, worn to a thread, worn out, shopworn, (o/ a tire) bald, napless, moth eaten, frayed, ragged; raveled, holey, in need of patches; faded; marred, damaged. 2. meager, slim, thin, lean, slight, insubstantial, small; scanty, skimpy,… …
17threadbare — thread•bare [[t]ˈθrɛdˌbɛər[/t]] adj. 1) having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the weave, as a fabric or garment 2) wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor 3) hackneyed; trite; ineffectively stale: threadbare arguments[/ex]… …
18threadbare — thread|bare [ θred,ber ] adjective 1. ) threadbare clothing, carpet, or cloth is very thin and almost has holes in it because it has been worn or used a lot a ) wearing or containing threadbare things: the threadbare family apartment 2. ) a… …
19dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
20Kilt — This article is about the garment. For the acronym, see KILT (disambiguation). Kilts redirects here. For the chief executive officer of The Gillette Company, see James M. Kilts. The kilt is a knee length garment with pleats at the rear,… …
