thread
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- noun
- /θrɛd/
- Every mystical tradition has some form of this silver thread woven into the fabric of their belief.
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Watch on YouTubeNow the exposed branches have turned yellow, their threads crawling out from the scripted scene.
- Now the exposed branches have turned yellow, their threads crawling out from the scripted scene.
- Can you imagine pulling a nerve thread by thread out of how the hell did you manage that?
- Every mystical tradition has some form of this silver thread woven into the fabric of their belief.
- What blind, gnawing, mandibled head was chewing up the silken thread we thought would guide us back to bed?
- They are old, Kassel's voice said, Not loud, a whistling thread of sound under the depths of the cowl.
- How does it feel to have let yourself go hanging on by a by a thread?
Examples
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I had a linen robe with an insanely high thread count.
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Follow the golden thread.
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And then pull on that thread and trust that my curiosity will take over.
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Each pedestrian cast another thread in front of him.
Academic text (2007) -
Carl, have you noticed how every thread leads to the river?
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Everything is connected by an invisible thread...
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Before that, the top glistens like a golden thread against the sky.
Fiction book (1993) -
Our daughter's miserable, one son's in prison, the other one's hanging on by a thread.
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They look like golden threads.
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The spider spun a delicate thread that shimmered in the sunlight.
Synonyms
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A long thin rope or wire used to carry things
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A thin thread used to make cloth or yarn
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3.1
A single thin piece of hair or thread
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A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
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A soft thread used for embroidery and other needlework
A strong, smooth cotton thread used for fine socks and gloves
Idioms
- Informal
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In a very risky situation where failure can happen at any moment
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To pass something carefully through a very small gap or to do a very precise and difficult action
- Informal
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In a very dangerous situation where a small problem can cause everything to fail
Compounds
- Specialized
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A raised spiral on a screw or bolt makes it hold things when you turn it
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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
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Etymology
Thread comes from an old English word thraed meaning 'twisted string', and people used the image of a thin string to describe any long, thin line. That's why a thin line of smoke or light can be called a 'thread'.