• the raised helical rib going around a screw
• a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
• the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn''t follow his train of thought"; "he lost the Thread of his argument"
• any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray Thread"; "a Thread of smoke climbed upward"
• Thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "Thread dried cranberries"
• pass through or into; "Thread tape"; "Thread film"
• remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows Threaded"
• pass a Thread through; "Thread a needle"
• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

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