Dictionary definition · thread
noun
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- any long object resembling a thin line"a mere ribbon of land"
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together"I couldn't follow his train of thought"
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
verb
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course"the river winds through the hills"
- 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 on or as if on a string"string pearls on a string"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).