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 [θrɛd]

n

1. a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made

4. any fine line, stream, mark, or piece from the air, the path was a thread of white

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc. (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool

6. (Mining & Quarrying) a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore

7. something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole the thread of the story

8. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates

vb

1. (tr) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc.) through (something) to thread a needle to thread cotton through a needle

2. (tr) to string on a thread she threaded the beads

3. to make (one's way) through or over (something)

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding

5. (tr) to pervade hysteria threaded his account

6. (Cookery) (intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon See also threads

[Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread]

threader  n

threadless  adj

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 a hat embroidered with golden threads

2. theme, motif, train of thought, course, direction, strain, plot, drift, tenor, story line the thread running through the book

verb

1. move, pass, inch, ease, thrust, meander, squeeze through, pick your way She threaded her way back through the crowd.

2. pass, move, push, work, inch, ease, string, thrust, poke Thread the shock absorber through the large opening.

Translations

thread [θred]

A. N

1. (Sew) → hilo m
a needle and thread → una aguja e hilo
cotton/nylon thread → hilo m de algodón/nylon
to hang by a thread → pender de un hilo

2. [of silkworm, spider] → hebra f

3. (= drift, theme) → hilo m
to lose the thread (of what sb is saying) → perder el hilo(de lo que algn está diciendo)
to pick up the thread(s) again [of conversation, thought] → retomar el hilo; [of process, problem] → volver a tomar las riendas
she picked up the threads of her life/career again → tomó de nuevo las riendas de su vida/carrera

4. [of screw] → rosca f, filete m

B. VT [+ needle] → enhebrar; [+ beads] → ensartar
he threaded the string through the hole → ensartó la cuerda por el agujero
to thread one's way through a crowd → colarse entre or abrirse paso por una multitud
the river threads its way through the valley → el río se abre paso a través del valle

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thread [ˈθrɛd]

n

(for sewing) → fil m
a needle and thread → du fil et une aiguille

[screw] → filetage m, pas m

[argument, conversation, plot] → fil m

(= thin line) [light] → rayon m; [moisture] → filet m

vt

[+ needle] → enfiler

[+ laces, wires] → enfiler

[+ beads, objects] → enfiler

to thread one's way between → se faufiler entre
to thread one's way through sth → se faufiler à travers qch

threads npl (mainly US) (= clothes) → fringues fpl >

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thread

n

(of cotton, wool etc) → Faden m; (Sew) → Garn nt, → Faden m; (= strong thread) → Zwirn m; to hang by a thread (fig) → an einem (seidenen or dünnen) Faden hängen

(fig, of story) → (roter) Faden; to follow the thread of a conversation → dem Gedankengang eines Gespräches folgen; he lost the thread of what he was saying → er hat den Faden verloren; to pick up the threads of one’s story/a conversation → den (roten) Faden/den Gesprächsfaden wieder aufnehmen; to gather up or pick up the threads of one’s career/life → alte Fäden wieder anknüpfen

(Tech, of screw) → Gewinde nt

(fig) (= thin line: of light) → Strahl m, → Streifen m

(E-mail) → Subject nt

vt

needle → einfädeln; beads → aufreihen, auffädeln (→ on auf +acc); necklace → aufziehen; threaded with silver → von Silber(fäden) durchzogen, mit Silber(fäden) durchsetzt

to thread one’s way through the crowd/trees etc → sich durch die Menge/zwischen den Bäumen etc hindurchschlängeln; he threaded the ball through to Gascoigne → er spitzelte den Ball zu Gascoigne durch

(Tech) screw → mit einem Gewinde versehen

vi he threaded through the crowd → er schlängelte sich durch die Menge (hindurch)

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thread [θrɛd]

1. n

a. → filo
cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon
to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo
to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso)
to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo

b. (of screw) → filettatura, filetto

2. vt (needle, beads) → infilare
to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla
to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra

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thread [θrɛd]

1. n

a. → filo
cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon
to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo
to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso)
to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo

b. (of screw) → filettatura, filetto

2. vt (needle, beads) → infilare
to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla
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. garing خَيْط конец nit tråd der Faden κλωστή, νήμα hilo, hebra niit, lõng نخ säie fil חוּט डोरा konac fonal benang þráður, tvinni filo 糸 실 siūlas diegs; pavediens benang draad tråd nić linha fir нитка niť nit pletivo tråd ด้าย iplik 線 нитка دھاگا sợi chỉ 线

2 the spiral ridge around a screw This screw has a worn thread. draad, skroefdraad سِن اللولَب нарез závit gevind das Gewinde η αυλακωτή επιφάνεια βίδας rosca keere دندانه؛ رزوه kierre filetage תַברִיג धारी zavoj, uvojnik csavarmenet ulir skrúfgangur filettatura ねじ山 나사산 sriegis vītne benang schroefdraad gjenge gwint rosca filet резьба závit navoj zavojnica []gänga ร้อยสิ่งต่าง ๆ บนด้าย vida dişi, set 螺紋 різь, нарізка; хід لڑي đường 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, samehang خَيْط الحِكايَه، عُلاقَة الأشْياء връзка nit, souvislost tråd der Faden νήμα, ειρμός hilo seos, ühendusniit سررشته punainen lanka fil קֶשֶר धारा nit fonala vminek hubungan samhengi, þráður filo 筋 줄거리, 맥락 mintis, seka sakars; (sarunas) pavediens urutan draad tråd wątek fio fir нить niť, súvislosť nit nit [] tråd เรื่องหรือเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นต่อเนื่องกัน akış, bağlantı 頭緒，思路，線索 нитка; лінія سلسلہ dòng, mạch 头绪，思路，线索

v

1 to pass a thread through I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads. ryg يُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَه вдявам navlékat tråde; trække ein-,auffädeln βελονιάζω (hilo) enhebrar; (cuentas) ensartar niiti taha ajama, lükkima نخ کردن pujottaa enfiler לְהַשחִיל पिरोना provući, nizati (be)fűz memasukkan benang þræða infilare, infilarsi 糸を通す (바늘에) 실을 꿰다 (į)verti siūlą į, verti ant siūlo ievērt (diegu); uzvērt (uz diega) memasukkan benang een draad halen door træ nawlec, nanizać enfiar a băga aţă în ac; a înşira продевать нитку (в иголку); нанизывать navliekať vdeti nit provući konac trä[] ร้อยลูกปัด iplik geçirmek 穿線 втягати нитку; нанизувати دھاگا ڈالنا xuôn chỉ 穿线

2 to make (one's way) through She threaded her way through the crowd. ryg, baan يَشُقُّ طَريقَه خلال الجُمْهور провирам се proplétat se manøvrere sich winden durch περνώ, διασχίζω abrirse (camino) endale teed tegema عبور کردن pujottautua se faufiler לְפַלֵס דֶרֶך भीड़ में से रास्ता निकालना proći, provući se átfurakszik menyeruak þræða sig áfram infilarsi, intrufolarsi 縫うように進む (군중 등을) 뚫고 나가다 skintis (kelią) []spraukties; []lauzties mencelah-celah di zich een weg banen åle seg gjennom, sno seg gjennom przedostać się ziguezaguear a se strecura пробираться predrať sa preriniti se probiti se bana [] ทะลุผ่าน kendine yol açıp ilerlemek 穿過 прокладати шлях; пробиратися راستہ بنانا lách, luồn lách 穿过

adj threadbare

(of material) worn thin; shabby a threadbare jacket. rafelrig بالٍ، رَث изтъркан obnošený, ošumělý tyndslidt fadenscheinig ξεφτισμένος, τριμμένος gastado, raído vile, kulunud کهنه؛ مندرس nukkavieru élimé בָּלוי फटा-पुराना iznošen, izlizan kopott menipis snjáður liso, consumato 着古した 올이 보일 정도로 낡은 nušiuręs, nutrintas nodilis; noskrandis; noplucis lusuh versleten loslitt wyświechtany, wytarty puído jerpelit изношенный obnosený oguljen pohaban tunn-, trådsliten เก่าจนหมดขน (เสื้อผ้า) incelmiş, eskimiş 穿破舊衣服的，卑鄙的 пошарпаний, зношений تارتار، فرسودہ mòn xơ cả chỉ 穿破旧衣服的，卑鄙的

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thread → خَيْط vlákno tråd Faden κλωστή hilo lanka fil konac filo 糸 실 draad hyssing nitka fio нить tråd ด้าย iplik sợi 线