thread
[θrɛd]
n
a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material
a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc
any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made
any fine line, stream, mark, or piece
from the air, the path was a thread of white
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
a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore
something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole
the thread of the story
the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates
vb
to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something)
to thread cotton through a needle
to string on a thread
she threaded the beads
to make (one's way) through or over (something)
to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding
to pervade
hysteria threaded his account
(of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon
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