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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 piece of cotton, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ strong▪ delicate (usually figurative), fine, fragile (usually figurative), thin▪
Our lives hang by a fragile thread.
▪ loose▪ matching▪ cotton, gold, silk, etc.▪ embroidery, sewing▪ warp, weft… OF THREAD▪ length, pieceVERB + THREAD▪ spin▪ pull▪You've pulled a thread in your sweater.
▪ cutPHRASES▪ hanging by a thread (often figurative)▪The player's career is hanging by a thread after this latest injury to his knee.
▪ needle and thread2 connection between ideas, parts of a story, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ central, main▪ common, connecting▪ consistent, continuous▪ narrative, plot▪ loose▪Apart from one or two loose threads, the police now had the complete picture of what happened.
VERB + THREAD▪ have▪These stories have no real common thread.
▪ follow, trace▪I found it hard to follow the main thread of his argument.
▪ find▪Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.
▪ lose▪The speaker lost his thread halfway through the talk.
▪ keep▪She struggled against all the interruptions to keep the thread of her argument.
▪ draw together, pick up, pull together, weave▪The author eventually picks up the various threads of the plot and weaves them into a masterly conclusion.
THREAD + VERB▪ run through sth▪A continuous thread runs through all the versions of the legend.
▪ connect, link▪ emerge▪On studying the different historians' accounts, common threads emerge.
▪ unravel▪As the movie progresses, the threads of the plot slowly begin to unravel.
3 series of connected messagesADJECTIVE▪ comment, discussionVERB + THREAD▪ open, start{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
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Thread — (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS. [thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan. traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See {Throw}, and cf. {Third}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thread — thread; thread·bare·ness; thread·dle; thread·ed; thread·en; thread·er; thread·i·ness; thread·less; thread·let; un·thread; … English syllables
thread — [thred] n. [ME threde < OE thræd (akin to Ger draht) < base of thrawan, to twist: see THROW] 1. a) a light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and… … English World dictionary
Thread — Thread, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threading}.] 1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one s way, through or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thread|y — «THREHD ee», adjective, thread|i|er, thread|i|est. 1. consisting of or resembling a thread; threadlike. 2. a) composed of fine fibers; … Useful english dictionary
thread — ► NOUN 1) a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving. 2) a long thin line or piece of something. 3) (also screw thread) a spiral ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical… … English terms dictionary
thread — (n.) O.E. þræd fine cord, especially when twisted (related to þrawan to twist ), from P.Gmc. *thrædus (Cf. M.Du. draet, Du. draad, O.H.G. drat, Ger. Draht, O.N. þraðr), from suffixed form of root *thræ twist (see THROW (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Thread — [θrɛd] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. thread, eigtl. »Faden«> Folge von Nachrichten zu einem Thema in einer ↑Newsgroup (EDV) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
thread — thread. См. нить. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Thread — (spr. thredd, »Faden«), die engl. Haspellänge: bei Baumwollengarn (auch bout) und der in Deutschland üblichen Weise (middle reel) für Kammgarn = 1,5 Yards, bei der meist gebräuchlichen kurzen Weise (short reel) für Kammgarn = 1 Yard oder 91,44 cm … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Thread — (spr. thredd), die engl. Haspellänge, bei Baumwollgarn zu 11/2 Yards = 137,16 cm, bei Wollgarn zu 1 Yard = 91,144 cm, bei Leinen und Hanfgarn zu 21/2 Yards = 228,597 cm, bei gezwirnter Seide zu 1 1/3 Yards = 121,92 cm … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
