thread
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
threads
plural
threads
Britannica Dictionary definition of THREAD
1
:
a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing
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see picture at sewing
[noncount]
[count]
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A thread was hanging from the hem of her coat.
2
[count]
literary
:
a long, thin line of something
— usually + of
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A slender thread of smoke rose up from the chimney.
3
[count]
:
the raised line that winds around a screw
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[singular]
:
an idea, feeling, etc., that connects the different parts of something (such as a story)
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The stories share a common thread.
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A thread of self-pity runs through his autobiography.
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I lost the thread of the plot long before the story ended.
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I found it hard to follow the thread of the conversation.
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[count]
computers
:
a series of related messages that are written on an Internet message board
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If you want to discuss a different subject, you should start a new thread.
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hang by a thread
pick up the threads
informal
:
to begin something again after a long time
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I'm hoping to pick up the threads of our relationship.
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thread
/ˈθrɛd/
verb
threads;
threaded;
threading
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thread
/ˈθrɛd/
verb
threads;
threaded;
threading
Britannica Dictionary definition of THREAD
1
[+ object]
:
to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something
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thread a needle
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She threaded her shoelace through the holes.
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thread a pipe with wire = thread a wire through a pipe
2
[+ object]
:
to put (film or tape) into a movie camera, tape recorder, etc., so that it is ready to be used
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thread film through a camera
3
:
to move forward by turning and going through narrow spaces
[+ object]
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They had to thread their way through the crowd.
[no object]
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Waiters threaded through the crowd.
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a river that threads through narrow valleys
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