tissue

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɪsjuː/, /ˈtɪʃuː/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɪʃu/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tish′o̅o̅ or, esp. Brit., tis′yo̅o̅)


Inflections of 'tissue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tissues
v 3rd person singular
tissuing
v pres p
tissued
v past
tissued
v past p

Collocations for "tissue"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tissue" in context.

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tissue

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [cancerous, abnormal] tissue
  2. the tissue looks [cancerous]
  3. have the [cancerous] tissue removed
  4. [muscle, brain, scar, fat] tissue
  5. a virus that [affects, attacks] body tissue
  6. a box of tissues
  7. can you hand me a tissue?
  8. need a tissue
  9. do you have a tissue?
  10. blow your nose in a tissue
  11. wipe your nose with a tissue
  12. use a tissue to [blow, wipe] your nose
  13. stuffed a tissue up his [nose, nostril]
  14. offered his [friend, coworker] a tissue
  15. it's all a tissue of [lies, tall tales]
n as adj
  1. take a tissue sample
  2. a tissue donor
  3. a tissue box
  4. pack with tissue paper
'tissue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clot - clump - dead - fatty - fish - graft - harvest - lung - mop - nostril - penis - relaxing - scar - section - shrinkage - snot - specimen - waste - whisk - wipe - wrapped

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