tissue

Plural: tissues

Noun

• part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
• a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
• Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
• A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
• A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
• Absorbent paper as material.
• A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.
• Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
• The scratch sheet or racing form.

Verb

Verb Forms: tissued, tissuing, tissues

• To weave into a fine, sheer fabric.
• create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
  • "tissue textiles"
• To form tissue of; to interweave.

Examples

• a tissue of forgeries, or of lies
• She tried to TISSUE a narrative around her seemingly random letter choices in Scrabble.

Synonyms

tissue paper, weave

Anagrams of tissue