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thread in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
thread in Hindi हिन्दी
thread in Sindhi سنڌي
thread in Telugu తెలుగు
thread in English
- thread⇄adj. of, made of, or like thread or a thread.
- thread⇄adj. threadless.
- thread⇄adj. threadlike.
- thread⇄expr. hang by (or on or upon) a thread, to be in a precarious condition (often with reference to the legend of Damocles).
Ex. The old man's life hung by a thread. - thread⇄expr. threads, (U.S. Slang.) clothes.
Ex. A down-to-earth club, whose youthful patrons seem more interested in music and dancing than in ogling other people's threads (New Yorker). - thread⇄noun threader.
- thread⇄noun 1a. cotton, silk, flax, or some similar material spun out into a fine cord. You sew with thread.
b. each of the lengths of yarn that form the warp and woof of a woven fabric.
c. an article of clothing; garment; stitch.
Ex. not a - thread⇄thread, noun, verb, adjective.
- thread⇄v.i. 1. to form into a thread.
Ex. Cook the syrup until it threads.
2. (Figurative.) to make one's way; go in a winding course; weave in and out; wind.
Ex. The path threads through the forest. The speedy halfback threaded through the f - thread⇄v.t. 1. to pass a thread through.
Ex. She threaded her needle.
2. to string on a thread.
Ex. She threaded a hundred beads in a pattern to make a necklace.
3. (Figurative.) to pass like a thread through; pervade.
4. (Figur