1. thread - noun
· a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Synonym(s): yarn
Hypernym(s): cord
2. thread - noun
· 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(s): ribbon
Hypernym(s): object, physical_object
3. thread - noun
· 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(s): train_of_thought
Hypernym(s): thinking, thought, thought_process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
4. thread - noun
· the raised helical rib going around a screw
Synonym(s): screw_thread
Hypernym(s): rib
5. thread - verb
· 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(s): weave, wind, meander, wander
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
6. thread - verb
· pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
Hypernym(s): guide, run, draw, pass
7. thread - verb
· remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
Hypernym(s): extract, pull_out, pull, pull_up, take_out, draw_out, rip_out, tear_out
8. thread - verb
· pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
Hypernym(s): guide, run, draw, pass
9. thread - verb
· thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
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