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Synonyms for thread
θrɛdthread

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. threadnoun

    Synonyms:
    topic

  2. threadnoun

    To put thread through.

    thread a needle

    Synonyms:
    topic

  3. threadnoun

    A theme or idea.

    I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.

    Synonyms:
    topic

  4. threadnoun

    A screw thread.

    Synonyms:
    topic

  5. threadnoun

    A sequence of connections.

    Synonyms:
    topic

  6. threadnoun

    The line midway between the banks of a stream.

    Synonyms:
    topic

  7. threadnoun

    A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

    Synonyms:
    topic

  8. threadnoun

    A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.

    Synonyms:
    topic

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.3 / 3 votes

  1. thread

    Synonyms:
    line, course, tenor, continuity

    Antonyms:
    deviation, divergence, aberration, solution, intermission, interruption

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. thread, yarnnoun

    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

    Synonyms:
    recital, yarn, narration, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

  2. ribbon, threadnoun

    any long object resembling a thin line

    "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"

    Synonyms:
    laurel wreath, screw thread, yarn, medal, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, ribbon, medallion, train of thought

  3. train of thought, threadnoun

    the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

    "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"

    Synonyms:
    yarn, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

  4. screw thread, threadverb

    the raised helical rib going around a screw

    Synonyms:
    yarn, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

  5. weave, wind, thread, meander, wanderverb

    to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

    "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

    Synonyms:
    rove, vagabond, wind, meander, nose, hoist, wrap, twist, range, stray, string, roll, lift, twine, scent, cast, cheat, wreathe, wander, tissue, divagate, curve, digress, swan, wind up, tramp, cheat on, interweave, draw, betray, ramble, cuckold, drift, waver, weave, roam

  6. threadverb

    pass a thread through

    "thread a needle"

    Synonyms:
    wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

  7. threadverb

    remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

    "She had her eyebrows threaded"

    Synonyms:
    wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

  8. threadverb

    pass through or into

    "thread tape"; "thread film"

    Synonyms:
    wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

  9. string, thread, drawverb

    thread on or as if on a string

    "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

    Synonyms:
    tie, take in, string up, suck up, wind, meander, attract, get, quarter, pass, withdraw, depict, guide, describe, string, draw in, suck, pull in, delineate, make, soak up, cast, pull, get out, take out, wander, disembowel, sop up, puff, reap, string along, imbibe, draw and quarter, drag, pull out, draw, draw off, line, run, force, trace, absorb, weave, pull back, take up, eviscerate

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. threadnoun

    Synonyms:
    filament, fibre, staple, pile, small string

  2. threadnoun

    Synonyms:
    course, tenor

  3. threadverb

    Synonyms:
    thrid, go through, pass through

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. threadnoun

    Synonyms:
    filament, fibre, stamen, staple, pile, raveling, lint, warp, woof, thrum

  2. threadverb

    Synonyms:
    thrid

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Thread":

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How to use thread in a sentence?

  1. Richard Aboulafia:

    I gave a presentation in January where I said it was about a 65 % chance, now it's still in our forecasts, but it's hanging by a thread.

  2. Pete Stauber:

    These are the men and women who employ nearly half of all Americans, and they are barely hanging on by a thread thanks to the policies of this administration, which have resulted in 40-year high inflation, it is clear that this administration is crushing the dreams of entrepreneurs, making their businesses fail and forcing them to be dependent on the government.

  3. William Shakespeare:

    He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.

  4. Alberto Lopez:

    Sometimes I have a conversation with my threads. I feel that the thread also feels what you're doing.

  5. Robbie Collin:

    It's the most exciting press conference I have been at, I think. Cannes isn't known for its revelatory press conferences but that felt like a weird cinematic event in itself, what remains fascinating about Godard and his work, is that is he is the only director in competition so far, possibly the only one in the entire festival, whose films defy being chewed over in the course of a tweet or a thread of tweets.


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