Thesaurus: thread

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1. n. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
2. n. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
3. n. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
4. n. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
5. n. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
6. v. t. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
7. v. t. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
8. v. t. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
9. n. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
10. n. any long object resembling a thin line
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12. n. the raised helical rib going around a screw