thread

About 10.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
2. noun A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
3. noun Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).

   the threads of a spiderweb

4. noun A slender stream of water.

   a thread of water

5. noun The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6. noun A screw thread.
7. noun The continuing course of life; the thread of life.
8. noun An ordered course, that which connects the successive points in a discourse. A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.

   I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.

Similar words

yarn weave ribbon string screw thread meander wind train of thought weft cord

Often followed by

of is and in to that the or through

Word family

threaded threader threaders threading threadless threadlike threads