Meaning of "himaymay"

himaymay •

n.
• • fiber

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n.
• • thread, threadlike part: himaymay, hibla, hilatsa

n.
• • 1. cotton, silk, flax, etc., spun out into a fine cord: sinulid
  • 2. the thread raveled out of a cloth: himulmol, himaymay, hibla
  • 3. the main thought which connects the parts of a story or speech: diwa
  • 4. the winding, sloping ridge of a screw: roskas

v.
• • 1. to pass a thread through: magtuhog, tuhugin
  • 2. to thread a needle: sulutan ng sinulid ang karayom
  • 3. to make ones way through, make ones way carefully, go in a winding course: magpalusut-lusot, lumusut-lusot, magpasikut-sikot, sumikut-sikot
  • 4. to form a thread on a screw: magroskas, roskasan, maglagay (lagyan) ng roskas