Threads
nnoun.artifactinformal terms for clothingDomain Usage:pluralplural form
Synset:duds togs
Hypernyms:article of clothing clothing habiliment vesture wear wearable
Inherited Hypernyms:togsclothingconsumer goodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:togsclothingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weavingSynset:thread yarn
Derivationally Related Form:thread
Hypernyms:cord
Inherited Hypernyms:threadcordlineartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Lastexcottondental flossfillingflossligaturemetallicnappickpilepurlsuturetinselwarpweftwoofworstedworsted yarn
Full Hyponyms:cottondental flossflosslastexligaturelislemetallicpilepurlsuturetinselwarpwoofworsted
nnoun.objectany long object resembling a thin lineSynset:ribbon thread
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:threadyribbonythread
Hypernyms:object physical object
Inherited Hypernyms:ribbonobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blade
nnoun.cognitionthe connections that link the various parts of an event or argument togetherSynset:thread train of thought
Examples:- I couldn't follow his train of thought
- he lost the thread of his argument
Hypernyms:cerebration intellection mentation thinking thought thought process
Inherited Hypernyms:train of thoughtthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactthe raised helical rib going around a screwSynset:screw thread thread
Part Holonyms:screw
Hypernyms:rib
Inherited Hypernyms:screw threadribsupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motionto move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular courseSynset:meander thread wander weave wind
Examples:- the river winds through the hills
- the path meanders through the vineyards
- sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
Derivationally Related Form:meanderthread
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:weavetravel
Direct Hyponyms:snake
Full Troponyms:snake
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactpass a thread throughDerivationally Related Form:threaderthread
Hypernyms:draw guide pass run
Inherited Hypernyms:threadguide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactremove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the stringExamples:- She had her eyebrows threaded
Hypernyms:draw out extract pull pull out pull up rip out take out tear out
Inherited Hypernyms:threadextractremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactpass through or intoHypernyms:draw guide pass run
Inherited Hypernyms:threadguide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactthread on or as if on a stringSynset:draw string thread
Examples:- string pearls on a string
- the child drew glass beads on a string
- thread dried cranberries
Derivationally Related Form:stringerthreaderthreadstring
Hypernyms:arrange set up
Inherited Hypernyms:stringarrangeputmove
Direct Hyponyms:beadwire
Full Troponyms:beadwire
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something