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 |
2. | thread - any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" Synonyms: ribbon | |
3. | thread - 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 | |
4. | thread - the raised helical rib going around a screw Synonyms: screw thread | |
Verb | 1. | thread - 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" |
2. | thread - pass a thread through; "thread a needle" | |
3. | thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded" | |
4. | thread - pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film" | |
5. | thread - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
THREAD. A figurative expression used to signify the central line of a stream or water course. Harg. Tracts, 5; 4 Mason's Rep. 397; Holt's R. 490. Vide Filum aguae; Island; Water course; River.
1. | thread - See multithreading. | ||
2. | thread - See threaded code. | ||
3. | thread - topic thread. |