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1.NounA cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
2.NounA piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
3.NounAny of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.)."the threads of a spiderweb"
4.NounA slender stream of water."a thread of water"
5.NounThe line midway between the banks of a stream.
6.NounA screw thread.
7.NounThe continuing course of life; the thread of life.
8.NounAn ordered course, that which connects the successive points in a discourse.
A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought."I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.; All of these essays have a common thread."
9.NounA line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought."I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying."
10.NounA continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse."All of these essays have a common thread."
11.NounA unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
12.NounA series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
13.NounA sequence of connections.
14.NounA precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security."a life hanging by a thread"
15.NounThe degree of fineness; quality; nature.
16.VerbTo pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
17.VerbTo fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; to string.
18.VerbTo make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles)."to thread through narrow passages; I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.; He threaded his way through legal entanglements."
19.VerbTo cautiously make (one's way) through a precarious place or situation."He threaded his way through legal entanglements."
20.VerbTo pass through; to pierce through; to penetrate.
21.VerbTo interweave as if with thread; to intersperse.
22.VerbTo form a screw thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.)."to thread a bolt"
23.VerbTo remove (facial hair) by way of a looped thread that is tightly wound in the middle."to thread your eyebrows and trim them"
24.VerbTo feed (a sewing machine or otherwise a projecting or exposing mechanism, such as a projector, a camera, etc.) with film. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[ with up]
25.VerbTo pass (a film or tape) through a projector, recorder, etc. so as to correct its path.
26.VerbOf boiling syrup: To form a threadlike stream when poured from a spoon.