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Thread
see synonyms of threadNoun
1. thread, yarn
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
2. ribbon, thread
any long object resembling a thin line
Example Sentences:'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'
3. thread, train of thought
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Example Sentences:'I couldn't follow his train of thought''he lost the thread of his argument'
Verb
5. meander, thread, wander, weave, wind
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Example Sentences:'the river winds through the hills''the path meanders through the vineyards''sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body'
6. thread
pass a thread through
Example Sentences:'thread a needle'
7. thread
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Example Sentences:'She had her eyebrows threaded'
8. thread
pass through or into
Example Sentences:'thread tape''thread film'
thread on or as if on a string
Example Sentences:'string pearls on a string''the child drew glass beads on a string''thread dried cranberries'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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