thread

thread  (thrd)

n.

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. Something that suggests the fineness or thinness of such a strand, cord, or filament: a thread of smoke.

c. Something that suggests the continuousness of such a strand, cord, or filament: lost the thread of his argument.

3. A helical or spiral ridge on a screw, nut, or bolt.

4. Computer Science

a. A portion of a program that can run independently of and concurrently with other portions of the program.

b. A set of posts on a newsgroup, composed of an initial post about a topic and all responses to it.

5. threads Slang Clothes.

v. thread·ed, thread·ing, threads

v.tr.

1.

a. To pass one end of a thread through the eye of (a needle, for example).

b. To pass (something) through in the manner of a thread: thread the wire through the opening.

c. To pass a tape or film into or through (a device): thread a film projector.

d. To pass (a tape or film) into or through a device.

2. To connect by running a thread through; string: thread beads.

3.

a. To make one's way cautiously through: threading dark alleys.

b. To make (one's way) cautiously through something.

4. To occur here and there throughout; pervade: "More than 90 geologic faults thread the Los Angeles area" Science News.

5. To machine a thread on (a screw, nut, or bolt).

v.intr.

1. To make one's way cautiously: threaded through the shoals and sandbars.

2. To proceed by a winding course.

3. To form a thread when dropped from a spoon, as boiling sugar syrup.

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[Middle English, from Old English thrd; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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threader n.

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thread - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving yarn cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" cotton - thread made of cotton fibers dental floss, floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery Lastex - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads ligature - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallic - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal nap, pile - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" purl - gold or silver wire thread suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached warp - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof weft, woof, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving worsted yarn, worsted - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
	2.	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 grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" ribbon object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" blade - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"
	3.	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" train of thought cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
	4.	thread - the raised helical rib going around a screw screw thread rib - support resembling the rib of an animal screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
Verb	1.	thread - 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" meander, wind, wander, weave go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
	2.	thread - pass a thread through; "thread a needle" guide, pass, run, draw - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
	3.	thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded" extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
	4.	thread - pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film" guide, pass, run, draw - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
	5.	thread - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" string, draw guide, pass, run, draw - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" bead - string together like beads arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" wire - string on a wire; "wire beads"

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thread

noun 1. strand, fibre, yarn, filament, line, string, cotton, twine

noun 2. theme, motif, train of thought, course, direction, strain, plot, drift, tenor, story line

verb 3. move, pass, inch, ease, thrust, meander, squeeze through, pick your way

Translations

thread [θrɛd] n → hilo; [of screw] → rosca

vt [+ needle] → enhebrar

thread [θrɛd] n → fil m [of screw]; pas m, filetage m

vt [+ needle] → enfiler;

to thread one's way between → se faufiler entre

thread [θrɛd] n (yarn) → Faden m [of screw] → Gewinde nt

vt [+ needle] → einfädeln;

to thread one's way between → sich hindurchschlängeln zwischen

thread [θrɛd] n → filo; [of screw] → filetto

vt (needle) → infilare;

to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra

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thread

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