thread
noun
1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Similar word(s): yarn
Definition categories: man–made, cord
2. any long object resembling a thin line
- from the air the road was a grey thread
- a thread of smoke climbed upward
Similar word(s): ribbon
Definition categories: object
3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
- he lost the thread of his argument
Definition categories: thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking
4. the raised helical rib going around a screw
Definition categories: man–made, rib
Sentences with thread as a noun:
- All of these essays have a common thread.
- I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.
verb
1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Similar word(s): meander, wander, weave, wind
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
2. pass a thread through
- thread a needle
Definition categories: contact, draw, guide, pass, run
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- She had her eyebrows threaded
Definition categories: contact, extract, pull
4. pass through or into
- thread tape
- thread film
Definition categories: contact, draw, guide, pass, run
5. thread on or as if on a string
- thread dried cranberries
Definition categories: contact, arrange
Sentences with thread as a verb:
- I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.