a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

[ Syn: yarn ]

any long object resembling a thin line; 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

[ Syn: ribbon ]

the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; I couldnt follow his train of thought; he lost the thread of his argument

[ Syn: train of thought ]

the raised helical rib going around a screw

[ Syn: screw thread ]

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; the river winds through the hills; the path meanders through the vineyards; sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

[ Syn: weave , wind , meander , wander ]

pass a thread through; thread a needle'

remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; She had her eyebrows threaded'

pass through or into; thread tape; thread film'

thread on or as if on a string; string pearls on a string; the child drew glass beads on a string; thread dried cranberries

[ Syn: string , draw ]