Thread

verb
θrɛd

Noun

  • any long object resembling a thin line

    from the air the road was a grey thread

    a thread of smoke climbed upward

    Similar:Ribbon
    Type of:Object
  • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

    he lost the thread of his argument

    Type of:ThinkingThoughtCerebration
  • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

    Similar:Yarn
    Type of:Cord
  • the raised helical rib going around a screw

    Type of:Rib

Verb

  • thread on or as if on a string

    thread dried cranberries

    Similar:DrawString
    Type of:Arrange
  • pass through or into

    thread tape

    thread film

    Type of:RunDrawGuide
  • pass a thread through

    thread a needle

    Type of:GuidePassDraw
  • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

    She had her eyebrows threaded

    Type of:ExtractPull
  • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

    Similar:MeanderWanderWeaveWind
    Type of:GoLocomoteMove

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