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- Dictionarythread/θrɛd/
noun
- 1. a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving: "he had a loose thread on his shirt"
- 2. a theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing: "a major thread running through the book is the primacy of form over substance" Similar
verb
- 1. pass a thread through the eye of (a needle) or through the needle and guides of (a sewing machine): "I can't even thread a needle"
- 2. pluck hairs from (the eyebrows or another part of the body) using a twisted cotton thread: "I had my eyebrows threaded today"
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a long, thin line of something such as light or smoke: thread of A thin thread of light made its way through the curtains. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Textiles: general words. baize. Bargello. bias. brocade. cloth. cutpiece. fibre. mesh. multi-stranded. multifilament. nap. padding. pile. pill. reweave. suiting. the weft. webbed.
The meaning of THREAD is a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand. How to use thread in a sentence.
Thread definition: 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.. See examples of THREAD used in a sentence.
A thread is a helical-shaped groove cut in a cylindrical hole (the female thread), or a helical-shaped ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (the male thread). A tap is used to cut the helical groove that fits the thread of the screw.
Definition of thread noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. thread. noun. /θred/ Idioms. [uncountable, countable] a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth. a needle and thread. a robe embroidered with gold thread. the delicate threads of a spider’s web. You've pulled a thread in your jumper. Wordfinder.
1. a. Fine cord of a fibrous material, such as cotton or flax, made of two or more filaments twisted together and used in needlework and the weaving of cloth. b. A piece of such cord. 2. a. A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material. b.
Thread is a length of twisted fibers (usually three strands together), made from cotton, silk, or other material, that can be used in sewing, quilting, embroidery, and other handicrafts. The noun thread can
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move through a narrow space, avoiding things that are in the way synonym pick your way. + adv./prep. The waiters threaded between the crowded tables. thread your way + adv./prep. It took me a long time to thread my way through the crowd.
the connection between different events or different parts of a story or discussion: By that point I'd lost the thread of the conversation. thread noun (INTERNET) [ C ] a group of pieces of writing on the Internet in which people discuss one subject. thread. verb [ T ] uk / θred / us. thread a needle. to push thread through the hole in a needle.
[singular] : an idea, feeling, etc., that connects the different parts of something (such as a story) The stories share a common thread. A thread of self-pity runs through his autobiography. I lost the thread of the plot long before the story ended. I found it hard to follow the thread of the conversation.
