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Meaning of 'thread'
Meaning of 'thread' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Thread 
[ n.]
- A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord
consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and
twisted. [ n.]- A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
- The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
- Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
- Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
2. Thread [ v. t.]
- To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a
needle. [ v. t.]- To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
- To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
Meaning of 'thread' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. thread [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- any long object resembling a thin line
- any long object resembling a thin line
Example in sentence:
- a mere ribbon of land;
- a thread of smoke climbed upward;
- from the air the road was a grey thread;
- the lighted ribbon of traffic
Meaning (2):
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Example in sentence:
- he lost the thread of his argument;
- I couldn't follow his train of thought
2. thread [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Example in sentence:
- She had her eyebrows threaded
Meaning (4):
- thread on or as if on a string
- thread on or as if on a string
Example in sentence:
- string pearls on a string;
- the child drew glass beads on a string;
- thread dried cranberries
Meaning (5):
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Example in sentence:
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body;
- the path meanders through the vineyards;
- the river winds through the hills
Meaning (6):
- pass a thread through
- pass a thread through
Example in sentence:
- thread a needle
Meaning (7):
- pass through or into
- pass through or into
Example in sentence:
- thread film;
- thread tape
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