thread
Definitions
- A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
- A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
- To put (objects) onto a fine continuous filament:string.
- Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
- (of material) worn thin; shabby. a threadbare jacket. rafelrig بالٍ، رَث изтъркан puído obnošený, ošumělý fadenscheinig tyndslidt ξεφτισμένος, τριμμένοςgastado, raído vile, kulunud کهنه؛ مندرس nukkavieru éliméבלוי फटा-पुराना iznošen, izlizan kopott menipis snjáður liso, consumato 着古した 올이 보일 정도로 낡은 nušiuręs, nutrintas nodilis; noskrandis; noplucis lusuh versletenloslitt wyświechtany, wytarty puído jerpelit изношенный obnosený oguljen pohaban tunn-, trådsliten เก่าจนหมดขน (เสื้อผ้า) incelmiş, e...
- A slender stream of water.
- 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.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material.
- A screw thread.
- A helical or spiral ridge on a screw, nut, or bolt.
- The continuing course of life; thread of life.
- Computers a. A portion of a program that can run independently of and concurrently with other portions of the program.
- An ordered course, that which connects the successive points in a discourse.
- A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.
- threads Slang Clothes.
- A continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse.
- To pass one end of a thread through the eye of (a needle, for example).
- A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- To connect by running a thread through; string: thread beads.
- Sports To throw or send (a pass) though a heavily defended area to a teammate.
- A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
- A sequence of connections.
- A precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
- The degree of fineness; quality; nature.
Equivalents
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Беларускаяні́тка
བོད་སྐད།སྐུད་པ
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ລາວເຊືອກ
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తెలుగుదారము
ትግርኛፈትሊ
Türkmençeýüp
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ئۇيغۇرچەيىپ
اردورِشْتہ
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Examples
“Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.”
“the threads of a spiderweb”
“He walked. To the corner of Hamilton Place⟳ and Picadilly, and there stayed for a while, for it is a romantic station by night. The vague and careless rain⟳ looked like⟳ threads of gossamer silver passing across the light⟳ of the arc-lamps.”
“a thread of water”
“I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.”
“I was pondering these things, when an incident, and a somewhat unexpected one, broke the thread of my musings.”
“‘Let⟳ him go on. Do not interrupt⟳ him. He cannot go back, and maybe could not proceed at all if once he lost the thread of his thought.’”
“All of these essays have⟳ a common thread.”
“a life hanging by a thread”
“A neat courtier, / Of a most elegant thread.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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