Thread
noun
A long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving.
She uses black thread to sew the button back on her shirt.
Often appears as...
- sewing thread
- thread a needle
noun
A theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing.
The thread of her argument was that society must be restructured.
Often appears as...
- follow a thread
- lose the thread
verb
To put thread through the hole of a needle or beads, etc.
She threaded the needle with red thread.
Often appears as...
- thread a needle
- thread a string
noun
A group of linked messages or comments on an online forum or social media platform, all relating to a single topic.
He started a thread about the football game in the sports forum.
Often appears as...
- start a thread
- follow a thread
verb
To guide in a specific direction or through a series of difficulties.
He threaded his way through the crowd.
noun
A spiral ridge on a screw, bolt, or nut.
The thread of the bolt was stripped.
Often appears as...
- screw thread
- bolt thread
noun
A long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving.
She uses black thread to sew the button back on her shirt.
Often appears as...
- sewing thread
- thread a needle
noun
A theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing.
The thread of her argument was that society must be restructured.
Often appears as...
- follow a thread
- lose the thread
verb
To put thread through the hole of a needle or beads, etc.
She threaded the needle with red thread.
Often appears as...
- thread a needle
- thread a string
noun
A group of linked messages or comments on an online forum or social media platform, all relating to a single topic.
He started a thread about the football game in the sports forum.
Often appears as...
- start a thread
- follow a thread
verb
To guide in a specific direction or through a series of difficulties.
He threaded his way through the crowd.
noun
A spiral ridge on a screw, bolt, or nut.
The thread of the bolt was stripped.
Often appears as...
- screw thread
- bolt thread
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Pro Tip 1/2Materials Vary
Thread can be made from different materials, affecting its strength and use.
Cotton threads are common, but for durability, one might choose polyester.
Pro Tip 2/2Sewing Essential
Thread is fundamental in sewing, used to join fabrics or add decorations.
Without thread, her sewing machine is useless.
Pro Tip 1/2Materials Vary
Thread can be made from different materials, affecting its strength and use.
Cotton threads are common, but for durability, one might choose polyester.
Pro Tip 2/2Sewing Essential
Thread is fundamental in sewing, used to join fabrics or add decorations.
Without thread, her sewing machine is useless.
Pro Tip 1/2Materials Vary
Thread can be made from different materials, affecting its strength and use.
Cotton threads are common, but for durability, one might choose polyester.
Pro Tip 2/2Sewing Essential
Thread is fundamental in sewing, used to join fabrics or add decorations.
Without thread, her sewing machine is useless.
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Why should you read...
"Crime and Punishment" was conceived and completed the following year, picking up on many of the same themes. In many ways, the novel follows a common narrative thread where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life.
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How to spot a...
It reveals of the presence of starch, which is commonly used to strengthen regular printer paper, but won't be found in real money. That's because authentic bills are made of cotton and linen and are threaded with tiny red and blue fibers.
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The myth of Arachne -...
weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries. People flocked to watch her hands flying across her loom, as if thread sprung directly from her fingertips. But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride.
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workers or the Birmingham's and anybody have seen a Birmingham's or their workers with any sign of mange because you don't need you know a lot of contracts thread contact as I said the mites could be just rendering off on the
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
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Hidden miracles of the...
waiting to be discovered. A spider also has great secrets, because spiders' silk thread is pound for pound stronger than steel but completely elastic. This journey will take us all the way down to the nano world.
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The building of...
curiosity by the age of fourteen he had enrolled as a goldsmith in the silk guild Lata della seta where he made gold and silver thread to be woven into tapestries sold throughout the world
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
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Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
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Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow. The threads fan out like a sail
Video examples
Why should you read...
"Crime and Punishment" was conceived and completed the following year, picking up on many of the same themes. In many ways, the novel follows a common narrative thread where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life.
Video examples
How to spot a...
It reveals of the presence of starch, which is commonly used to strengthen regular printer paper, but won't be found in real money. That's because authentic bills are made of cotton and linen and are threaded with tiny red and blue fibers.
Video examples
The myth of Arachne -...
weaving them into flowing fabric, and creating magnificent tapestries. People flocked to watch her hands flying across her loom, as if thread sprung directly from her fingertips. But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
workers or the Birmingham's and anybody have seen a Birmingham's or their workers with any sign of mange because you don't need you know a lot of contracts thread contact as I said the mites could be just rendering off on the
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
Hidden miracles of the...
waiting to be discovered. A spider also has great secrets, because spiders' silk thread is pound for pound stronger than steel but completely elastic. This journey will take us all the way down to the nano world.
Video examples
The building of...
curiosity by the age of fourteen he had enrolled as a goldsmith in the silk guild Lata della seta where he made gold and silver thread to be woven into tapestries sold throughout the world
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
like a real-life Spider Woman she sprays strands of silk they one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
Best Spider Moments PIPE...
like a real-life spider woman she sprays strands of silk in one long continuous flow the threads fan out like a sail and
Video examples
Real-Life Spider Shoots...
Like a real-life Spider-Woman, she sprays strands of silk in one long, continuous flow. The threads fan out like a sail
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Jodi Picoult
American Author
Even though I don't write about things that come from my life because I'm lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that's really what being a writer is, probably.
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Paula Pell
American Writer
It was really fun to start writing movies because you could actually take characters whose voice you enjoy writing in and have actual things happen to them for more than five minutes. It was really fun to thread it together.
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Trevor Horn
English Musician
Producers don't really have any authority because you are paid by the artist, and if they choose to ignore you, they can. Your power only hangs by the tiniest thread. If you pull it too hard it will snap.
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Svetlana Alexievich
Belarusian Journalist
I see the world as voices, as colors, as it were. From book to book, I change, the subjects change, but the narrative thread remains the same.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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Jill Biden
American Educator
Cancer has been a dark thread that has run throughout my life. It's taken my friends, my parents. My beautiful son.
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Rafael Palmeiro
Cuban Athlete
My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
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Madeleine Albright
American Statesman
NATO has been a thread throughout my life.
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Jodi Picoult
American Author
Even though I don't write about things that come from my life because I'm lucky, and I live in a great place with great kids and, you know, a great husband, I think you can find threads of me in the characters, so that's really what being a writer is, probably.
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Paula Pell
American Writer
It was really fun to start writing movies because you could actually take characters whose voice you enjoy writing in and have actual things happen to them for more than five minutes. It was really fun to thread it together.
Quote examples
Trevor Horn
English Musician
Producers don't really have any authority because you are paid by the artist, and if they choose to ignore you, they can. Your power only hangs by the tiniest thread. If you pull it too hard it will snap.
Quote examples
Svetlana Alexievich
Belarusian Journalist
I see the world as voices, as colors, as it were. From book to book, I change, the subjects change, but the narrative thread remains the same.
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George Foreman
American Boxer
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
Quote examples
Jill Biden
American Educator
Cancer has been a dark thread that has run throughout my life. It's taken my friends, my parents. My beautiful son.
Quote examples
Rafael Palmeiro
Cuban Athlete
My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread.
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Lao Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
Quote examples
Madeleine Albright
American Statesman
NATO has been a thread throughout my life.
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