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thread(2)(dictionary)
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Thread - Golf(gambling)
terminal thread(medicine)

thread 1, noun (oh)




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1 ?for sewing?
2 ?ideas?
3 pick up the thread(s)
4 ?internet?
5 ?line?
6 ?on a screw?
7 threads
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[Language: Old English; Origin: thrAd]
?FOR SEWING?
[U and C] a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth
::I'm looking for a needle and thread.
::hand-sewn with gold and silver thread
::a spool of thread (=small object that thread is wound around)
?IDEAS?
[singular] an idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc
::a common thread running within his work
::His mind wandered, and he lost the thread of what she was saying (=was no longer able to understand it) .
::a thread running through the film
thread of
::a thread of spirituality in her work
pick up the thread(s)
to begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life
::They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship.
?INTERNET?
[C] a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internet discussion group
::I'd like to refer to something that was posted in an earlier thread.
?LINE?
[C] literary a long thin line of something, such as light, smoke etc
thread of
::The Colorado River was just a thread of silver, 4000 feet below.
filament, thread
?ON A SCREW?
[C] a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw
threads [plural] AmE old-fashioned clothes
-see also hang by a thread at hang 1 (9)