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thread - 10 definitions

- noun
1. thread -- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
synonyms: yarn
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. ribbon -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. train of thought -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. screw thread -- the raised helical rib going around a screw
synonyms: screw thread
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. weave -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. thread -- pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. thread -- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. thread -- pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. string -- 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
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. thread, threads -- to pass a thread
synonyms: threads, rethread, threaded, threading, thrid
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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