Grain and Thread

Grain

Grain noun - A very small piece.

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Thread and grain are semantically related in filament topic. In some cases you can use "Thread" instead a noun "Grain".

Nearby Words: grained, grainy, graining

Thread noun - A thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair.

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Grain and thread are semantically related in filament topic. Sometimes you can use "Grain" instead a noun "Thread".

Nearby Words: threaded, thready, threader, threading

individual	individual grain	individual thread
best	best grain	best thread
particular	particular grain	particular thread
common	common grain	common thread
Other adjectives: certain, single, large, little, main, white, general, possible, last, magical.

A grim subversion in 1984—Winston Smith puts a white grain of dust in his diary, as well as the more obvious thread.

Source: Ransacked Room
She must collect: a blank soul from Death, a grain of sand from Time's hourglass, a thread from Fate's loom, a seed from Mars, a tear from Gaia, a curse from Satan, and a blessing from God.

Source: Gotta Catch Them All aka: Gotta Catch Em All
It seems that all (or most) of the belief systems in the story have a grain of truth to them somewhere, but the common thread that links them all hasn't been revealed yet.

Source: Franchise / Dragon Age

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