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noun
- A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weave, weaving or in the construction of string.
- A theme or idea.
- All of these essays have a common thread.
- I"ve lost the thread of what you"re saying.
- (internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.
- (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- A helical ridge or groove, as on a screw.
Translations: - Dutch: topic(nl)f, onderwerp(nl)f
- French: fil(fr)m
- German: Gewinde , Gewindegang
- Italian: filetto(it)m
- Spanish: rosca , filete
verb (threads, threading, threaded, (archaic) thrid, threaded, (archaic) thridden)
- (transitive) To put thread through.
- thread a needle
- (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
- I think I can thread my way through here, but it"s going to be tight.
Translations: - German: passieren, durchkommen
- Dutch: passeren voorbij gaan
- Spanish: pasar(es)
Etymology: threed, íred, from írd, íríd, írd, from common Germanic - thrÄdu, from (PIE.)
- treHâ-tu-, from
- terHâ- "rub, twist". Near cognates include German Draht and Icelandic írííur.
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