thread

[US]/θred/
[UK]/θred/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.to pass a needle and thread through (fabric); to put (a film) into a projector.
n.a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used for sewing or weaving; a clue or idea running through something

Phrases & Collocations

sewing thread

thread a needle

thread the bobbin

loose thread

threadbare clothes

screw thread

silk thread

thread cutting

gold thread

cotton thread

thread rolling

internal thread

thread through

common thread

golden thread

single thread

pipe thread

thread guide

double thread

red thread

external thread

straight thread

taper thread

thread tension

Example Sentences

a thread of smoke.

weave thread into cloth

thread a film projector.

twirl thread on a spindle.

Gold is spun into thread .

thread the wire through the opening.

to lose the thread of one's argument

She bit the thread in two.

Constance sat threading beads.

resume the thread of one's discourse

silk threaded with gold

A thread of smoke was wisping out of the funnel.

pass a thread through the eye of a needle

lost the thread of his argument.

My thread has knotted.

She lost the thread of what she was saying.

The child threaded the beads.

They had to thread through the narrow passages.

Real-world Examples

As she dropped, a tiny silken thread unwound from her rear end.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Would you please rewind the thread onto the reel?

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

His marriage is hanging from a thread.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

" Animal magnetism, " said Ron gloomily, pulling stray threads out of his cuffs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" This is a constant thread of thought."

Source: VOA Special Collection July 2022

At the bottom, she attached the thread.

Source: Charlotte's Web

But the important part here is the threads.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

Shall I come in and bite off your threads?

Source: Mother Goose Rhymes Collection

First, she needs a framework to anchor the threads.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

For this, it uses a thread of sticky silk.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

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