thread
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
thread
(thrĕd)n.
1.
a. Fine cord of a fibrous material, such as cotton or flax, made of two or more filaments twisted together and used in needlework and the weaving of cloth.
b. A piece of such cord.
2.
a. A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material.
b. Something that suggests the fineness or thinness of such a strand, cord, or filament: a thread of smoke.
c. Something that suggests the continuousness of such a strand, cord, or filament: lost the thread of his argument.
3. A helical or spiral ridge on a screw, nut, or bolt.
4. Computers
a. A portion of a program that can run independently of and concurrently with other portions of the program.
b. A set of posts on a newsgroup, composed of an initial post about a topic and all responses to it.
5. threads Slang Clothes.
v. thread·ed, thread·ing, threads
v.tr.
1.
a. To pass one end of a thread through the eye of (a needle, for example).
b. To pass (something) through in the manner of a thread: thread the wire through the opening.
c. To pass a tape or film into or through (a device): thread a film projector.
d. To pass (a tape or film) into or through a device.
2. To connect by running a thread through; string: thread beads.
3. Sports To throw or send (a pass) though a heavily defended area to a teammate.
4.
a. To make one's way cautiously through: threading dark alleys.
b. To make (one's way) cautiously through something.
5. To occur here and there throughout; pervade: "More than 90 geologic faults thread the Los Angeles area" (Science News).
6. To machine a thread on (a screw, nut, or bolt).
7. To remove (body hair) by using a looped thread that has been wound tightly in the middle.
v.intr.
1. To make one's way cautiously: threaded through the shoals and sandbars.
2. To proceed by a winding course.
3. To form a thread when dropped from a spoon, as boiling sugar syrup.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
thread
(θrɛd)n
1. a fine strand, filament or fibre of some material
2. (Textiles) a fine cord of twisted filaments, esp of cotton, used in sewing, weaving, etc
3. (Zoology) any of the filaments of which a spider's web is made
4. any fine line, stream, mark, or piece: from the air, the path was a thread of white.
5. (Mechanical Engineering) a helical groove in a cylindrical hole (female thread), formed by a tap or lathe tool, or a helical ridge on a cylindrical bar, rod, shank, etc (male thread), formed by a die or lathe tool
6. (Mining & Quarrying) a very thin seam of coal or vein of ore
7. something acting as the continuous link or theme of a whole: the thread of the story.
8. (Classical Myth & Legend) the course of an individual's life believed in Greek mythology to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates
vb
9. (tr) to pass (thread, film, magnetic tape, etc) through (something): to thread a needle; to thread cotton through a needle.
10. (tr) to string on a thread: she threaded the beads.
11. to make (one's way) through or over (something)
12. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to produce a screw thread by cutting, rolling, tapping, or grinding
13. (tr) to pervade: hysteria threaded his account.
14. (Cookery) (intr) (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon
[Old English thrǣd; related to Old Frisian thrēd, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrāthr thread]
ˈthreader n
ˈthreadless adj
ˈthreadˌlike adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
thread
(θrɛd)n.
1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
2. twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.
3. (loosely) yarn or a piece of yarn used in weaving or knitting.
4. a filament or fiber of glass or other ductile substance.
6. something having the fineness of a filament, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a thin line of color, or a thin seam of ore.
7. the helical ridge of a screw.
8. something that runs through the whole course of a thing, connecting successive parts: I lost the thread of the story.
9. Computers. a series of posts on a newsgroup dealing with the same subject.
10. the course of life, as fabled to be spun, measured, and cut by the Fates.
11. threads, Slang. clothes.
v.t. 12. to pass the end of a thread through the eye of (a needle).
13. to fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; string.
14. to pass (tape, film, etc.) through or into a narrow opening.
15. to interweave or ornament with threads: silk threaded with gold.
16. to pass continuously through the whole course of; pervade.
17. to make (one's way), as past or around obstacles or through a passage: He threaded his way through the crowd.
18. to form a thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).
19. to place and arrange thread, yarn, etc., in position on (a sewing machine, loom, textile machine, etc.).
v.i. 20. to thread one's way.
21. to move in a threadlike course; wind or twine.
22. (of boiling syrup) to form a fine thread when poured from a spoon.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English threed, Old English thrǣd, c. Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse thrathr; akin to throw]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thread(s)
a line or string that links together actual items, episodes, or thoughts, collectively, and carries the theme along with it.Examples: thread of our poor human affairs; of argumentation, 1774; of comforts, 1719; of history, 1736; of delicious melody, 1879; of patience, 1670; of rain, 1593; of sand, 1674; of truth, 1836; of his verbosity, 1588.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
thread
Past participle: threaded
Gerund: threading
| Imperative |
|---|
| thread |
| thread |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  thread - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weavingcord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" cotton - thread made of cotton fibers dental floss, floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery Lastex - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads ligature - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) metallic - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal nap, pile - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" purl - gold or silver wire thread suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached warp - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof worsted yarn, worsted - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool |
| 2. | thread - 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" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" blade - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit" | |
| 3. |  thread - 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"cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" | |
| 4. |  thread - the raised helical rib going around a screwrib - support resembling the rib of an animal screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head | |
| Verb | 1. |  thread - 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"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" snake - move along a winding path; "The army snaked through the jungle" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| 2. | thread - pass a thread through; "thread a needle" | |
| 3. | thread - remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded" | |
| 4. | thread - pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film" | |
| 5. | thread - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" guide, pass, run, draw - pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" bead - string together like beads arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" wire - string on a wire; "wire beads" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
thread
noun
2. theme, motif, train of thought, course, direction, strain, plot, drift, tenor, story line the thread running through the book
verb
1. move, pass, inch, ease, thrust, meander, squeeze through, pick your way She threaded her way back through the crowd.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
thread
nounverb
To put (objects) onto a fine continuous filament:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
خَيْطخَيْط الحِكايَه، عُلاقَة الأشْياءسِن اللولَبيُدْخِلُ الخَيْط في الإبرَهيَشُقُّ طَريقَه خلال الجُمْهور
nitzávitproplétat sesouvislostvlákno
trådtrådetrækkegevindmanøvrere
lankapujottaapuskearihmasäie
dretvakonacnit
átfurakszikcérnacsavarmenetfonalafûz1
òræîaòræîa sig áframòráîur, tvinnisamhengi, òráîurskrúfgangur
糸
실
įverti siūlą įsiūlasskintissriegisverti ant siūlo
diegsievērtizlauztiesizsprauktieslauzties
aţăfirtort
navliekať
nitvdeti nitnanizati
tråd
ด้าย
sợi
thread
[θred]A. N
1. (Sew) → hilo m
a needle and thread → una aguja e hilo
cotton/nylon thread → hilo m de algodón/nylon
to hang by a thread → pender de un hilo
a needle and thread → una aguja e hilo
cotton/nylon thread → hilo m de algodón/nylon
to hang by a thread → pender de un hilo
2. [of silkworm, spider] → hebra f
3. (= drift, theme) → hilo m
to lose the thread (of what sb is saying) → perder el hilo (de lo que algn está diciendo)
to pick up the thread(s) again [of conversation, thought] → retomar el hilo; [of process, problem] → volver a tomar las riendas
she picked up the threads of her life/career again → tomó de nuevo las riendas de su vida/carrera
to lose the thread (of what sb is saying) → perder el hilo (de lo que algn está diciendo)
to pick up the thread(s) again [of conversation, thought] → retomar el hilo; [of process, problem] → volver a tomar las riendas
she picked up the threads of her life/career again → tomó de nuevo las riendas de su vida/carrera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thread
[ˈθrɛd] vt
[+ needle] → enfiler
[+ laces, wires] → enfiler
[+ beads, objects] → enfiler
to thread one's way between → se faufiler entre
to thread one's way through sth → se faufiler à travers qch
to thread one's way through sth → se faufiler à travers qch
threads npl (mainly US) (= clothes) → fringues fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thread
n
(of cotton, wool etc) → Faden m; (Sew) → Garn nt, → Faden m; (= strong thread) → Zwirn m; to hang by a thread (fig) → an einem (seidenen or dünnen) Faden hängen
(fig, of story) → (roter) Faden; to follow the thread of a conversation → dem Gedankengang eines Gespräches folgen; he lost the thread of what he was saying → er hat den Faden verloren; to pick up the threads of one’s story/a conversation → den (roten) Faden/den Gesprächsfaden wieder aufnehmen; to gather up or pick up the threads of one’s career/life → alte Fäden wieder anknüpfen
(Tech, of screw) → Gewinde nt
(E-mail) → Subject nt
vt
needle → einfädeln; beads → aufreihen, auffädeln (→ on auf +acc); necklace → aufziehen; threaded with silver → von Silber(fäden) durchzogen, mit Silber(fäden) durchsetzt
vi he threaded through the crowd → er schlängelte sich durch die Menge (hindurch)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thread
[θrɛd]1. n
a. → filo
cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon
to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo
to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso)
to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo
cotton/nylon thread → filo di cotone/di nailon
to hang by a thread (fig) → essere appeso a un filo
to lose the thread (of what one is saying) → perdere il filo (del discorso)
to pick up the thread again (fig) → riprendere il filo
b. (of screw) → filettatura, filetto
2. vt (needle, beads) → infilare
to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla
to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra
to thread one's way through a crowd → infilarsi or farsi largo tra una folla
to thread one's way between → infilarsi tra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thread
(θred) noun1. a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing. a needle and some thread.
2. the spiral ridge around a screw. This screw has a worn thread.
3. the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc). I've lost the thread of what he's saying.
verb1. to pass a thread through. I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.
2. to make (one's way) through. She threaded her way through the crowd.
ˈthreadbare adjective (of material) worn thin; shabby. a threadbare jacket.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thread
→ خَيْط nit tråd Faden κλωστή hilo lanka fil konac filo 糸 실 draad hyssing nitka fio нить tråd ด้าย iplik sợi 线Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
thread
n. hilo; fibra, filamento; línea fina.
1. material de sutura;
2. cualquier filamento fino semejante a un hilo;
v. enhebrar, ensartar;
___ -like → hiliforme, fibroso-a, filamentoso-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009