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thread
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[ noun ] a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)But strength and poignancy develop thenceforth , and the windmill and deathbed episodes gather the threads of realization of the wonderfulness of the old_boy . |
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[ verb ] pass a thread through
Examples "thread a needle" Used in print (McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)Thread matching yarn in tapestry needle . Thread matching yarn in tapestry needle . (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)His eyes were threaded by little filaments of red as if tiny veins had burst and flooded blood into them . |
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[ verb ] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
Examples "the river winds through the hills" "the path meanders through the vineyards" "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He thought how this dainty , fragile older woman threading her way through the streets of Westminster on a day in June , enjoying the flowers in the shops , the greetings from old friends , but never really drawing a deep , passionate breath , was so like himself . |
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[ verb ] remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
Examples "She had her eyebrows threaded" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
Synonyms Examples "I couldn't follow his train of thought" "he lost the thread of his argument" Related terms |
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