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/θɹɛd/ · noun
A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework..
Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.
the threads of a spiderweb
He walked. To the corner of Hamilton Place and Picadilly, and there stayed for a while, for it is a romantic station by night. The vague and careless rain looked like threads of gossamer silver passing across the light of the arc-lamps.
a thread of water
a life hanging by a thread
A neat courtier, / Of a most elegant thread.
to thread through narrow passages
I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.
Use thread when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thread means A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework..
Common synonyms include string, yarn, weave, wind.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Woolen threads were an occult means, according to the Roman poet Horace, of depriving a person of virility.
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