what does thread mean?
THREAD as NOUN
- Meaning
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
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Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
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- I couldn”t follow his train of thought
- he lost the thread of his argument
Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- any long object resembling a thin line
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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THREAD as VERB
- Meaning
- thread on or as if on a string
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- string pearls on a string
- the child drew glass beads on a string
- thread dried cranberries
Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
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- She had her eyebrows threaded
Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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