thread
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4.3
- noun
- /θrɛd/
- Texting
- This was a common thread in these young people.
- discussion thread
- common thread
- narrative thread
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Watch on YouTubeSo that was the thread throughout the entire time.
- So that was the thread throughout the entire time.
- But the common thread that runs through that is vision.
- And you're like, how do I get one thread throughout that whole thing?
- And so that was a common thread there for conversation.
- And that was really sort of the common thread for years.
- And so to follow that thread through, I think is really special.
- And through that big database is a thread that defines what actually did happen.
- But to make it simple, there is not one golden thread for determinants of success.
- So there was this connection in that thread is Hermes.
- So, so those are those are a couple threads still to to pull.
- So I would say the common thread, even seen it in Matthew.
- There has been an entire thread of people looking at that.
Examples
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CEC can bring together a common thread to help all teachers teach all children.
Academic text (2015) -
The online forum was filled with a lively thread discussing the latest climate change initiatives.
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So that was the thread throughout the entire time.
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But the common thread that runs through that is vision.
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And so that was a common thread there for conversation.
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And that was really sort of the common thread for years.
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There has been an entire thread of people looking at that.
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I will say there, there tends to be a thread that runs through my work.
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And that's kind of like the the common thread throughout all these videos.
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The beauty is finding common threads in different conversations and bringing people together.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
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1.4
A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand
188
3.2
A series of messages about one topic on a website
17
3.6
A set of ideas that follow each other in your mind
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4.1
The main idea that connects the points someone makes
Idioms
- Informal
19
7.3
In a very risky situation where failure can happen at any moment
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7.6
To pass something carefully through a very small gap or to do a very precise and difficult action
- Informal
1
6.1
In a very dangerous situation where a small problem can cause everything to fail
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.0
A raised spiral on a screw or bolt makes it hold things when you turn it
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9.1
A low plant that lives for many years in woods with three-part leaves, yellow roots and white flowers
A plant that grows in dry places with long stiff leaves that have thin threads along the edges
- Specialized
A disease that makes threads of fungus grow on branches and leaves of tropical trees like cacao or tea
How Connected
- Formal
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2.0
∞
1.4
- Texting
195
4.3
113
3.5
441
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thread comes from an old English word thraed meaning 'twisted string', and the idea of one single string helped people talk about one continuous line you can follow. That's why a 'thread' is the line of ideas in an argument or a series of messages on one topic.