thread, n.
(threads)
freq. cnt. 4
(threads)
freq. cnt. 4
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
thread yarn
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the raised helical rib going around a screw
<noun.artifact>
screw thread thread
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
<noun.cognition>
thread train of thought
sample sentences
"I couldn't follow his train of thought""he lost the thread of his argument"
semantic pointers
hypernym
any long object resembling a thin line
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
ribbon thread
sample sentences
"a mere ribbon of land""the lighted ribbon of traffic"
"from the air the road was a grey thread"
"a thread of smoke climbed upward"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form