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thread |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thread 2 of 3 senses of thread Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => snake Sense 3 string, thread, draw => bead => wire Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thread 2 of 3 senses of thread Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => snake Sense 3 string, thread, draw => bead => wire Entailment of verb thread Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb thread 3 senses of thread Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 thread => guide, run, draw, pass Sense 3 string, thread, draw => arrange, set up Familiarity of verb thread thread used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb thread Sense 1 weave, wind, thread, meander, wander => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 thread => guide, run, draw, pass -------------- Sense 3 string, thread, draw => arrange, set up -------------- Grep of noun thread adam's needle-and-thread golden thread goldthread packthread screw thread thread thread blight thread maker threader threadfin threadfish threadleaf groundsel threads threadworm Overview of noun thread The noun thread has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving) 2. ribbon, 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") 3. train of thought, 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") 4. screw thread, thread -- (the raised helical rib going around a screw) Overview of verb thread The verb thread has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (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. (3) thread -- (pass a thread through "thread a needle") 3. string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string") Grep of adj thread threadbare threaded threadlike thready Overview of noun thread The noun thread has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) thread, yarn -- (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving) 2. ribbon, 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") 3. train of thought, 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") 4. screw thread, thread -- (the raised helical rib going around a screw) Overview of verb thread The verb thread has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (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. (3) thread -- (pass a thread through "thread a needle") 3. string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string")
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