thread

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English

Alternative forms

• thred (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-s, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), West Frisian tried, Dutch draad, German Draht, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd, and Icelandic þráður. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɹɛd/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): [θɾ̪̊ɛd]
• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Hyphenation: thread

Noun

thread (plural threads)

1. A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
2. A continued theme or idea.

   Synonym: topic

3. (engineering) A screw thread.
4. A sequence of connections.
5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
8. (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
9. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
10. (figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.

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Verb

thread (third-person singular simple present threads, present participle threading, simple past threaded or (archaic) thrid, past participle threaded or (archaic) thridden)

1. (transitive) To put thread through.

   thread a needle

2. (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
3. To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.
4. (transitive) To remove the hair using a thread.

Derived terms

• threaded (adjective)
• multithreaded
• thread the needle

Translations

See also

• sewing needle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• thread on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dearth, Theard, hatred, dareth, red hat, hetdar, Dehart

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English thread.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /tʁɛd/
• (France) IPA^(key): /sʁɛd/

Noun

thread m (plural threads)

1. (anglicism, computing) thread
2. (anglicism, Internet) thread

Synonyms

• (computing) fil d’exécution, processus léger
• (Internet) fil de discussion, fil d’intérêt

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English thread.

Noun

thread m (invariable)

1. (Internet) thread (series of messages)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thread.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛdʒi, -ɛdi

Noun

thread f (plural threads)

1. (computing) thread (one of several units of execution running concurrently)
2. (Internet) thread (series of grouped messages)