thread

Noun
  1. A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (synset 104433923)
    is a type of: cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads
    subtypes:
    • cotton - thread made of cotton fibers
    • dental floss, floss - a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
    • floss - a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
    • lastex - yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
    • ligature - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
    • metallic - a yarn made partly or entirely of metal
    • nap, pile - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
    • purl - gold or silver wire thread
    • suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
    • tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached
    • warp - yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
    • filling, pick, weft, woof - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    • worsted, worsted yarn - a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
    same as: yarn
  2. Any long object resembling a thin line (synset 109432081)
    "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
    is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
    subtypes: blade - something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
    same as: ribbon
  3. The connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together (synset 105781545)
    "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
    is a type of: cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
    same as: train of thought
  4. The raised helical rib going around a screw (synset 104161999)
    is a type of: rib - support resembling the rib of an animal
    is a part of: screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
    same as: screw thread
Verb
  1. To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course (synset 201886807)
    "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes: snake - move along a winding path
    same as: meander, wander, weave, wind
    verb group: wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace
  2. Pass a thread through (synset 201524545)
    "thread a needle"
    is a type of: draw, guide, pass, run - pass over, across, or through
  3. Remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string (synset 201362620)
    "She had her eyebrows threaded"
    is a type of: draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
  4. Pass through or into (synset 201362506)
    "thread tape"; "thread film"
    is a type of: draw, guide, pass, run - pass over, across, or through
  5. Thread on or as if on a string (synset 201362135)
    "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    subtypes:
    • bead - string together like beads
    • wire - string on a wire
    same as: draw, string
    verb group: draw, guide, pass, run - pass over, across, or through

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