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Thesaurus: unthread

To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.

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  1. v. t. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.
  2. v. t. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.
  3. v. t. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path.
  4. 1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle. 2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton. 3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path. De Quincey.
  5. v. t. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle. v. t. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of. v. t. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path.