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

tissue
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Sense: Noun: soft paper
Synonyms:
Kleenex (trademark), facial tissue, wipe Collocations, toilet tissue, toilet paper, handkerchief Collocations, hanky (informal), paper napkin, napkin Collocations
Sense: Noun: wrapping paper
Synonyms:
wrapping paper, tissue paper
Sense: Noun: flesh
Synonyms:
flesh Collocations, body Collocations, matter Collocations, material Collocations, substance Collocations, stuff Collocations, soft tissue
Sense: Noun: thin fabric
Synonyms:
fabric Collocations, cloth Collocations, material Collocations, textile, gauze Collocations, gossamer
Sense: Noun: network
Synonyms:
network Collocations, series Collocations, web Collocations, mesh Collocations, chain Collocations, nexus, maze Collocations, complex Collocations, knot Collocations


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