thread
thread/THred/
noun
- a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving."he had a loose thread on his shirt"
- a theme or characteristic, typically forming one of several, running throughout a situation or piece of writing."a common thread running through the scandals was the failure to conduct audits"synonyms: train of thought, drift, direction, sense, theme, subject matter, motif, tenor, strain, thrust, subject, gist, burden, action, plot, storyline, scenario
- a helical ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical hole, to allow two parts to be screwed together.
- clothes."his fine threads and fashionable specs"
verb
- pass a thread through the eye of (a needle) or through the needle and guides of (a sewing machine)."I can't even thread a needle"
- pluck hairs from (the eyebrows or another part of the body) using a twisted cotton thread."I had my eyebrows threaded today"
- cut a screw thread in or on (a hole, screw, bolt, etc.)."we're laser-cutting holes to be threaded for screws"
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Apr 16, 2024 · verb ; 3 · to put together on or as if on a thread : string. thread beads ; 4 · to interweave with or as if with threads : intersperse. dark hair ...
7 days ago · to move forward, often changing direction in order to avoid people or things: The little car threaded dangerously through the traffic.
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7 days ago · verb (used without object) · to thread one's way, as through a passage or between obstacles: · to move in a threadlike course; wind or twine.
A thread is, fundamentally, a clear, well-defined theme, subject, topic or focus. A thread may exist in human communication, such as a topical group chat or ...
In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, ...
Mar 5, 2011 · A thread is a set of resources to execute a code in the context of a process, so it has, roughly its own stack and instruction pointer, but ...
Feb 26, 2024 · A thread is a single sequence stream within a process. Threads are also called lightweight processes as they possess some of the properties ...
Thread is a length of twisted fibers (usually three strands together), made from cotton, silk, or other material, that can be used in sewing, quilting, ...
A thread of something such as liquid, light, or color is a long thin line or piece of it. A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete ...
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[uncountable, countable] a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth. a needle and thread; a robe embroidered with gold thread ...