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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 糸ねじ gewinde faden filetage fil 나사 실

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 纱线 de_hilados нить пряжа 糸 filati faden garn fil 실 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 糸思考の列車 linea_di_pensiero gedankengang faden fil train_de_la_pensée 실 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 糸リボン farbband faden ruban fil 리본 실

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 실

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 실

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 실

See Also:

draw_out

4)	pass a thread through; "thread a needle"

Synonyms :

fio 线 нить faden fil 실

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風 tessere mäander faden wandern weben méandre fil 실 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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