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filare.

to spin (yarn)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/fiˈla.re/
  1. to spin (yarn)

    transitive
  2. to draw (wire)

    transitive
  3. to pay out (rope, etc.)

    transitive
  4. to trail (an oar in the water)

    transitive
  5. to trickle out, to drip (liquid)

    transitive
  6. to prolong, to sustain (a note)

    transitive
  7. to spin a web or cocoon (of spiders, silkworms, etc.)

    intransitive
  8. to be stringy

    intransitive
  9. to trickle, to drip, to flow out in a thin stream

    intransitive
  10. to race, to speed, to proceed quickly

    intransitive
  11. to run (at a given speed; of a ship)

    intransitive
  12. to scram, to skedaddle, to vamoose

    colloquial · intransitive
  13. to unfold, to proceed in an orderly fashion, to go off without a hitch (of a speech, show, etc.)

    figuratively · intransitive
  14. to purr (of a cat)

    intransitive · uncommon
  15. to flirt

    Italy · Southern · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from filo + -are.

noun/fiˈla.re/
  1. row, line, file, especially of trees or vines

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin fīlāris.

adj/fiˈla.re/
  1. wire

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · relational
Where this word comes from

From filo + -are (adjective-forming suffix).

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