Metaphor for thinness Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Metaphor for thinness crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on June 1 2023 in the popular Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Metaphor for thinness has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | HAIR | Metaphor for thinness | Newsday |
Definition
| • | The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. |
| • | One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. |
| • | Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair for stuffing cushions. |
| • | A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. |
| • | An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar). |
| • | A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm. |
| • | A haircloth. |
| • | Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth. |
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- Newsday: Jun 1, 2023
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