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thread
English
Alternative forms
- thred (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þr?d, from Proto-Germanic *þr?duz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh?-tu-s, from *terh?- (“rub, twist”). Cognates with Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), West Frisian tried, Dutch draad, German Draht, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd, and Icelandic þráður. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???d/
- (UK, US) IPA(key): [?????d]
- Rhymes: -?d
- Hyphenation: thread
Noun
thread (plural threads)
- A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
- A continued theme or idea.
- Synonym: topic
- (engineering) A screw thread.
- A sequence of connections.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
- A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
- (figuratively) Composition; quality; fineness.
- A neat courtier, / Of a most elegant thread.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
thread (third-person singular simple present threads, present participle threading, simple past threaded or (archaic) thrid, past participle threaded or (archaic) thridden)
- (transitive) To put thread through.
- thread a needle
- (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
- 2013, Ben Smith, "[1]", BBC Sport, 19 October 2013:
- Picking the ball up in his own half, Januzaj threaded a 40-yard pass into the path of Rooney to slice Southampton open in the blink of an eye.
- 2013, Ben Smith, "[1]", BBC Sport, 19 October 2013:
- To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt
Derived terms
- threaded (as adjective)
- multithreaded
Translations
See also
- sewing needle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- thread on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Dehart, dareth, dearth, hatred, hetdar
French
Etymology
From English thread.
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /t??d/
- (France) IPA(key): /s??d/
Noun
thread m (plural threads)
- (anglicism, computing) Thread
- (anglicism, Internet) Thread
Synonyms
- (computing) fil d'exécution, processus léger
- (Internet) fil de discussion, fil d'intérêt
Italian
Etymology
From English thread.
Noun
thread m (invariable)
- (Internet) thread (series of messages)
Portuguese
Etymology
From English thread.
Noun
thread f (plural threads)
- (computing) thread (one of several units of execution running concurrently)
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protothread
English
Etymology
proto- +? thread
Noun
protothread (plural protothreads)
- (computing) A lightweight stackless thread used in concurrent programming.
protothread From the web:
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