Main entry: screw thread, thread
Definition: the raised helical rib going around a screw
Definition: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Main entry: thread, train of thought
Definition: the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Usage: I couldn't follow his train of thought; he lost the thread of his argument
Definition: any long object resembling a thin line
Usage: 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
Main entry: draw, string, thread
Definition: thread on or as if on a string
Usage: string pearls on a string; the child drew glass beads on a string; thread dried cranberries
Main entry: thread
Definition: pass through or into
Usage: thread tape; thread film
Main entry: thread
Definition: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Usage: She had her eyebrows threaded
Main entry: thread
Definition: pass a thread through
Usage: thread a needle
Main entry: meander, wander, weave, wind, thread
Definition: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Usage: the river winds through the hills; the path meanders through the vineyards; sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body