Term: ply: one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: petrocoptis: perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: careerism: the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: drop: a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: rose mallow: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: inadequacy: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: gar: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: tall cupflower: shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: wineglass: a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: sightreader: a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)
Broader: strand: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable | Unrelated: wild angelica: European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island