thread


Definition: Meaning of, thread in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / θrɛd /

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thread threads
  1. for sewing [uncountable and countable] a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth
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  2. ideas [singular] an idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc
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  3. pick up the thread(s) to begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life
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  4. internet [countable] a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internet discussion group
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  5. line [countable] literary a long thin line of something, such as light, smoke etc
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  6. on a screw [countable] a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw
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  7. threads [plural] American English old-fashioned clothes
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
thread threaded threaded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
threading threads
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  1. to put a thread, string, rope etc through a hole
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  2. to put a film, tape etc correctly through parts of a camera, PROJECTOR, or TAPE RECORDER
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  3. to connect two or more objects by pushing something such as string through a hole in them
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  4. thread your way through/into something etc to move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way
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thread used in phrases

  • Adam's needle-and-thread (noun)
    1. yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
  • golden thread (noun)
    1. low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
  • hang by a thread (verb)
    1. depend on a small thing or be at risk
  • lisle thread (noun)
    1. usually made of long-staple cotton a strong tightly twisted cotton thread
  • screw thread (noun)
    1. the raised helical rib going around a screw
  • thread blight (noun)
    1. cacao, tea or citrus a disease of tropical woody plants
  • thread maker (noun)
    1. who twists fibers into threads someone who spins
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