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English Idioms :: thread
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thread - See: HANG BY A THREAD. |
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Traditional English :: thread
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thread - n. & v. --n. 1 a a spun-out filament of cotton, silk, or glass etc.; yarn. b a length of this.
2 a thin cord of twisted yarns used esp. in sewing and weaving.
3 anything regarded as threadlike with reference to its continuity or connectedness (the thread of life; lost the thread of his argument).
4 the spiral ridge of a screw.
5 (in pl.) sl. clothes.
6 a thin seam or vein of ore. --v.tr.
1 pass a thread through the eye of (a needle).
2 put (beads) on a thread.
3 arrange (material in a strip form, e.g. film or magnetic tape) in the proper position on equipment.
4 make (one's way) carefully through a crowded place, over a difficult route, etc.
5 streak (hair etc.) as with threads.
6 form a screw-thread on. hang by a thread be in a precarious state, position, etc. thread mark a mark in the form of a thin line made in banknote paper with highly coloured silk fibres to prevent photographic counterfeiting. threader n. threadlike adj. [OE thród f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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acme thread
how to thread a bobbin
thread bridesmaid
thread bridesmaid dress
thread chaser
thread crochet pattern
free thread crochet pattern
crochet thread
drawn thread
embroidery thread
machine embroidery thread
how to thread eyebrow
his fate hung by a thread
thread gauge
thread insert
invisible thread
kevlar thread
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