"threads" in the noun sense
1. thread, yarn
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
2. ribbon, thread
any long object resembling a thin line
"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"
3. train of thought, thread
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"
4. screw thread, thread
the raised helical rib going around a screw
"threads" in the verb sense
1. weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
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"
2. thread
pass a thread through
"thread a needle"
3. thread
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
"She had her eyebrows threaded"
4. thread
pass through or into
"thread tape"
"thread film"
5. string, thread, draw
thread on or as if on a string
"string pearls on a string"
"the child drew glass beads on a string"
"thread dried cranberries"
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