noun
plural threads
a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing [noncount]
[count] literary :a long, thin line of something - usually + of
[count] :the raised line that winds around a screw
[singular] :an idea, feeling, etc., that connects the different parts of something (such as a story)
[count] computers :a series of related messages that are written on an Internet message board
threads [plural] US informal + old-fashioned :clothes
hang by a thread
pick up the threads
informal :to begin something again after a long time
verb
threads; threaded; threading
[+ obj] :to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something
[+ obj] :to put (film or tape) into a movie camera, tape recorder, etc., so that it is ready to be used
to move forward by turning and going through narrow spaces [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to put (something) on a thread :string