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# tissue

noun (a tissue, tissues; tissue, uncountable)

«tissue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#m1)
2. In biology, tissue is a group of similar cells that work together in a living thing, such as muscle tissue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#m2)
3. Tissue paper is very thin paper used for wrapping presents or crafts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons: catch your cough or sneeze in a tissue, put it in the bin and wash your hands, so germs do not spread. In science: cells make tissues, tissues make organs (the heart, the skin). Phrases: a box of tissues, tissue paper, muscle tissue.

### Examples

- Can I have a tissue? My nose is runny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x1)
- Throw your used tissue in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x2)
- Catch it, bin it, kill it! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x3)
- Muscle is a kind of tissue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x4)
- We wrapped the present in tissue paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x5)
- Mum always has tissues in her bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x6)
- Plants have tissues too, like the ones that carry water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x7)
- Cells join together to form tissue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/#x8)

### Note

Countable for paper hankies (two tissues); uncountable for body tissue and tissue paper. Pronounced TISH-oo or TISS-yoo. Some people say «Kleenex» (a brand name) for a tissue.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tissue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tissue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tissue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tissue.html) on Mova free.