[
US
/ˈθɹɛd/
]
[ UK /θɹˈɛd/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈɛd/ ]
NOUN
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
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the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
he lost the thread of his argument
I couldn't follow his train of thought - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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any long object resembling a thin line
from the air the road was a grey thread
a thread of smoke climbed upward
the lighted ribbon of traffic
a mere ribbon of land
VERB
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thread on or as if on a string
string pearls on a string
thread dried cranberries
the child drew glass beads on a string -
pass through or into
thread film
thread tape -
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
She had her eyebrows threaded -
pass a thread through
thread a needle -
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
the river winds through the hills
the path meanders through the vineyards
How To Use thread In A Sentence
- But for the watermark, the thickness of the paper and the missing security thread, the note, reportedly obtained from a private bank, looked like genuine currency for all practical purposes.
- His mane is a little threadbare and Mum threatens to bin him calling him moth-eaten!
- A lot of things are a lot smoother and less of a drag now than they were four and a half months ago—finding the food on the left side of my plate, threading my left arm into my left shirtsleeve, typing, reading. Left Neglected
- The six tapestries she planted come alive with interwoven threads of color and texture from golden boxleaf honeysuckle, lavender, hebe, leatherleaf sedge, and Bowles' golden sedge bordered by dwarf boxwood.
- Another constant thread is lesbianism, as if to say that women are better off without men.
- Using wire transmission, with long service life, and not sticky paste, silk or nylon thread transmission can be equipped with water-hao to justice system.
- Other handy bits and pieces like plasters, handkerchief, aftersun and a needle and thread can also come in handy, and don't take up too much room.
- Denim is identified as an "American cotton textile where the diagonal warp is a striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen's overalls, in which blue or black contrasting undyed white threads form the woven pattern. My God George Will is a bigger fashion snob than me! - dfi
- This is a small holopid with rounded whorls, deep sutures and a body whorl bearing coarse collabral threads.
- Threadbare patches in her fur and mane shone dull against the her tawny pelt.
