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1.
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
2.
(computing) a series of messages with the same subject, consisting of an original message and all the replies that follow
3.
any long object resembling a thin line
from the air the road was a grey thread
a thread of smoke climbed upward
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the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
he lost the thread of his argument
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the raised helical rib going around a screw
'thread' - used as a verb
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to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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pass a thread through
thread a needle
8.
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
She had her eyebrows threaded
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pass through or into
thread tape
thread film
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thread on or as if on a string
thread dried cranberries
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1. Thread / Plural
threads
2. Thread / Past
threaded
3. Thread / Third Person
threads
4. Thread / Present Participle
threading
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