thread synonyms

thread

n.

cotton, yarn, wool, lisle, filament, fiber, strand, wire, hair, gossamer, cobweb, twist, string, tape, ribbon, braid, strand; see also cloth.

thread

v.

  1. To pass thread through a needle

    wire, string, run through, wind through, slip through.

    Antonyms undo*, unthread*, change the thread.

  2. To connect

    attach, weave together, string together; see join 1.

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