Thread ¹

Definition: A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.

Thread ²

Definition: A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.

Thread ³

Definition: The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n.,

Thread ⁴

Definition: Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.

Thread ⁵

Definition: Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.

Thread ⁶

Definition: To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

Thread ⁷

Definition: To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

thread ⁸

Definition: the raised helical rib going around a screw

thread ⁹

Definition: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

thread ¹⁰

Definition: 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"

thread ¹¹

Definition: 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"

thread ¹²

Definition: 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 ¹³

Definition: pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"

thread ¹⁴

Definition: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"

thread ¹⁵

Definition: pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

thread ¹⁶

Definition: 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"