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thread [n][en]
 
1)the raised helical rib going around a screw
    Synonyms :screw_thread rosca fio 线 резьба 螺纹 нить filetto  ねじ gewinde faden filetage fil 나사  
    See Also: rib  screw 
 
2)a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    Synonyms :yarn fios fio  线 de_hilados нить пряжа  filati faden garn fil  원사 
    See Also: cord  draw  cotton  dental_floss  floss  lastex  ligature  nap  purl  suture  tinsel  warp  filling  worsted 
 
3)the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
    Synonyms :train_of_thought linha_de_pensamento fio 线 思路 de_tren_de_pensamiento нить мысли  思考の列車 linea_di_pensiero gedankengang faden fil train_de_la_pensée  생각의_기차 
    See Also: cerebration 
 
4)any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
    Synonyms :ribbon fita fio 线 Лента 丝带 нить  リボン farbband faden ruban fil 리본  
    See Also: object  meander  blade 
 
thread [v][en]
 
1)thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
    Synonyms :draw string desenhar fio cadena dibujar рисовать 绘制 线 строка нить 字符串 disegnare dessiner zeichnen 그리기 描画する 文字列 faden fil 문자열  
    See Also: draw  arrange  bodkin  chain  string  string  stringer  bead  wire 
 
2)pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
    Synonyms :fio 线 нить faden fil  
    See Also: draw 
 
3)remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
    Synonyms :fio 线 нить faden fil  
    See Also: draw_out 
 
4)pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
    Synonyms :fio 线 нить faden fil  
    See Also: draw  bodkin 
 
5)to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
    Synonyms :meander wander weave wind meandro fio tecer ветер 编织 меандр 线 漫步 tejer нить ткать armure 蛇行 さまよう 織り方  tessere mäander faden wandern weben méandre fil  짜다 바람 
    See Also: wander  go  meander  ribbon  snake 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. See multithreading.

2. See threaded code.

3. topic thread.

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