- 1[countable] a piece of soft paper that absorbs liquids, used especially as a handkerchief a box of tissues
- 2[uncountable] (also tissues [plural]) a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals, and plants muscle/brain/nerve, etc. tissue scar tissue
- 3(also tissue paper) [uncountable] very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily Idioms
a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies
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