hilo

Definitions of hilo
  1. noun
    the act of bending something
    synonyms: cable, conductor, cordón, encorvadura, encorvamiento, flexión, prolongación
  2. noun
    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    synonyms: filete, hebra, hilado, rosca
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    types:
    espumillón, oropel
    a thread with glittering metal foil attached
    fundamento, trama
    the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    estambre
    a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
    type of:
    cabo, cabuya, cuerda
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
  3. noun
    flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
    synonyms: chorrillo, goteo, gotero, poco
  4. noun
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
    synonyms: carrera, hilada, hilera, trayectoria, trazada, trazado
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    corriente, curso, flujo, torrente
    dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
  5. noun
    a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
    synonyms: brizna, filamento, pelo
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    types:
    telaraña
    filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
    type of:
    fibra
    a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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