threads Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun informal terms for clothing
   duds; togs.
   
2. noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
   yarn; thread.
   
3. noun any long object resembling a thin line
   thread; ribbon.
   
   • 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
4. noun the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
   train of thought; thread.
   
   • I couldn't follow his train of thought
   • he lost the thread of his argument
5. noun the raised helical rib going around a screw
   screw thread; thread.
   
6. verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
   
   • the river winds through the hills
   • the path meanders through the vineyards
   • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
7. verb pass a thread through
   thread.
   
   • thread a needle
8. verb remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
   thread.
   
   • She had her eyebrows threaded
9. verb pass through or into
   thread.
   
   • thread tape
   • thread film
10. verb thread on or as if on a string
    draw; string; thread.
    
    • string pearls on a string
    • the child drew glass beads on a string
    • thread dried cranberries

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