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noun | verb threadthread1 /θrɛd/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYthread1Origin: Old English thræd ► a spool of ... thread a spool of white thread ► common thread The common thread among these groups is a hate for government. ► follow/lose the thread (of something) I found it difficult to follow the thread of his argument. 1 FOR SEWING [countable, uncountable] a long thin string of cotton, silk, etc. used to sew or weave cloth: a needle and thread a spool of white thread2THIN STRING a long thin fiber, for example one made by an insect: the threads of a spider’s web3CONNECTION [countable] an idea or feature that is found in all the different parts of an explanation, story, group of people, etc. and connects them with each other: The common thread among these groups is a hate for government.follow/lose the thread (of something) I found it difficult to follow the thread of his argument.4INTERNET/EMAIL [countable] a series of related emails, messages, etc. on an Internet discussion group concerning the same subject5SMALL AMOUNT [countable usually singular] a small amount of a quality: I tried to hold on to a thread of decency and courage.6LINE literary [countable] a long thin line of something such as light, smoke, etc.7ON A SCREW [countable] a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw8threads [plural] old-fashioned clothes → see also hang by a thread at hang1 (11), pick up the threads (of something) at pick up (26) noun | verb threadthread2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEthread |
Present | I, you, we, they | thread | | he, she, it | threads | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | threaded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have threaded | | he, she, it | has threaded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had threaded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will thread | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have threaded |
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Present | I | am threading | | he, she, it | is threading | | you, we, they | are threading | Past | I, he, she, it | was threading | | you, we, they | were threading | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been threading | | he, she, it | has been threading | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been threading | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be threading | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been threading |
1thread a needle to put thread through the eye (=hole) of a needle2thread something through something to put a thread or string through a hole: Thread the chain through the holes.3CONNECT OBJECTS to connect objects by pushing a string through a hole in them: Thread the beads on a string and make a necklace.4FILM/TAPE to put a film, tape, etc. correctly through parts of a camera, projector, or tape recorder5thread (your way) through/into etc. to move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way: We threaded our way through the crowd. |