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thread

/θrɛd/

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verb
thread on or as if on a string
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"thread dried cranberries"

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draw string

type of:
arrange set up
noun
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
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"he lost the thread of his argument"

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train of thought

type of:
thinking thought cerebration thought process intellection mentation
noun
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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yarn

type of:
cord
noun
any long object resembling a thin line
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"from the air the road was a grey thread" "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

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ribbon

type of:
physical object object
noun
the raised helical rib going around a screw
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screw thread

type of:
rib

part of:
screw
verb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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meander wander weave wind

type of:
go locomote move travel
verb
pass a thread through
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"thread a needle"

type of:
guide pass draw run
verb
pass through or into
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"thread tape" "thread film"

type of:
run draw guide pass
verb
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
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"She had her eyebrows threaded"

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extract draw out pull pull out pull up rip out take out tear out

Examples of thread

"thread dried cranberries"
"he lost the thread of his argument"
"from the air the road was a grey thread"
"a thread of smoke climbed upward"
"thread a needle"
"thread tape"
"thread film"
"She had her eyebrows threaded"