Dictionary entry details
• THREAD (noun)
Meaning:
A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
thread; yarn
Hypernyms ("thread" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thread"):
worsted; worsted yarn (a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool)
filling; pick; weft; woof (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
warp (yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof)
tinsel (a thread with glittering metal foil attached)
suture (thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)
purl (gold or silver wire thread)
nap; pile (the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave)
metallic (a yarn made partly or entirely of metal)
cotton (thread made of cotton fibers)
dental floss; floss (a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth)
floss (a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery)
Lastex (yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads)
ligature (thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood))
Meaning:
Any long object resembling a thin line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
ribbon; thread
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("thread" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thread"):
blade (something long and thin resembling a blade of grass)
Meaning:
The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
train of thought; thread
Context examples:
I couldn't follow his train of thought / he lost the thread of his argument
Hypernyms ("thread" is a kind of...):
cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)
Meaning:
The raised helical rib going around a screw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
screw thread; thread
Hypernyms ("thread" is a kind of...):
rib (support resembling the rib of an animal)
Holonyms ("thread" is a part of...):
screw (a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
• THREAD (verb)
Meaning:
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
thread; meander; wind; wander; weave
Context examples:
the river winds through the hills / the path meanders through the vineyards / sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Hypernyms (to "thread" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thread"):
snake (move along a winding path)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Pass a thread through
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
thread a needle
Hypernyms (to "thread" is one way to...):
draw; guide; pass; run (guide or pass over something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
She had her eyebrows threaded
Hypernyms (to "thread" is one way to...):
draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; take out (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pass through or into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
thread tape / thread film
Hypernyms (to "thread" is one way to...):
draw; guide; pass; run (guide or pass over something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Thread on or as if on a string
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
string; thread; draw
Context examples:
string pearls on a string / the child drew glass beads on a string / thread dried cranberries
Hypernyms (to "thread" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thread"):
bead (string together like beads)
wire (string on a wire)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
