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thread Noun 1. a fine strand or fibre of some material 2. a fine cord of twisted yarns, esp. of cotton, used in sewing or weaving 3. something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole: the thread of the story 4. the spiral ridge on a screw, bolt, or nut 5. a very small amount (of something): there was a thread of nervousness in his voice 6. a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore Noun, pl threads Chiefly US slang clothes Verb 1. to pass thread through the eye of (a needle) before sewing with it 2. to string together: plastic beads threaded on lengths of nylon line 3. to make (one's way) through a crowd of people or group of objects: she threaded and pushed her way through the crowds [Old English thrǣd] threadlike adj Thread(s) a line or string that links together actual items, episodes, or thoughts, collectively, and carries the theme along with it. Examples: thread of our poor human affairs; of argumentation, 1774; of comforts, 1719; of history, 1736; of delicious melody, 1879; of patience, 1670; of rain, 1593; of sand, 1674; of truth, 1836; of his verbosity, 1588.
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thread Translationsthread n thread [θred] 1 a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing a needle and some thread.garingخَيْطконецnittrådder Fadenκλωστή, νήμαhilo, hebraniit, lõngنخlankafilחוּטडोराkonacfonalbenangþráður, tvinnifilo糸실siūlasdiegs; pavediensbenangdraadtrådnićlinhafirниткаniťnitpletivotrådด้ายiplik線ниткаدھاگاsợi chỉ线 2 the spiral ridge around a screw This screw has a worn thread.draad, skroefdraadسِن اللولَبнарезzávitgevinddas Gewindeη αυλακωτή επιφάνεια βίδαςroscakeereدندانه؛ رزوهkierrefiletageתַברִיגधारीzavoj, uvojnikcsavarmenetulirskrúfgangurfilettaturaねじ山나사산sriegisvītnebenangschroefdraadgjengegwintroscafiletрезьбаzávitnavojzavojnica[]gängaร้อยสิ่งต่าง ๆ บนด้ายvida dişi, set螺紋різь, нарізка; хідلڑيđường ren xoáy ốc螺纹 3 the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc) I've lost the thread of what he's saying.gespreksdraad, samehangخَيْط الحِكايَه، عُلاقَة الأشْياءвръзкаnit, souvislosttrådder Fadenνήμα, ειρμόςhiloseos, ühendusniitسررشتهpudota kärryiltäfilקֶשֶרधाराnitfonala vminekhubungansamhengi, þráðurfilo筋줄거리mintis, sekasakars; (sarunas) pavediensurutandraadtrådwątekfiofirнитьniť, súvislosťnitnit[] trådเรื่องหรือเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นต่อเนื่องกันakış, bağlantı頭緒,思路,線索нитка; лініяسلسلہdòng, mạch头绪,思路,线索 v 1 to pass a thread through I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.rygيُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَهвдявамnavlékattråde; trækkeein-,auffädelnβελονιάζω(hilo) enhebrar; (cuentas) ensartarniiti taha ajama, lükkimaنخ کردنpujottaaenfilerלְהַשחִילपिरोनाprovući, nizati(be)fűzmemasukkan benangþræðainfilare, infilarsi糸を通す...에 실을 꿰다(į)verti siūlą į, verti ant siūloievērt (diegu); uzvērt (uz diega)memasukkan benangeen draad halen doortrænawlec, nanizaćenfiara băga aţă în ac; a înşiraпродевать нитку (в иголку); нанизыватьnavliekaťvdeti nitprovući konacträ[]ร้อยลูกปัดiplik geçirmek穿線втягати нитку; нанизуватиدھاگا ڈالناxuôn chỉ穿线 2 to make (one's way) through She threaded her way through the crowd.ryg, baanيَشُقُّ طَريقَه خلال الجُمْهورпровирам сеproplétat semanøvreresich winden durchπερνώ, διασχίζωabrirse (camino)endale teed tegemaعبور کردنraivata tiensäse faufilerלְפַלֵס דֶרֶךभीड़ में से रास्ता निकालनाproći, provući seátfurakszikmenyeruakþræða sig áframinfilarsi, intrufolarsi縫うように進む(...을) 누비듯이 지나가다skintis (kelią)[]spraukties; []lauztiesmencelah-celah dizich een weg banenåle seg gjennom, sno seg gjennomprzedostać sięziguezagueara se strecuraпробиратьсяpredrať sapreriniti seprobiti sebana []ทะลุผ่านkendine yol açıp ilerlemek穿過прокладати шлях; пробиратисяراستہ بناناlách, luồn lách穿过 adj ˈthreadbare (of material) worn thin; shabby a threadbare jacket.rafelrigبالٍ، رَثизтърканobnošený, ošumělýtyndslidtfadenscheinigξεφτισμένος, τριμμένοςgastado, raídovile, kulunudکهنه؛ مندرسnukkavieruéliméבָּלויफटा-पुरानाiznošen, izlizankopottmenipissnjáðurliso, consumato着古した낡은, 누더기의nušiuręs, nutrintasnodilis; noskrandis; noplucislusuhversletenloslittwyświechtany, wytartypuídojerpelitизношенныйobnosenýoguljenpohabantunn-, trådslitenเก่าจนหมดขน (เสื้อผ้า)incelmiş, eskimiş穿破舊衣服的,卑鄙的пошарпаний, зношенийتارتار، فرسودہmòn xơ cả chỉ穿破旧衣服的,卑鄙的 |
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As he had a compassionate heart he pulled out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. I cannot discover the least bit of thread on the looms. (4) A morsel of torn gold thread was picked up in the bedroom, which persons expert in such matters, declare to be of Indian manufacture, and to be a species of gold thread not known in England. |
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