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Noun (4 meanings)
1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
thread is a type of:
- cord (noun) - a line made of twisted fibers or threads
types of thread:
- Lastex (noun) - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
- cotton (noun) - thread made of cotton fibers
- dental floss, floss (noun) - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
- floss (noun) - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- ligature (noun) - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
- metallic (noun) - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
- pile, nap (noun) - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- purl (noun) - gold or silver wire thread
- suture (noun) - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
- tinsel (noun) - a thread with glittering metal foil attached
- warp (noun) - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
- woof, weft, filling, pick (noun) - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- worsted, worsted yarn (noun) - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
thread is derivationally related to:
Examples:
- “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”
thread is a type of:
- object, physical object (noun) - a tangible and visible entity
types of thread:
- blade (noun) - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
thread is derivationally related to:
- filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready (adjective) - thin in diameter
- ribbonlike, ribbony (adjective) - long and thin
- to weave, wind, thread, meander, wander (verb) - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together.
Examples:
- “I couldn't follow his train of thought”,
- “he lost the thread of his argument”
thread is a type of:
- thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation (noun) - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
4. the raised helical rib going around a screw.
Verb (5 meanings)
1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
Examples:
- “the river winds through the hills”,
- “the path meanders through the vineyards”,
- “sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body”
to thread is a way to:
ways to thread:
- to snake (verb) - move along a winding path
to thread is derivationally related to:
- meander (noun) - a bend or curve, as in a stream or river
- ramble, meander (noun) - an aimless amble on a winding course
- ribbon, thread (noun) - any long object resembling a thin line
Verb group:
- to wander (verb) - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
2. pass a thread through.
to thread
Example:
- “thread a needle”
to thread is a way to:
to thread is derivationally related to:
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.
to thread
Example:
- “She had her eyebrows threaded”
4. pass through or into.
to thread
Examples:
- “thread tape”,
- “thread film”
Examples:
- “string pearls on a string”,
- “the child drew glass beads on a string”,
- “thread dried cranberries”
to thread is a way to:
ways to thread:
to thread is derivationally related to:
- bodkin, threader (noun) - a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
- chain, string, strand (noun) - a necklace made by a stringing objects together
- string, twine (noun) - a lightweight cord
- string (noun) - a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
- stringer (noun) - a worker who strings
- thread, yarn (noun) - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving