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thread n. [
yarn] a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
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thread v. [
weave, wind, 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"
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thread v. pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
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thread n. [
ribbon] 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"
. wn #5
thread n. [
train of thought] 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"
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