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thread thread definition

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") 



thread definition