THREAD as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the raised helical rib going around a screw
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  4. Meaning
    • any long object resembling a thin line
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

THREAD as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • thread on or as if on a string
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • pass through or into
    Usage Example(s)
    • thread tape
    • thread film
    Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  4. Meaning
    • pass a thread through
    Usage Example(s)
    • thread a needle
    Hypernyms(s) thread is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)