Thread - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any long object resembling a thin line (syn: ribbon)
a thread of smoke climbed upward
verb
- pass a thread through
thread film
Extra examples
A thread was hanging from the hem of her coat.
...the unwary bug was snared in the sticky threads of the spider's web...
She threaded her shoelace through the holes.
They had to thread their way through the crowd.
Waiters threaded through the crowd.
The girl was threading beads on a string.
The waiters threaded between the crowded tables.
The melody which threads the first duet.
I'm looking for a needle and thread.
His mind wandered, and he lost the thread of what she was saying (=was no longer able to understand it).
I'd like to refer to something that was posted in an earlier thread.
The Colorado River was just a thread of silver, 4000 feet below.
Will you thread the needle for me?
Tom threaded the rope through the safety harness.
Sue threaded the glass beads onto a piece of heavy string.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: thread
he/she/it: threads
present participle: threading
past tense: threaded
past participle: threaded
singular: thread
plural: threads
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