Thread
verbθrɛd
Noun
any long object resembling a thin line
“from the air the road was a grey thread”
“a thread of smoke climbed upward”
Similar:RibbonType of:Objectthe connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
“he lost the thread of his argument”
Type of:ThinkingThoughtCerebrationa fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Similar:YarnType of:Cordthe raised helical rib going around a screw
Type of:Rib
Verb
thread on or as if on a string
“thread dried cranberries”
pass through or into
“thread tape”
“thread film”
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”
Type of:ExtractPullto move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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