needle and thread
/ˌniːdl (ə)n(d) ˈθrɛd/noun
Any of various long-awned grasses of the genus Stipa, especially S. comata.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From needle + and + thread. In sense 1, rhyming slang for bread.
- centre half-forward
- centre ice
- centre line
- centremost
- centre of attention
- centre of attraction
- centre of buoyancy
- centre of curvature
- centre of excellence
- centre of flotation
- centre of gravity
- centre of mass
- centre of pressure
- centrepiece
- centrepin
- centre punch
- centre spread
- centre stage
- centrex
- centric
- -centric
- centrical
- centricity
- -centricity
- centrifugal