threads
/θrɛdz/
noun
- Thin strands of cotton, nylon, or other material used for sewing or weaving.
- She bought several colors of threads for her embroidery project.
- The tailor matched the threads to the fabric perfectly.
- Loose threads hung from the hem of his jacket.
- A series of connected messages or posts on an online forum or social media platform.
- I followed the entire thread on the discussion board about climate change.
- She started a new thread to ask for recipe recommendations.
- The moderator locked the thread because the conversation became too heated.
- A continuous theme or idea that connects different parts of something.
- The threads of the story wove together in the final chapter.
- She lost the thread of the argument and couldn't follow the debate.
- There are several common threads in his speeches about equality.
- (plural, informal) Clothing.
- Those are some cool threads you're wearing!
- She packed her best threads for the trip to the city.
- He showed off his new threads at the party.
verb
- Third person singular present tense of thread; passes a thin strand through a narrow opening.
- The machine threads the wire through the circuit board automatically.
- She threads the needle with steady hands.
- He threads the film into the projector carefully.
- Moves carefully through a crowded or narrow space.
- The hiker threads along the narrow mountain path.
- She threads her way between the tables in the crowded restaurant.
- The cyclist threads through the busy city traffic.