All cilia synonyms

noun cilia

• grain — granularity
• thread — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
• tissue — Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
• wig — an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
• hairstyle — a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
• grass — Günter (Wilhelm) [goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
• fur — the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.
• haircut — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
• fiber — a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
• wool — the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
• strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
• mane — the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
• cord — Cord is strong, thick string.
• web — something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
• grit — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
• string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
• warp — OS/2
• tooth — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
• hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
• shred — a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
• vein — one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
• strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
• tendril — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
• staple — a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
• filament — a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold.
• woof — filling (def 5).
• fibril — a small or fine fiber or filament.
• shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
• lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
• tress — Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
• down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• tuft — a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
• bristle — Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
• beard — A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
• mop — a wry face; grimace.
• whiskers — whiskers, a beard.
• coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
• fluff — light, downy particles, as of cotton.
• fringe — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
• feeler — a person or thing that feels.
• quill — one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
• cowlick — a tuft of hair over the forehead
• villus — Anatomy, Zoology. one of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, especially on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment.
• ruff — a small European freshwater fish, Acerina cernua, of the perch family.
• thatch — Edward, Teach, Edward.
• vibrissa — one of the stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as a whisker of a cat.
• moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
• cilium — any of the short thread-like projections on the surface of a cell, organism, etc, whose rhythmic beating causes movement of the organism or of the surrounding fluid
• footlet — a low sock for women covering either the whole foot below the ankle or only the toes, worn for protection or warmth.