thread (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 9 senses of the word *thread*:
NOUN	artifact	thread, yarn	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving
object	thread, ribbon	any long object resembling a thin line
cognition	thread, train of thought	the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
artifact	thread, screw thread	the raised helical rib going around a screw / screw
VERB	motion	thread, weave, wind, meander, wander	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
contact	thread	pass a thread through
contact	thread	remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
contact	thread	pass through or into
contact	thread, string, draw	thread on or as if on a string

thread > pronunciation
Sounds	threh'd
Rhymes	abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd...

English > *thread*: 9 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving.
Synonym	yarn
Narrower	Lastex	yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
	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
	ligature	thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
	metallic	A yarn made partly or entirely / entirely of metal
	pile, nap	The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
	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
	woof, weft, filling, pick	The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	worsted, worsted yarn	A tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
Broader	cord	A line made of twisted fibers or threads
Spanish	hebra, hilado, hilo
Catalan	bri, fil, rosca
Verbs	thread	pass a thread through
Verbs	thread	thread on or as if on a string

English > *thread*: 9 senses > noun 2, object
Meaning	Any long object resembling a thin line.
Examples	"from the air the road was a grey thread" "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
Synonym	ribbon
Narrower	blade	Something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
Broader	object, physical object	A tangible and visible entity
Spanish	tema, tira
Catalan	tema
Adjectives	thready	thin in diameter
Verbs	thread	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

English > *thread*: 9 senses > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together.
Example	"he lost the thread of his argument"
Synonym	train of thought
Broader	thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation	The process of using your mind to consider something carefully

English > *thread*: 9 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	The raised helical rib going around a screw / screw.
Synonym	screw thread
Part of	screw	A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
Broader	rib	support resembling the rib of an animal
Spanish	rosca
Catalan	solc

English > *thread*: 9 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	weave, wind, meander, wander
Narrower	snake	Move along a winding path
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Similar to	wander	Go via an indirect route or at no set pace
Spanish	arremolinar, serpentear, zigzaguear
Catalan	arremolinar, serpejar, serpentejar, vagar
Nouns	thread	any long object resembling a thin line

English > *thread*: 9 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	pass a thread through.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"thread a needle"
Broader	guide, run, draw, pass	pass over, across, or through
Spanish	enhebrar
Nouns	thread	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving
Nouns	threader	a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

English > *thread*: 9 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She had her eyebrows threaded"
Broader	extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out	Remove, usually with some force or effort

English > *thread*: 9 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	thread on or as if on a string.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"thread dried cranberries"
Synonyms	string, draw
Narrower	bead	string together like beads
Narrower	wire	string on a wire
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order
Similar to	guide, run, draw, pass	pass over, across, or through
Spanish	encordar, enfilar, engarzar, enhebrar, ensartar
Catalan	enfilar
Nouns	thread	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving
Nouns	threader	a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

HyperDic: thread