filiform
Slender like thread
Filiform means thread-shaped—long, slender, and uniform in width.
The term appears mainly in scientific contexts describing fine, threadlike structures: filiform antennae, filiform papillae (the tiny projections covering most of the tongue).
A filiform wart is a narrow, finger-like growth.
Small in diameter
- narrowOf small width
- fineAcceptable in quality
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- wispyThin and insubstantial
spindly · tapered · elongated · attenuated · willowy · reedy · slim · svelte
Cigar-shaped, tapered bilaterally
- acicularNeedle-shaped in form
- linearArranged in straight succession
- attenuateReduce in force
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
vermiform · filamentous · hairlike · cylindrical · tubular · wormlike
Plant-based digestive aid
- strandThin fiber piece
- threadFiber for stitching
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- twineStranded cord for tying
string · suture · fishing line · gossamer · tendril · fibril · mycelium · hyphae
Small anatomical projection
- wartViral skin growth
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- appendageProjecting body part
- probeThorough examination or tool
catheter · guidewire · suture · electrode · endoscope · biopsy needle · fistula · duct
thin
Small in diameter
wispy · spindly · tapered · elongated · attenuated · willowy · reedy · slim · svelte · gracile
fusiform
Cigar-shaped, tapered bilaterally
capillary · vermiform · filamentous · hairlike · cylindrical · tubular · wormlike
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
twine · string · suture · fishing line · gossamer · tendril · fibril · mycelium · hyphae · flagellum
papilla
Small anatomical projection
probe · catheter · guidewire · suture · electrode · endoscope · biopsy needle · fistula · duct · vessel
flexible
Able to bend freely
coiled · twisted · braided · metallic · copper · steel · galvanized · conductive · cable · wirework
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
root hair · aerial root · vine · creeper · pistil · stamen · style · anther · pappus · awn