noun๐ShareA long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string."The seamstress carefully measured the thread before starting her sewing project. "materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA continued theme or idea."All of these essays have a common thread."storyliteraturewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA screw thread."The carpenter carefully measured the wood and then cut a groove for the screw thread. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA sequence of connections."The conversation thread about the school project was long and involved many different opinions. "structuresystemtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe line midway between the banks of a stream."The hikers followed the thread of the small stream through the woods. "geographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently."The computer program used multiple threads to process different parts of the document simultaneously, speeding up the editing task. "computingtechnologyprocesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread."The email thread about the school picnic had over 20 messages. "mediainternetcommunicationcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark."The delicate thread from the spider's web caught the morning sunlight. "materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareComposition; quality; fineness."The fine thread of her grandmother's tapestry showed the high quality of her work. "qualitymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo put thread through."thread a needle"materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles)."I think I can thread my way through here, but itโs going to be tight."actionprocessutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt"He carefully threaded the nut onto the bolt. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
