tis·sue

tis·sue
/ˈtıʃu/ noun, pl -sues
1 [count] : a piece of soft and very thin paper that is used especially for cleaning

a box of tissues

She wiped her nose with a tissue.

a facial tissue

2 : the material that forms the parts in a plant or animal
[noncount]

a sample of brain/lung/muscle tissue

a tissue sample

[plural]

The drug can damage the body's tissues.

3 [noncount] :tissue paper

a box wrapped in tissue

chiefly Brit : a story or report that is completely false : a story that is full of lies

The article was nothing but a tissue of lies.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tis|sue — «TIHSH oo», noun, verb, sued, su|ing. –n. 1. Biology. the masses of cells forming the parts of animals or plants. Tissue is formed of similar cells which perform a particular function. »The teacher showed pictures of muscle tissues, brain tissues …   Useful english dictionary

  • tis — ab·a·tis; ac·ro·der·ma·ti·tis; ad·e·ni·tis; ad·nex·i·tis; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tis·er; aero oti·tis; aero·si·nus·i·tis; agros·tis; al·tis·o·nant; amor·tis·seur; an·ci·pi·tis; an·gi·i·tis; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·tis·tes; an·tis·tro·phe;… …   English syllables

  • sue — as·sue·tude; con·sue·tude; con·sue·tu·di·nal; con·sue·tu·do; en·sue; is·sue·less; man·sue·tude; pur·sue; re·sue; sang·sue; sue; sue·vi; con·sue·tu·di·nary; is·sue; sue·vi·an; tis·sue; sue·bi; sue·vic; …   English syllables

  • tissue — tis·sue …   English syllables

  • tissue — tis•sue [[t]ˈtɪʃ u[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈtɪs yu[/t]] n. v. sued, su•ing 1) bio an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming one of the structural materials of an organism 2) tissue paper 3) any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used …   From formal English to slang

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator — Tis|sue Plas|mi|no|gen Ac|ti|va|tor [ tɪʃju plæsmɪnədʒən aektɪ veɪtə[r]; engl. = Gewebeplasminogenaktivator]: svw. ↑ tPA …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tissuepapier — Tis|sue|pa|pier, das: sehr weiches u. leichtes, gazeartiges, gekrepptes Papier aus Zellstoff od. Holzschliff, das für Servietten, Taschentücher o. Ä. verwendet wird …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tissue — tis|sue W3 [ˈtıʃu:, sju: US ʃu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tissu fine cloth , from tistre to weave , from Latin texere; TEXT] 1.) a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on ▪ a box of tissues …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tissuepapier — Tis|sue|pa|pier [ tiʃu:...] das; s <zu engl. tissue »Gewebe«> weiches, mehrlagiges, sich gewebeartig anfühlendes Seidenpapier (vor allem für Servietten, Hygienepapier u. Ä.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tissue — tis|sue [ tıʃu ] noun ** 1. ) count a piece of soft thin paper used especially for wiping your nose: a box of tissues a ) tissue or tissue paper uncount a type of very thin paper used for wrapping or protecting things 2. ) uncount the substance… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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