thread meaning and definition

THREAD noun

Definition of thread (noun)

1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: ribbon
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"
   • synonyms: train of thought
4. the raised helical rib going around a screw
   • synonyms: screw thread

THREAD verb

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: meander, wander, weave, wind
2. pass a thread through
   • "thread a needle"
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
   • "She had her eyebrows threaded"
4. pass through or into
   • "thread tape"; "thread film"
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"
   • synonyms: draw, string