1. thread

noun. ['ˈθrɛd'] a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.

Rhymes with Thread

• hilton-head
• widespread
• purebred
• interbred
• thoroughbred
• infrared
• sffed
• retread
• overhead
• overfed
• misread
• misled
• instead
• biomed
• unwed
• unted
• unsaid
• unread
• spread
• sayed
• numed
• imbed
• embed
• behead
• tread
• szwed
• swed
• stead
• sped
• sledd

How do you pronounce thread?

Pronounce thread as θrɛd.

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Sentences with thread

1. Noun, singular or mass
Trim the thread close to the knot, and work the knot into the seam to hide the thread.

2. Adjective
Portion out a piece of thread twice the size of your forearm.

3. Verb, base form
Once it's dry, you can thread a string or ribbon through it.

Quotes about thread

1. I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.
- Steve Jobs

2. I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all.
- Jessye Norman

3. Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
- George Foreman

2. thread-fish

noun. fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins.

3. thread

verb. ['ˈθrɛd'] pass a thread through.

4. thread

verb. ['ˈθrɛd'] to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.

5. thread

noun. ['ˈθrɛd'] any long object resembling a thin line.

6. thread

noun. ['ˈθrɛd'] the raised helical rib going around a screw.

7. thread

noun. ['ˈθrɛd'] the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together.

8. thread

verb. ['ˈθrɛd'] thread on or as if on a string.

9. thread

verb. ['ˈθrɛd'] pass through or into.

10. thread

verb. ['ˈθrɛd'] remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string.