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thread
verb(thread)
thread on or as if on a string
Synonyms: draw, string,
Examples:
Thread dried cranberries.
thread
noun(thread)
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Synonyms: train of thought,
Examples:
He lost the thread of his argument.
thread
noun(thread)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Synonyms: yarn,
thread
noun(thread)
any long object resembling a thin line
Synonyms: ribbon,
Examples:
From the air the road was a grey thread.
A thread of smoke climbed upward.
thread
noun(thread)
the raised helical rib going around a screw
Synonyms: screw thread,
thread
verb(thread)
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Synonyms: meander, wander, weave, wind,
thread
verb(thread)
pass a thread through
Examples:
Thread a needle.
thread
verb(thread)
pass through or into
Examples:
Thread tape.
Thread film.
thread
verb(thread)
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Examples:
She had her eyebrows threaded.

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