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- [thred]
- /θrɛd/
- /θred/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thred]
- /θrɛd/
Definitions of thread word
- noun thread a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 1
- noun thread twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing. 1
- noun thread one of the lengths of yarn forming the warp or weft of a woven fabric. 1
- noun thread a filament or fiber of glass or other ductile substance. 1
- noun thread Ropemaking. any of a number of fibers twisted into a yarn. a yarn, especially as enumerated in describing small stuff. 1
- noun thread something having the fineness or slenderness of a filament, as a thin continuous stream of liquid, a fine line of color, or a thin seam of ore: a thread of smoke. 1
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Origin of thread
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English threed, Old English thrǣd; cognate with Dutch draad, German Draht, Old Norse thrathr wire; (v.) Middle English threeden, derivative of the noun See throw
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Parts of speech for Thread
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thread popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thread usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thread
noun thread
- brabant — a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830), the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
- cambric — a fine white linen or cotton fabric
- capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
- capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
- cilia — the eyelashes
verb thread
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
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