thread

[thread]

Thread is a length of twisted fibers (usually three strands together), made from cotton, silk, or other material, that can be used in sewing, quilting, embroidery, and other handicrafts.

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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.

Noun
the raised helical rib going around a screw

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

Noun
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"

Noun
any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

Verb
thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

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Verb
pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"

Verb
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"

Verb
pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

Verb
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"

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.

n.
The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.

n.
Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.

n.
Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.

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.

v. t.
To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

Thread

Thread , n. [OE. threed, red, AS. rd; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr'bet, Icel. r'ber a thread, Sw. tr'86d, Dan. traad, and AS. r'bewan to twist. See Throw, and cf. Third.] 1. 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. 2. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver. 3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1. 4. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse. Bp. Burnet. 5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]

A neat courtier, Of a most elegant thread.

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders; gossamer. -- Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] Shak. -- Thread cell (Zo'94l.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso. -- Thread herring (Zo'94l.), the gizzard shad. See under Gizzard. -- Thread lace, lace made of linen thread. -- Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also thread the needle.

Thread

Thread, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Threading.] 1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. 2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.

Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.

They would not thread the gates.

3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

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.

To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

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Usage Examples

There is a single thread of attitude, a single direction of flow, that joins our present time to its early burgeoning in Mediterranean civilization.

All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together.

Someone once told me the one thread that runs through them all is a premium on personal courage - not intellectual courage, but just plain physical courage.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.

I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.