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thread
A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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noun
A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
noun
Any long object resembling a thin line
“A mere ribbon of land”
noun
The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
“I couldn't follow his train of thought”
noun
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”
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”
verb
Thread on or as if on a string
“String pearls on a string”
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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
I couldn't follow his train of thought
He lost the thread of his argument
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Thread a needle
She had her eyebrows threaded
Thread tape
Thread film
String pearls on a string
The child drew glass beads on a string
Thread dried cranberries
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