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thread - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
thread
Definition
(noun) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Synonyms
:
yarn
Definition
(noun) any long object resembling a thin line
Synonyms
:
ribbon
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Synonyms
:
train of thought
Example Sentence
I couldn't follow his train of thought
he lost the thread of his argument
Definition
(noun) the raised helical rib going around a screw
Synonyms
:
screw thread
Definition
(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Synonyms
:
meander
,
wander
,
weave
,
wind
Example Sentence
the river winds through the hills
the path meanders through the vineyards
sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Definition
(verb) pass a thread through
Example Sentence
thread a needle
Definition
(verb) remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Example Sentence
She had her eyebrows threaded
Definition
(verb) pass through or into
Example Sentence
thread tape
thread film
Definition
(verb) thread on or as if on a string
Synonyms
:
draw
,
string
Example Sentence
string pearls on a string
the child drew glass beads on a string
thread dried cranberries
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