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Definition: Thread |
ThreadNoun1. A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. 2. Any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward". 3. 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". 4. The raised helical rib going around a screw. Verb1. 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". 2. Pass a thread through; "thread a needle". 3. Thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "thread" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Computing | Thread n. [Usenet, GEnie, CompuServe] Common abbreviation of `topic thread', a more or less continuous chain of postings on a single topic. To `follow a thread' is to read a series of Usenet postings sharing a common subject or (more correctly) which are connected by Reference headers. The better newsreaders can present news in thread order automatically. Not to be confused with the techspeak sense of `thread', e.g. a lightweight process. Interestingly, this is far from a neologism. The OED says: "That which connects the successive points in anything, esp. a narrative, train of thought, or the like; the sequence of events or ideas continuing throughout the whole course of anything;" Citations are given going back to 1642!. Source: Jargon File. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of thread, denotes that your fortune lies beyond intricate paths. To see broken threads, you will suffer loss through the faithlessness of friends. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Food & Agriculture | In knotless netting the individual filaments used to make the netting are sometimes called threads. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | To pass sliver, yarn, or fabric over, under, or through any element to control its path. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A very fine but clearly defined cord. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A bright thread of chilled glass fallen unto the surface of the glass during gathering or gob formation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mechanical Engineering | The whole of the turns of a screw thread-or of adjacent threads-borne by a machine element, e. g. by a screw. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. An extremely small vein, even thinner than a stringer b. A more or less straight line of stall faces, having no cuttings, loose ends, fast ends, or steps c. To reeve rope or cable through a sheave or block and tackl. (references) |
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- A thread is a large number of of very thin fibers spun together, used in the manufacture of textiles and in sewing. See yarn.
- The helical blades of a screw are also called "threads".
- The term "thread" is used in computer programming as well, where it is short for "thread of execution". See Thread (computer programming).
- A string of consecutive message postings to a newsgroup, mailing list or other forum are also known as a thread.
- In fiction, Thread is an extremely destructive mindless alien spore that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. See Thread (Pern).
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Many programming languages, operating systems, and other software development environments support what are called "threads" of execution. Threads are similar to processes, in that both represent a single sequence of instructions executed in parallel with sequences, either by time slicing or multiprocessing. This allows a program to split itself into two or more simultaneously running tasks. A common use of threads is having one thread paying attention to the graphical user interface, while others do a long calculation in the background. The user will see the application responsive.
Threads are distinguished from traditional multi-tasking processes in that processes are typically independent, carry considerable state information, and interact only through system-provided inter-process communication mechanisms. Multiple threads, on the other hand, typically share the state information of a single process, share memory and other resources directly. On operating systems that have special facilities for threads, it is typically faster for the system to context-switch between different threads in the same process than to switch between different processes. Systems like Windows NT and OS/2 are said to have "cheap" threads and "expensive" processes, while in systems like Linux there is not so big a difference.
An advantage of a multi-threaded program is that it can operate faster on machines that have multiple CPUs, or across a cluster of machines. This is because the threaded nature of the algorithms allow true simultaneous and independent processing. In such a case, the programmer needs to be careful to avoid race conditions, and other non-intuitive behaviors. In order for data to be correctly manipulated, threads will often need to rendezvous in time in order to process the data in the correct order. Threads may also require atomic operations (often implemented using semaphores) in order to prevent data from being simultaneously modified, or read while in the process of being modified. Careless use of such primitives can lead to deadlocks.
Use of threads in programming often causes a state inconsistency. A common anti-pattern is to set a global variable, then invoke subprograms that depend on its value. This is known as accumulate and fire.
See also: Thread safety, green threads
The Java programming language is an example of a computer language which supports multi-threaded programs.
A relatively new concept is simultaneous multithreading, that was introduced in Intel's Pentium 4 3.06 GHz processor, with the name of Hyper-threading
See threaded code for the Forth and early B programming languages, meaning a form of code consisting entirely of subroutine calls, written without the subroutine call instruction, and processed by an interpreter or the CPU.
External links
- news:comp.programming.threads
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Thread is the name of a deadly phenomenon that appears throughout Anne McCaffrey's series of science-fiction novels about the fictional planet Pern. It consists of a rain of threadlike silver filaments of a space-borne mycorrhizoid spore that devours all organic matter that it touches. These filaments bridge the space gap between Pern and their origin, a rogue planet called the Red Star, when the two planets are close enough. The Red Star has a 200 Turn (Pernese year) elliptical orbit around its sun (Rukbat, in the Sagittarian sector). Thread can reach Pern for about 50 Turns while the Red Star is at perihelion.Thread is dormant in the extreme cold of outer space, but reactivated by passage through the atmosphere. When it lands on a solid surface it burrows into it, multiplying extremely rapidly and killing any living organisms that it touches. A burn caused by thread is called "threadscore".
Although deadly, thread is not indestructible. The primary means of defense against the thread are the dragonriders and their mounts, who flame the thread in midair before it can land. Thread drowns if it lands in a body of water, and it can be destroyed by spraying them with "agenothree" (nitric acid - HNO3) before they burrow into the soil.
Related articles
- Dragonriders of Pern - series overview
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Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, knitting and weaving. Yarn can be made from any number of artificial or natural fibres. Very thin yarn is referred to as thread. Yarns are made up of any number of plys, each ply being a single thread these threads being twisted (plied) together to make the final yarn.In some cases, thread may be monofilament, in which case it is a single fiber. The only natural fiber that is counted as monofilament is silk.
Yarn is manufactured by either a spinning or air texturizing (commonly referred to as taslanizing) process.
Yarn manufacturing was one of the very first processes that was industrialized.
Yarn is usually measured by weight. In the United States, balls of yarn are usually sold in three-ounce, four-ounce, six-ounce, and eight-ounce skeins. In Europe the units used by textile engineers is often tex. This is grams per kilometer. Many other units have been used during the last centuries each industry creating its own for internal purposes and these escaping into the public domain.
A long, rambling and involved story or a very lengthy joke with the main source of humour in the punchline is also known as a yarn. Also known as a Shaggy dog story or a campfire yarn.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Yarn."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| THD | English | Thread | Engineering & Technology |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ThreadSynonyms: ribbon (n), screw thread (n), train of thought (n), yarn (n), draw (v), meander (v), string (v), wander (v), weave (v), wind (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Arrangement | Class, classify; divide; file, string together, thread; register; (record); catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade. |
Continuity | Rank, file, line, row, range, tier, string, thread, team; suit; colonnade. |
Arrange in a series, collate; Noun: string together, file, thread, graduate, organize, sort, tabulate. | |
Filament | Wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute. |
Passage | Verb: pass, pass through; perforate; (hole); penetrate, permeate, thread, thrid, enfilade; go through, go across; go over, pass over; cut across; ford, cross; pass and repass, work; make one's way, thread one's way, worm one's way, force one's way; make a passage form a passage; cut one's way through; find its way, find its vent; transmit, make way, clear the course; traverse, go over the ground. |
Weakness | Reed, thread, rope of sand, house of cards. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Thread |
| English words defined with "thread": Floss thread ♦ Gold thread ♦ Lisle thread ♦ Male thread ♦ pack thread ♦ Thread lace, Thread needle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "thread": American National thread ♦ cylindrical thread chasing cutter ♦ GRINDER SET-UP OPERATOR, THREAD TOOL ♦ Hang by a Thread ♦ interrupted thread tap ♦ National coarse thread ♦ pin thread ♦ Silken Thread, square thread ♦ thread drawer, thread generating, THREAD INSPECTOR, Thread Language Zero, THREAD MARKER, THREAD SEPARATOR, thread singer, thread weaver, THREAD WINDER, AUTOMATIC, topic thread, triangular thread ♦ UNF thread, Unified fine thread, Unified screw thread, Unified thread ♦ V thread. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "thread": unifilar. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You are hanging on by a very thin thread and I dig that about you (Jerry Maguire; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) You put it on a pole, wind a spool of silk thread around it, and you hold the pole over the water (White Heat; writing credit: Virginia Kellogg; Ivan Goff) | |
Lyrics | We're hanging on by a thread now honey (If I Fall You're Going Down With Me; performing artist: Dixie Chicks) I could not thread the rope (Do Right; performing artist: Jimmie's Chicke Shack) Push the trigger and pull the thread (Otherside; performing artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers) | |
Clever | Habit is a cable: We spin a thread of it every day, and at last we can not break it. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Slender Thread (1965) Caught by a Thread (1914) The Silken Thread (1911) Clark's Thread Mill (1896) Red Thread (2003) | |
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 | A dinner is set up on black, gold-rimmed dishes on a black tabletop. There is a mug, a bowl of cut strawberries, and a plate full of green beans, small potatoes and roast beef. A dark multicolored napkin with gold thread is curved around the plate. See also AV-3905. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Stipa comataneedle and thread grassgrass. Credit: Roger Rosentreter. |
 | He runs to the other side of th' room an' back so I don't have to thread the needle so often!!!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | El Salvador, cotton thread being wound on spindles in a cotton mill factory in San Salvador. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Conversion. Hosiery factory. Key to this picture is the little spool of silk thread on the machine at right. Instead of using Japanese silk to make women's stockings, this Eastern mill is converting many of its looms (see left) to production of mosquito n. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. The quilling operation, early in the making of parachute cloth, consists of winding the fine nylon thread from spools onto small quills. The threads will later be woven into the parachute cloth. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Daughter of white migrants repairing shoes with cotton thread. Sebastian, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | American Thread Co., Holyoke, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | All goods sewed by the Double Thread Sewing Co's. patent process must bear their stamp / J.H. Bufford's Sons, lith., Boston. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | She's holding her family together with a needle and thread. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Thread 1" by Paige Foster Commentary: "Thread from my sewing kit." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | The golden thread through it is enthusiasm and determination. |
Horace Mann | Habit is a cable. We weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it. |
John Still | The memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from. |
Ovid | All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins. |
Robert Burton | No cord nor cable can so forcibly draw, or hold so fast, as love can do with a twined thread. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Often, when thinking to knot one thread, we tie another |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Hurriedly she threaded a needle, doubled the thread and tied a series of knots in it. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I have seen a white mare of our family thread a needle (which I lent her on purpose) with that joint |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The surgeon places the new cornea in the opening and sews it with a very fine thread. (references) | |
A common thread in neurodegenerative disorders is the abnormal aggregation of proteins in the brain. (references) | ||
This strengthens the hypothesis that abnormal protein deposition is one common thread that links dementing diseases. (references) | ||
Business | U.S. made heavy commercial vehicles use Withworth thread and European vehicles use Metric thread. (references) | |
The report also includes recent trends in the retail sector – the peak of the pyramid, and a very brief discussion of the base, raw material, thread and fabric production. (references) | ||
Economic History | Ecuador | Although fiber demand has been affected by the lack of consumption by the local apparel industry, the sector has turned to exports of thread and apparel to retain competitiveness. (references) |
Nigeria | The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, passed by the Congress of the United States in mid-2000, should spur even more interest in Nigeria especially in the area of textile production, from thread to garments. (references) | |
Trade | Laos | MOST GOODS ARE ASSESSED AT THE HIGHER 10% RATE; GOODS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION (SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, POWER TOOLS, AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FABRIC AND COTTON THREAD) ARE ASSESSED AT 5%. TAX-EXEMPT GOODS INCLUDE RICE; FERTILIZER AND ANIMAL FEED; FIRE TRUCKS AND WHEELCHAIRS. (references) |
Worker Rights | India | In addition there is a reasonable basis to believe that products were produced using forced or indentured child labor in the following industries: Brassware; hand-knotted wool carpets; explosive fireworks; footwear; hand-blown glass bangles; hand-made locks; hand-dipped matches; hand-broken quarried stones; hand-spun silk thread and hand-loomed silk cloth; hand-made bricks; and beedis (hand-rolled cigarettes). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Thread" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 89.48% of the time. "Thread" is used about 845 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 89.48% | 756 | 9,050 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.79% | 49 | 48,677 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.61% | 39 | 55,036 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 845 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "thread". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Vashti | N/A | Biblical | Thread |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "thread": Air thread ♦ American National thread ♦ ball of thread ♦ cotton thread ♦ cylindrical thread chasing cutter ♦ double thread ♦ Floss thread ♦ Gold thread ♦ golden thread ♦ hang by a thread ♦ hang on a thread ♦ internal thread ♦ internal thread broaching ♦ interrupted thread tap ♦ leave a loose thread ♦ Lisle thread ♦ loose the thread ♦ loose thread ♦ lose the thread ♦ Male thread ♦ mercerized thread ♦ needle and thread ♦ not have a dry thread ♦ pack thread ♦ pass the thread through the eye of the needle ♦ pita thread ♦ raw silk thread ♦ resume the thread of a tale ♦ screw thread ♦ sewing thread ♦ slender as a thread ♦ snap the thread ♦ spool of thread ♦ surgical thread ♦ take up a loose thread ♦ take up the thread of a tale ♦ thread a needle ♦ Thread and thrum ♦ thread bare ♦ thread beads ♦ thread blight ♦ Thread cell ♦ thread generating ♦ thread guide ♦ Thread herring ♦ Thread lace ♦ thread Language Zero ♦ thread maker ♦ Thread needle ♦ thread of sound ♦ thread of thought ♦ thread off ♦ thread one's way ♦ thread one's way through ♦ thread one's way through crowded streets ♦ thread paper ♦ thread spindle ♦ thread the needle ♦ thrown silk thread ♦ topic thread ♦ triangular thread ♦ UNF thread ♦ Unified Fine Thread ♦ Unified Screw Thread ♦ Unified Thread ♦ V thread ♦ warp thread ♦ weft thread ♦ winding of thread. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "thread": thread-bare, thread-bound, thread-cutting, thread-fine, thread-like, thread-link, thread-losing, thread-mark, thread-mill, thread-needle, thread-paper, thread-safe, Thread-shaped, thread-stalked, thread-veins, thread-wide. | |
Ending with "thread": re-thread. | |
Containing "thread": drawn-thread-work. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
embroidery thread | 1,153 | disease lawn red thread | 31 |
thread | 431 | disease red thread | 31 |
crochet thread | 99 | thread count | 30 |
red thread | 92 | thread gauge | 29 |
sewing machine thread | 88 | sheet thread count | 26 |
madeira thread | 68 | silk thread | 26 |
machine embroidery thread | 63 | thread gages | 26 |
sewing thread | 58 | grass red thread | 25 |
embroidery radiant thread | 54 | mettler thread | 24 |
brother embroidery thread | 44 | needle and thread | 24 |
dmc thread | 44 | pipe thread | 24 |
embroidery thread wholesale | 39 | acme thread | 23 |
serger thread | 38 | thread chaser | 23 |
fungus red thread | 38 | rolloing thread | 23 |
dmc embroidery thread | 36 | anchor thread | 23 |
lawn red thread | 36 | quilting thread | 22 |
thread rolling | 36 | crochet pattern thread | 21 |
bobbin thread | 33 | drawn thread | 21 |
delphi sendmessage thread | 32 | thread size | 21 |
sulky thread | 31 | machine rolling thread | 21 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "thread"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | fije (cord, fiber, fibre, glimmering, leaf, none, sheet of paper, string, wire, wisp, yarn). (various references) | |
Arabic | مرر (pass, pass into smth., push through), نظم الخيط, نظم الخرز, لولب (helix, screw, spiral, tap), وضع الفيلم, سنن الولب, سن اللولب, خيط (cord, fiber, fibre, filament, line, string, twist, yarn), السلك الناظم, ثياب رثة (rag), شق طريقه بحذر, ديدان. (various references) | |
Basque | hari (wire), aho (mouth, wire). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нарез (groove, indent, knurl, rifle, track, ward), прежда (yarn), провирам се, прошарвам, жило на проводник, жилка (fiber, fibre, film, nerve, spice, strain, streak, stria, tinge, vein), нижа (string), правя нарез на, нанизвам, рудна жилка, отделна жичка, вдявам (run), конец (string), тънка ивица, тънка струйка (trickle), тънък лъч светлина, нишка (clew, clue, fiber, fibre, ply, strand, train). (various references) | |
Catalan | fil. (various references) | |
Chinese | 螺纹 (threads), 運作 , 線索 (clues, trail), 線 (line, nervous, strict, string, tight, wire), 緒 (beginnings, clues, mental state), 絲 (silk, trace), 縷 (state in detail, strand), 細線 (string). (various references) | |
Czech | závit (screw thread), vlákno (fiber, fibre, filament, grain, staple, strand, string), souvislost (coherence, connection, context, continuity, link, linkage, relationship), provléci se, pramének (streamlet), příze (yarn), nit (cotton), navléknout nit (thread a needle), navléknout (ring). (various references) | |
Danish | tråd (wire). (various references) | |
Dutch | draad (wire), garen (yarn). (various references) | |
Esperanto | tredi, fadeno. (various references) | |
Faeroese | tráður (wire). (various references) | |
Farsi | ریسمان (Chord, Cord, Line, Rope, String, Warp), بندکشیدن , دارای خطوطبرجسته کردن , شیار (Groove, List, Rake, Ruck, Valley), شیارداخل پیچ ومهره , رشته (Branch, Catena, Filament, Ligature, Rank, Reeve, Sequence, Strand, String, Suite, System, Tissue, Tract, Train), رشته رشته شدن , برجستگی (Boss, Eminence, Notability, Pone, Prominence, Relieve, Snob, Swell), رگه (Grain, Rake, Strain, Streak, Vein), موجی کردن , حدیده نخ , قیطان (Cordon, Lace), کردن (Braid, Do, Fold, Gig, Grade, Ground, Hatch, Have, Hinder, Joint, List, Lob, Pass, Peer, Perform, Pickup, Poop, Ramble, Rest, Set, Settle, Stick, Tag, Tip), نخ وقلاویزکردن , نخ کشیدن به , مثل نخ باریک شدن , رزوه . (various references) | |
Finnish | lanka (cotton, silk, wire, yarn), kierre (spin, twist, worm). (various references) | |
French | fil (grain of the wood), enfiler, filetage (screw thread). (various references) | |
Frisian | jern. (various references) | |
German | Faden (filament, hair line, leitmotif, strand, string, suture, twine), Zwirn (pack thread, sewing cotton, twine, yarn), Gewinde (garland, wreath), Garn (cotton, net, network, yarn). (various references) | |
Greek | κλωστή (ligature, twist). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | fije. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לתברג, להשחיל (pull through, string), תבריג (screwthread, worm), תברוגת, פתיל (cord, string, twine), חוט (cord, fiber, fibre, line, staple, strand, string, wire), אטון (cord, fabric, yarn), נימה (capillary, hair, melody, string, tang, trace, tune). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szál (filament, pile, spear, strand), fonál (strand, yarn), cérna (double yarn, twist, twisted yarn). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tapak, menganggit (compose, lace), menempuh, mendrat, benang (string, twine, yarn). (various references) | |
Italian | filo (blade, cable, clew, cord, edge, flex, lead, line, phylum, rope, strand, string, twist, wire, yarn), filetto (border, fillet), filettatura (screw thread). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 筋道 (logic, method, reason, system). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すじみち (logic, method, reason, system), いと (aim, design, intention, string, treasonable intent, yarn), スレッド . (various references) | |
Korean | 실 (threads). (various references) | |
Malay | benang. (various references) | |
Manx | snaie (line, netting, worm, yarn). (various references) | |
Norwegian | tråd. (various references) | |
Occitan | fial (wire). (various references) | |
Papiamen | ilu, hilu, hilo. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eadthray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | linha (contour, feature, flight, line, platform, rank, row, trait), fio (clue, fountainhead, ingrain, line, string, strip, tie, yarn). (various references) | |
Romanian | tort (cake, pie), ghintui (groove, rifle, rivet), ghint, firicel, fir tors (yarn), fir (bit, clue, grain, hair, lint, particle, purl, stitch, tittle, wire), fileta un şurub, filet la şurub, filament (fiber, fibre, filament, streamer), fibrã (fiber, fibre, grain, lint, staple, string), bãga aţa în ac, aţã (line, needleful, string, yarn), înşira (bead, enumerate, retail, string, utter). (various references) | |
Romany | dorì. (various references) | |
Russian | резьба (carving, screw thread, screw-thread, screwthreads), волокно (fiber, fibre, filament, lint, staple), винтовая нарезка (screw-thread), нарезать резьбу (screw, tap), нанизывать (string), нить (filament, funiculus, yarn), нитка резьбы, нитка, заправлять нить, протискиваться (bore, jostle through, thrust), продевать нитку. (various references) | |
Scottish | snàth (yarn). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | urezati navoj, udenuti, probiti se (force one's way, get through, make one's way through, push through, thread one's way), prošiti (sew, stitch), pređa (rove, yarn), nit (flow), navoj, nanizati (string), konac (string). (various references) | |
Shona | shinda (cotton thread). (various references) | |
Spanish | hilo (lead, line, linen, strand, train, trickle, twine, yarn), hebra (filament, grain, needleful, strand, vein). (various references) | |
Swedish | tråd (cotton, fiber, fibre, filament, strand, wire, yarn), garn (cotton, net, silk, wool, yarn), gänga (screw, worm). (various references) | |
Tagalog | sinúlid. (various references) | |
Thai | ชีวิตของมนุษย์, ทะลุผ่าน, ร้อยลูกปัด, ด้าย. (various references) | |
Turkish | tel (chord, fiber, fibre, string, wire, wiry), takmak (affix, attach, bother, fix, fixate, give a damn, hang, hang on, hitch, hook, infix, set, snag, stick, stock, string, wear), vidaya diş açmak, vida dişi, lif (fiber, fibre, fibroid, fibrous, filament, film, staple, string, washcloth), kaplamak (back, bestrew, canopy, carpet, case, clothe, coat, cover, encrust, envelop, face, fair, film, film over, fleece, hang, incrust, infest, line, overgrow, overlap, overspread, overwhelm, plate, recap, revet, sheathe, sheet, shield, smother in, smother with, suffuse, take, upholster, veneer, wreathe), iplik geçirmek, iplik (fiber, fibre, ficelle, strand, yarn), ipe dizmek (string), ince çizgi (fine line, hatch, stria), arasından geçmek (pass through, penetrate), íplík. (various references) | |
Turkmen | sapak (lesson), цtьrmek (put through a hole), dьzmek (string). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | втягати нитку, нанизувати, нитка (filament, funiculus), зв'язувати ниткою, зв'язок (association, bonding, bracer, catena, chain, coherence, communication, conjunction, connection, connexion, contact, join, liaison, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, pertinence, pertinency, rapport, relationship, tie), павутинка. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tính mệnh như trứng treo đầu đẳng, sợi chỉ, chỉ (but, indicatory, merely, only, winding, winding-off, winding-on), ướt như chuột lột tính mệnh như treo đầu sợi tóc. (various references) | |
Welsh | edau (wool, yarn). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | buru, dur, gu. (various references) |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | mitos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | acia, fila, fili, filo, filum, licio, licium, ligamen, lina, lini, lino, linoque, linum, padus, stamen, stamine. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 12, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Katanohsate ta krina pwV auxanei ou kopia oude nhqei legw de umin oude solomwn en pash th doxh autou periebaleto wV en toutwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Considerate lilia quomodo crescunt non laborant non nent dico autem vobis nec Salomon in omni gloria sua vestiebatur sicut unum ex istis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Sceawiað þa lilian hu hi wexað. hi ne swincað ne ne spinnað; Soðlice ic eow secge þæt salomon on eallum hys wuldre næs gescrydd. swa þissa an; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Biholde ye the lilies of the feeld, hou thei wexen; thei trauelen not, nethir spynnen. And Y seie to you, that nethir Salomon in al his glorie was clothid as oon of these. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Considre the lylies how they growe: They laboure not: they spyn not: and yet I saye vnto you that Salomon in all this royalte was not clothed lyke to one of these. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Consider the lilies how they grow: They toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 12, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Palandunga ninyo ang mga lirio, giunsa nila sa pagtubo; wala sila magbudlay ni magkalinyas; ngani, suginlan ko kamo, nga bisan pa si Salomon sa tibuok niyang katahuman wala gani makabisti maingon sa usa kanila. |
| Croatian | Promotrite ljiljane, kako niti predu niti tkaju, a kažem vam: ni Salomon se u svoj svojoj slavi ne zaodjenu kao jedan od njih. |
| Danish | Giver Agt på Lillierne, hvorledes de vokse; de arbejde ikke og spinde ikke; men jeg siger eder: End ikke Salomon i al sin Herlighed var klædt som en af dem. |
| Dutch | Aanmerkt de lelien, hoe zij wassen; zij arbeiden niet, en spinnen niet; en Ik zeg u: ook Salomo in al zijn heerlijkheid is niet bekleed geweest als een van deze. |
| Finnish | Katselkaa kukkia, kuinka ne kasvavat: eivät ne työtä tee eivätkä kehrää. Kuitenkin minä sanon teille: ei Salomo kaikessa loistossansa ollut niin vaatetettu kuin yksi niistä. |
| French | Considérez comment croissent les lis: ils ne travaillent ni ne filent; cependant je vous dis que Salomon même, dans toute sa gloire, n`a pas été vêtu comme l`un d`eux. |
| German | Nehmet wahr der Lilien auf dem Felde, wie sie wachsen: sie arbeiten nicht, auch spinnen sie nicht. Ich sage euch aber, daß auch Salomo in aller seiner Herrlichkeit nicht ist bekleidet gewesen als deren eines. |
| Haitian Creole | Gade ki jan flè raje yo pouse: yo pa travay, yo pa fè rad. Men, m'ap di nou sa: Wa Salomon ki wa Salomon, ak tout richès li yo, li pa t' gen bèl rad tankou yonn nan flè sa yo. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Perhatikanlah bagaimana bunga-bunga bakung tumbuh; bunga-bunga itu tidak bekerja, tidak juga menenun. Tetapi Raja Salomo yang begitu kaya pun tidak memakai pakaian yang sebagus bunga-bunga itu! |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Perhatikanlah hal bunga bakung, bagaimana tumbuhnya; tiada ia memintal benang, dan tiadalah pula ia bertenun; maka Aku berkata kepadamu: Meskipun Sulaiman dengan segala kemuliaannya, tiada ia dihiasi seperti salah satu daripada kuntum bunga itu. |
| Italian | Guardate i gigli, come crescono: non filano, non tessono: eppure io vi dico che neanche Salomone, con tutta la sua gloria, vestiva come uno di loro. |
| Latvian | Òemiet vçrâ lilijas, kâ tâs aug! Tâs nestrâdâ un nevçrpj, bet es jums saku: pat Salomons visâ savâ godîbâ nebija tâ apìçrbts kâ viena no tâm. |
| Manx Gaelic | Gow-jee tastey jeh lileeyn ny magher agh kys t'ad gaase, cha vel ad tooilleil, chamoo t'ad sneeu: as foast ta mee gra riu, nagh row Solomon ayns ooilley e ghloyr er ny choamrey myr unnane jeu shoh. |
| Maori | Whakaaroa nga rengarenga, to ratou tupu: e kore nei e mahi, e kore e miro; na ko taku tenei ki a koutou, Kihai a Horomona me tona kororia katoa i rite ki tetahi o enei te whai kakahu. |
| Norwegian | Gi akt på liljene, hvorledes de vokser: de arbeider ikke, de spinner ikke; men jeg sier eder: Enn ikke Salomo i all sin herlighet var klædd som én av dem. |
| Rumanian | Uitayi-vq cu bqgare de seamq cum cresc crinii: ei nu torc, nici nu yes: totuw vq spun cq nici Solomon, kn toatq slava lui, n`a fost kmbrqcat ca unul din ei. |
| Russian | рПУНПФТЙФЕ ОБ МЙМЙЙ, ЛБЛ ПОЙ ТБУФХФ: ОЕ ФТХДСФУС, ОЕ РТСДХФ; ОП ЗПЧПТА ЧБН, ЮФП Й уПМПНПО ЧП ЧУЕК УМБЧЕ УЧПЕК ОЕ ПДЕЧБМУС ФБЛ, ЛБЛ ЧУСЛБС ЙЪ ОЙИ. |
| Shuar | `Iistá, kukujsha takaachitiat tura Nájanchitiat ti Shíirmach ainiawai. Yaunchu akupin Sarumún ti shiir iwiarmamniuitiat kukujia Tímianchauyayi. |
| Swahili | Angalieni maua jinsi yanavyomea. Hayafanyi kazi wala hayafumi. Hata hivyo, nawahakikishieni kwamba hata Solomoni mwenyewe na fahari zake zote hakupata kuvikwa vizuri kama ua mojawapo. |
| Swedish | Given akt på liljorna, huru de varken spinna eller väva; och likväl säger jag eder att icke ens Salomo i all sin härlighet var så klädd som en av dem. |
| Uma | Penonoi-dile katuwu' wunga-e. Uma-ra mobago, uma-ra mpobabehi pohea-ra. Tapi' ku'uli' -kokoi, bangku' Magau' Salomo-hawoe' hante hawe'ea ka'uaa' -na, pohea-na uma hewa kancola wunga toera lau. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "thread": threadbare, threadbareness, threadbarenesses, threaded, threader, threaders, threadfin, threadfins, threadier, threadiest, threadiness, threadinesses, threading, threadless, threadlike, threads, threadworm, threadworms, thready. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "thread": packthread, rethread, unthread. (additional references) | |
Words containing "thread": packthreads, rethreaded, rethreading, rethreads, unthreaded, unthreading, unthreads. (additional references) | |
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"Thread" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: shread, thcream, thead, Thebaid, theda, theid, thera, theran, therax, Thiebaud, thrae, threa, thred, thria, throad, throid, tready. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "thread" (pronounced thre"d) |
| 3 | -r e" d | bread, bred, dread, interbred, purebred, read, red, Redd, retread, shred, spread, thoroughbred, tread, unread, widespread. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dearth, hatred. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-h-r-t" | |
-1 letter: dater, death, derat, earth, hared, hated, hater, heard, heart, rated, rathe, tared, trade, tread. | |
-2 letters: dare, dart, date, dear, drat, eath, hade, haed, haet, hard, hare, hart, hate, head, hear, heat, herd, rate, rath, read, rhea, tahr, tare, tear, thae, trad. | |
-3 letters: are, art, ate, dah, ear, eat, edh, era, eta, eth, had. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-h-r-t" | |
+1 letter: airthed, breadth, charted, dearths, earthed, hardest, hardset, hatreds, hearted, hydrate, thrawed, threads, thready, trashed, wrathed. | |
+2 letters: adherent, antherid, authored, breadths, breathed, cathedra, chordate, daughter, detacher, fathered, gathered, goatherd, haltered, hardiest, headrest, hydrated, hydrates, lathered, neatherd, outheard, reheated, rethread, starched, thralled, thrashed, threaded, threader, threaped, threated, throated, thwarted, tracheid, trachled, trihedra, unthread, wreathed. | |
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