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THREAD

Definition:

[noun] a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Synonyms: yarn
[noun] any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
Synonyms: ribbon
[noun] the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
Synonyms: train of thought
[noun] the raised helical rib going around a screw
Synonyms: screw
[verb] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
Synonyms: weave, wind, meander, wander
[verb] pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
[verb] remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
[verb] pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
[verb] thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
Synonyms: string, draw