Definition of Thread
Noun: thread thred
- A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton, silk, wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- yarn
- Any long object resembling a thin line
"from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward";
- ribbon
- The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
"he lost the thread of his argument";
- train of thought
- The raised helical rib going around a screw
- screw thread
- (computing) a series of messages with the same subject, consisting of an original message and all the replies that follow
- To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
"the river threads through the hills";
- weave, wind[2], meander, wander
- Pass a thread through
"thread a needle"
- Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
"She had her eyebrows threaded"
- Pass through or into
"thread tape"; "thread film"
- Thread on or as if on a string
"thread dried cranberries";
- string, draw
See also:
thraws
threadbare
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