Meaning & Definition of Thread in English
English⟶
Thread
/θrɛd/
noun
1. A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
synonym:
- thread,
- yarn
2. 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"
synonym:
- ribbon,
- thread
3. 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"
synonym:
- train of thought,
- thread
4. The raised helical rib going around a screw
synonym:
- screw thread,
- thread
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- weave,
- wind,
- thread,
- meander,
- wander
2. Pass a thread through
- "Thread a needle"
synonym:
- thread
3. Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- "She had her eyebrows threaded"
synonym:
- thread
4. Pass through or into
- "Thread tape"
- "Thread film"
synonym:
- thread
5. Thread on or as if on a string
- "String pearls on a string"
- "The child drew glass beads on a string"
- "Thread dried cranberries"
synonym:
- string,
- thread,
- draw
Examples of using
Please give me a spool of white thread.
I need thread to sew on this button.
Have you got needle and thread?