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Definition of 'thread'

Noun

  1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
       Synonyms: yarn
  2. any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
       Synonyms: ribbon
  3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
       Synonyms: train of thought
  4. the raised helical rib going around a screw
       Synonyms: screw thread

Verb

  1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
       Synonyms: weave wind meander wander
  2. pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
  3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
  4. pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
  5. thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
       Synonyms: string draw


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