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thread
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- pronunciation:
- thred
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Thread is very thin, long string that is used to sew or make cloth. Your clothes are made with many, many threads sewn together. Thread is made from fibers such as the fibers from cotton or wool.
It's hard to sew when your cat wants to play with your thread!
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| definition 2: |
Something that looks similar to thread can also be called "thread." The long and very thin string that spiders make, for example, is called "thread."
The spider weaves its thread and creates a web.Many types of thread are made from chemicals in factories. |
| related words: |
clothes, dress, yarn |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
threads, threading, threaded |
| definition 1: |
When you thread a needle, you pass thread through the little hole at the top of the needle.
My grandmother says it's getting harder for her to thread a needle because she can't see as well as she used to. |
| definition 2: |
When something threads through something, it moves through it in a winding way.
The creek threads through the forest. |
| derivations: |
threadlike (adj.), threadlike (adv.) |
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