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noun

a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.

twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.

one of the lengths of yarn forming the warp or weft of a woven fabric.

a filament or fiber of glass or other ductile substance.

Ropemaking.

any of a number of fibers twisted into a yarn.

a yarn, especially as enumerated in describing small stuff.

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something having the fineness or slenderness of a filament, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a fine line of color, or a thin seam of ore: a thread of smoke.

the helical ridge of a screw.

that which runs through the whole course of something, connecting successive parts: I lost the thread of the story.

something conceived as being spun or continuously drawn out, as the course of life fabled to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates.

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Computers. a series of newsgroup messages dealing with the same subject.

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threads, Slang. clothes.

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verb (used with object)

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to pass the end of a thread through the eye of (a needle).

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to fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; string.

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to pass continuously through the whole course of (something); pervade: A joyous quality threaded the whole symphony.

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to make one's way through (a narrow passage, forest, crowd, etc.).

16.

to make (one's way) thus: He threaded his way through the crowd.

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to form a thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).

18.

to place and arrange thread, yarn, etc., in position on (a sewing machine, loom, textile machine, etc.).

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verb (used without object)

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to thread one's way, as through a passage or between obstacles: They threaded carefully along the narrow pass.

20.

to move in a threadlike course; wind or twine.

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Cookery. (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon.

Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English threed, Old English thrǣd; cognate with Dutch draad, German Draht, Old Norse thrathr wire; (v.) Middle English threeden, derivative of the noun See throw

Related forms

thread·er, noun

thread·less, adjective

thread·like, adjective

mis·thread, verb

re·thread, verb

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self-thread·ing, adjective

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Example Sentences

After registering, creating a thread is a mere three steps.

It took six spinsters to feed each handloom used to weave thread into cloth.

The simplest thali are made of yellow thread that is tied with three knots to make it sacred.

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After registering, creating a thread is a mere three steps.

It took six spinsters to feed each handloom used to weave thread into cloth.

The simplest thali are made of yellow thread that is tied with three knots to make it sacred.

But they knew they'd found something historic when they saw the colored thread.

It's fun to see a single word loose so much chaos on a comment thread.

Use a large needle to thread thin elastic through the mask, knotting elastic at each end to create a band.

Many of the posts in this thread are illustrative of my point.

They end up with the participants much lower than when they started-and with their safety hanging by a thread.

The common thread among these methods is an embrace of farming practices that mimic natural ecological processes.

He then epoxies and tapes the lower end of the thread into place against the bottom spacer, locking in the tension.

Great recipe and even better to hear all of the great stories in this comment thread.

Thread one or more ribbons through the loop to hang.

But in the end, the thread he was looking for was dead simple: lunch.

Pull tightly enough on the thread of one creature's habits, and a whole ecosystem can pitch down on top of you.

The spider's thread seems to have evolved to work best when it is dry.

One trouser pocket had been neatly repaired with an unusual variety of orange thread.

Skip the needle and thread and instead use stamps to make easy monogrammed handkerchiefs.

Consider this an open thread to let us know who you would vote for.

Women spin the fiber into thread and weave it into bags.

Your complaint of medicalizing mental illness and/or everyday aches and pains is a worthy topic, but not in this thread.

Reading the thread of responsesthere's more rich material to mine from this.

Okay, this thread made me snort with laughter in my cubicle.

If the molecules within it hold together while this is happening, a solid thread may form.

Certain slugs have a slight twist on the thread theme.

If the participants were allowed to line up the balloons next to the spools of thread one-by-one, they did fine.

But unlike the other slugs, they mate while suspended from a long thread of slime.

But he had sheets and clothes from which, thread by thread, he could make a rope.

In fact, there is a thread of truth that inspired the email several years ago.

Then cut the tip at a diagonal and thread the tube through the hole.

Remove the chicken from the marinade and thread onto the wooden skewers.

It's up to you to provide the caption: please leave your suggestions in the comments thread below.

Our images are used around the world for exhibits, usually with a conservation thread.

So please, don't hijack the thread to complain about solar subsidies.

Please suggest a caption in the comments thread below.

C'monblatant advertising on a scientific comment thread.

Please enter your proposed name in the comment thread below.

Someone on this comment thread has a lot of time on their hands.

And therefore, the chief thread has to be theoretical.

Too bad some of the careless many will have to experience deprivation to get the idea that all life is connected by a thread.

Signing off with the live blogging, but the thread is alive all night long.

Cavendish suspended a tiny lead dumb-bell by a thread and positioned it between two weights the size of bowling-balls.

The common thread among these recent releases is that the best food stories are really about people.

He moved the eye of the needle to the point and devised a shuttle to move a second thread through the loop created by the needle.

Wainwright, who found that the thread was wound around the member.

If there's any thread on workplace bullying, could anyone direct me to.

And the veteran costume designer knew she had to get every one right, down to the last thread of each toga.

It is appliqued with floral embroideries in a metallic thread and trimmed with rhinestones and beads.

Her method of weaving straw with silk or thread gives a boost to the young.

We'll never know whether the tirade killed the thread or the editors did.

Maybe not professor bloopers but a thread of us having the courage to do our jobs right.

The sweeping color of sea and sky, blue is a common thread in nature, seen in the cerulean of a whale shark.

But the common thread is the pressure to excel at the expense of long-term physical and mental considerations.

The founders wanted faith to be one thread in the country's tapestry, not the whole tapestry.

But you could reregister under another name that people don't remember the next time you want to start a troll thread.

To try to get this thread back nearer to its starting point.

Cut the salmon into cubes then thread onto skewers and grill.

Not that anyone on this thread has suggested anything so extreme, of course.

His disillusionment with that self-indulgent creed is the book's central thread.

To hang, thread fishing line through a small hole in each shape, then tape the fishing line to the top of the box.

Bleak thoughts and observations thread through the book, but this is part of its charm.

So far this thread is addressing only part of the problem.

The racism of some posts in this thread make me want to take another shower after reading them.

Demonstrate the idea with a ball of yarn or spool of thread.

And now you have lied twice in this thread as the following link clearly shows.

Readers are invited to nominate other candidates and cast their votes in the comment thread below.

Sew the other end of the pillow together using a needle and thread with a thimble to prevent pinpricks.

We are all lucky to still be alive and conversing on this comment thread.

The second historical-musical thread is the milonga-tango tradition.

People in this thread don't seem to have a clue what socialism is.

To live in this earthen-colored village at the end of a thread of path means to scratch out an existence, nothing more.

As a preventive measure and since this thread will reduce the usual ones to bacon.

Through the windows you can spot a thread of stream that spills down from the mountain and slips under the walkway.

Many of the comments in this thread show a lack of understanding of the article.

Any help in finding that message thread would be helpfull.

And all my work--past and present--is thematically linked by the thread of history.

There's a common thread to its four visions: that there's no way for tomorrow's cities to resemble today's.

The vertical thread contains fewer genes because they do not need excess.

There are a lot of folks in this thread who apparently are unaware of the.

Her discoveries trace a thread woven through all creatures:.

The fragile state of our environment has been a continuous thread throughout my work.

Thread one piece through each of the holes in the photo squares.

The common thread in these finds was that animals possess sensory capabilities more varied and keener than our own.

Swing head opposite way, drawing thread across to other leaf.

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World English Dictionary

thread (θrɛd)

—n
1.	a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material
2.	a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc
3.	any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made
4.	any fine line, stream, mark, or piece: from the air, the path was a thread of white
5.	a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool
6.	a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore
7.	something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole: the thread of the story
8.	the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates

—vb
9.	(tr) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something): to thread a needle; to thread cotton through a needle
10.	(tr) to string on a thread: she threaded the beads
11.	to make (one's way) through or over (something)
12.	(tr) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding
13.	(tr) to pervade: hysteria threaded his account
14.	(intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon

[Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread]

'threader

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'threadless

—*adj*

'threadlike

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

thread

O.E. þræd "fine cord, especially when twisted" (related to þrawan "to twist"), from P.Gmc. *thrædus (cf. M.Du. draet, Du. draad, O.H.G. drat, Ger. Draht, O.N. þraðr), from suffixed form of base *thræ- "twist" (see throw). Meaning "spiral

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ridge of a screw" is from 1670s. The verb meaning "to put thread through a needle" is recorded from mid-14c.; in reference to film cameras from 1913. The dancing move called thread the needle is attested from 1844. Threads, slang for "clothes" is 1926, Amer.Eng. Threadbare is recorded from mid-14c., from the notion of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads.

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