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Etymology
ME. threed, þred, from OE. þrǽd, ðræd|ðrǽd, from common Germanic *thr�du, from PIE. *treH�-tu-, from *terH�- "rub, twist". Near cognates include German Draht and Icelandic þráður.

Pronunciation
IPA|/θr�d/
SAMPA|/TrEd?/
audio|en-us-thread.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�d|-�d

Noun
en-noun

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

#: All of these essays have a common thread.
#: I�ve lost the thread of what you�re saying.

1. internet A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.
2. computing A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
3. A helical ridge or groove, as on a screw.

Synonyms
(theme): topic

Translations

trans-top|long, thin and flexible form of material
Albanian: t-|sq|fill|m|xsAlbanian, t-|sq|pe|m|xsAlbanian
Arabic: ARchar|خ�ط unicode|(�áye�)
Chinese: � (xiàn)
Croatian: t-|hr|nit|f
Czech: t-|cs|nit|f, t-|cs|vlákno|n
Dutch: t+|nl|draad|m, t-|nl|garen|n
Finnish: lanka, rihma, kuitu, säie
French: t+|fr|fil|m
German: t+|de|Faden|m, t+|de|Garn|n, t+|de|Zwirn|m
Greek: t|el|νήμα|n|sc=Grek
trans-mid
Hungarian: t+|hu|cérna
Italian: t+|it|filo|m
Japanese: 糸 (��, ito)
Korean: � (sil)
Kurdish: t+|ku|پ��ت|sc=KUchar
Latvian: diegs m
Portuguese: t+|pt|fio|m
Romanian: aţ� f, tort f and m, fir f and m
Russian: ни�� (nit�) f
Slovene: t+|sl|nit|f
Spanish: t+|es|hilo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|tråd
Telugu: దారమ� (daaramu)
Turkish: t+|tr|tire
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trans-top|theme or idea
Croatian: t-|hr|nit|f
Finnish: t+|fi|juoni
Germsn: Thema n
Italian: t+|it|filo|m, t-|it|filo conduttore|m
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Dutch: onderwerp f, rode draad m
Slovene: t+|sl|nit|f
Spanish: t+|es|tema|m, t+|es|argumento|m
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trans-top|internet: series of messages
Croatian: t-|hr|nit|f
Finnish: t-|fi|säie
German: Diskussionsfaden m, roter Faden m
Italian: t+|it|forum|m
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|tópico|m
Dutch: t-|nl|topic|f, t+|nl|onderwerp|f
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trans-top|computing: unit of execution
Croatian: t-|hr|nit|f, t-|hr|dretva|f
Finnish: t-|fi|säie
trans-mid
German: t-|de|Thread|m
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trans-top|engineering: helical ridge or groove, as on a screw
Finnish: t+|fi|juova
German: Gewinde n, Gewindegang m
trans-mid
Greek: ��εί��μα (spíroma) n, �ά�ο (páso) n
Italian: t+|it|filetto|m
Spanish: rosca f, filete m
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Verb
en-verb|threads|threading|threaded, (archaic) thrid|threaded, (archaic) thridden

1. transitive To put thread through.

#:thread a needle

1. transitive To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).

#:I think I can thread my way through here, but it�s going to be tight.

Translations
trans-top|put thread through
Finnish: pujottaa
German: einfädeln
trans-mid
Dutch: bedraden
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trans-top|to pass
Finnish: mennä läpi
German: passieren, durchkommen
trans-mid
Dutch: passeren voorbij gaan
Spanish: t+|es|pasar
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