Thread Definition

thrĕd
threaded, threading, threads
noun
threads
A light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and used in sewing.
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A similar fine length of synthetic material, as nylon or plastic, or of glass or metal.
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A piece of such cord.
American Heritage
The fine, stringy filament extruded by a spider, silkworm, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of the yarns of which a fabric is woven.
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verb
threaded, threading, threads
To put a thread through the eye of (a needle, etc.)
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To pass (something) through in the manner of a thread.
Thread the wire through the opening.
American Heritage
To arrange thread for use on (a sewing machine)
Webster's New World
To string (beads, etc.) on or as if on a thread.
Webster's New World
To pass through by twisting, turning, or weaving in and out.
To thread the streets.
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Other Word Forms of Thread

Noun

Singular:
thread
Plural:
threads

Origin of Thread

  • From Middle English threed, þred, from Old English þrǽd, ðrǽd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Near cognates include Dutch draad German Draht, Icelandic þráður and Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English thrǣd terə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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