thread

thread

 (thrĕd)

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. Computers

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. Sports To throw or send (a pass) though a heavily defended area to a teammate.

4.

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

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

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

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

7. To remove (body hair) by using a looped thread that has been wound tightly in the middle.

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 thrǣd; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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thread

(θrɛd)

n

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

2. (Textiles) a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc

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

vb

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

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

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

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

13. (tr) to pervade: hysteria threaded his account.

14. (Cookery) (intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon

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

ˈthreader n

ˈthreadless adj

ˈthreadˌlike adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

thread

(θrɛd)

n.

1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.

2. twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.

3. (loosely) yarn or a piece of yarn used in weaving or knitting.

4. a filament or fiber of glass or other ductile substance.

5. yarn (def. 3).

6. something having the fineness of a filament, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a thin line of color, or a thin seam of ore.

7. the helical ridge of a screw.

8. something that runs through the whole course of a thing, connecting successive parts: I lost the thread of the story.

9. Computers. a series of posts on a newsgroup dealing with the same subject.

10. the course of life, as fabled to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates.

11. threads, Slang. clothes.

v.t.

12. to pass the end of a thread through the eye of (a needle).

13. to fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; string.

14. to pass (tape, film, etc.) through or into a narrow opening.

15. to interweave or ornament with threads: silk threaded with gold.

16. to pass continuously through the whole course of; pervade.

17. to make (one's way), as past or around obstacles or through a passage: He threaded his way through the crowd.

18. to form a thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).

19. to place and arrange thread, yarn, etc., in position on (a sewing machine, loom, textile machine, etc.).

v.i.

20. to thread one's way.

21. to move in a threadlike course; wind or twine.

22. (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English threed, Old English thrǣd, c. Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrathr; akin to throw]

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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.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

thread

Past participle: threaded
Gerund: threading

Imperative

thread

thread

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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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

thread

noun

1. A very fine continuous strand:

fiber, fibril, filament.

2. Something that suggests the continuousness of a fine continuous filament:

skein, strand.

3. Slang. Articles worn to cover the body.Used in plural:

apparel, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, garment (used in plural), habiliment (often used in plural), raiment.

Informal: dud (used in plural), tog (used in plural).

verb

To put (objects) onto a fine continuous filament:

string.

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Translations

خَيْطخَيْط الحِكايَه، عُلاقَة الأشْياءسِن اللولَبيُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَهيَشُقُّ طَريقَه خلال الجُمْهور

nitzávitproplétat sesouvislostvlákno

trådtrådetrækkegevindmanøvrere

FadenThreadGewindeThemaZwirn

κλωστήνήμα

hiloroscahebratemapasar

lankapujottaapuskearihmasäie

filfiletagepasprocessus légeractivité

dretvakonacnit

átfurakszikcérnacsavarmenetfonalafûz1

òræîaòræîa sig áframòráîur, tvinnisamhengi, òráîurskrúfgangur

filofilettaturafilettoinfilareinfilarsi

糸

실

įverti siūlą įsiūlasskintissriegisverti ant siūlo

diegsievērtizlauztiesizsprauktieslauzties

draadgarenonderwerptopic

åle seg gjennomgjengehyssingsno seg gjennomtråd

nitkawąteknić

fiotópico

aţăfirtort

нитьнитканиткитредвинт

navliekať

nitvdeti nitnanizati

tråd

ด้าย

iplikiplik geçirmekkendine yol açıp ilerlemeksettire

sợi

线线索螺纹头绪思路

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

thread

(θred) noun

1. a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing. a needle and some thread. garing خَيْط конец linha nit der Faden tråd κλωστή, νήμαhilo, hebra niit, lõng نخ säie filחוט डोरा konac fonal benang þráður, tvinni filo 糸 실 siūlas diegs; pavediens benang draadtrådnić تار، سپڼسى، ريښه، لړۍ ( دخبرې ): چوړى: ليكي، كرښې 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 rosca závit das Gewinde gevind 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 schroefdraadgjengegwintrosca filet резьба závit navoj zavojnica [skruv]gänga เส้นเกลียวรอบสลัก 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 fio nit, souvislost der Faden tråd νήμα, ειρμόςhilo seos, ühendusniit سررشته punainen lanka filקשר धारा nit fonala vminek hubungan samhengi, þráður filo 筋 줄거리, 맥락 mintis, seka sakars; (sarunas) pavediens urutan draadtrådwątek fio fir нить niť, súvislosť nit nit [röd] tråd เรื่องหรือเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นต่อเนื่องกัน akış, bağlantı 頭緒，思路，線索 нитка; лінія سلسلہ dòng, mạch 头绪，思路，线索

verb

1. to pass a thread through. I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads. ryg يُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَه вдявам enfiar navlékat ein-, auffädeln tråde; trække βελονιάζω enhebrar; 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 aţ în ac; a înşira продевать нитку (в иголку); нанизывать navliekať vdeti nit provući konac trä[da] ร้ยลกปัด 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 ziguezaguear proplétat se sich winden durch manøvrere περνώ, διασχίζωabrirse 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 [sig väg] ทะลุผ่าน kendine yol açıp ilerlemek 穿過 прокладати шлях; пробиратися راستہ بنانا lách, luồn lách 穿过

ˈthreadbare adjective

(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, 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 nit tråd Faden κλωστή hilo lanka fil konac filo 糸 실 draad hyssing nitka fio нить tråd ด้าย iplik sợi 线

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thread

n. hilo; fibra, filamento; línea fina.

1. material de sutura;

2. cualquier filamento fino semejante a un hilo;

v. enhebrar, ensartar;

___ -like → hiliforme, fibroso-a, filamentoso-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Do you have a needle and thread? → هَلْ لَدَيْكَ إِبْرَةٌ وخَيْطٌ؟ → Nemáte jehlu a nit? → Har du en nål og tråd? → Haben Sie Nadel und Zwirn? → Μήπως έχεις βελόνα και κλωστή; → ¿Tiene aguja e hilo? → Onko teillä neulaa ja lankaa? → Vous avez du fil et une aiguille ? → Imate li iglu i konac? → Ha ago e filo? → 針と糸をお持ちですか？ → 바늘하고 실 있어요? → Hebt u naald en draad voor mij? → Har du nål og tråd? → Czy jest tu igła z nitką? → O senhor tem uma agulha e linha? → У Вас не найдется нитки с иголкой? → Har ni nål och tråd? → คุณมีเข็มกับด้ายไหม? → İğne ipliğiniz var mı? → Bạn có kim chỉ không? → 您有针线吗？

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