English dictionary
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English noun: thread | |||
| 1. | thread (artifact) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving | ||
| Synonyms | yarn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cotton, dental floss, filling, floss, floss, Lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, pick, pile, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn | ||
| 2. | thread (object) any long object resembling a thin line | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ribbon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blade | ||
| 3. | thread (cognition) the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together | ||
| Samples | I couldn't follow his train of thought. He lost the thread of his argument. | ||
| Synonyms | train of thought | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process | ||
| 4. | thread (artifact) the raised helical rib going around a screw | ||
| Synonyms | screw thread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rib | ||
| Part meronym | screw | ||
English verb: thread | |||
| 1. | thread (motion) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | ||
| Samples | The river winds through the hills. The path meanders through the vineyards. Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body. | ||
| Synonyms | meander, wander, weave, wind | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | snake | ||
| Verb group | wander | ||
| 2. | thread (contact) pass a thread through | ||
| Samples | Thread a needle. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, guide, pass, run | ||
| 3. | thread (contact) remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string | ||
| Samples | She had her eyebrows threaded. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out | ||
| 4. | thread (contact) pass through or into | ||
| Samples | Thread tape. Thread film. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, guide, pass, run | ||
| 5. | thread (contact) thread on or as if on a string | ||
| Samples | String pearls on a string. The child drew glass beads on a string. Thread dried cranberries. | ||
| Synonyms | draw, string | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bead, wire | ||
| Verb group | draw, guide, pass, run | ||
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