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| Main Entry: |
thread
 [thred] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a fine strand of twisted fibers |
| Synonyms: | braid, cord, cotton, fiber, fibril, filament, floss, gossamer, hair, lisle, ribbon, strand, string, wire, wool, yarn |
| Main Entry: | fiber |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strand of material |
| Synonyms: | cilia, cord, fibril, filament, footlet, grain, grit, hair, shred, staple, string, strip, tendril, thread, tissue, tooth, vein, warp, web, woof |
| Main Entry: | lace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | string used to connect |
| Synonyms: | band, cord, rope, shoelace, thong, thread, tie |
Example Sentences
- If the participants were allowed to line up the balloons next to the spools of thread one-by-one, they did fine.
- Skip the needle and thread and instead use stamps to make easy monogrammed handkerchiefs.
- Sew the other end of the pillow together using a needle and thread with a thimble to prevent pinpricks.
| Main Entry: | lace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, intertwine |
| Synonyms: | add, attach, bind, close, do up, fortify, interlace, interweave, mix, plat, spike, strap, thread, tie, twine |
| Antonyms: | unfasten, unlace, untie, untwine |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | row, succession; course |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, array, axis, band, block, border, catalogue, channel, column, concatenation, crack, direction, division, drain, echelon, file, fissure, formation, furrow, groove, group, lane, length, list, magazine, mark, order, path, progression, queue, rank, ridge, road, route, row, scar, seam, sequence, series, street, string, thread, tier, track, train, trajectory, trench, way |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord, rope |
| Synonyms: | cable, filament, strand, string, thread, wire |
| Main Entry: | plot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | story line |
| Synonyms: | action, design, development, enactment, events, incidents, movement, narrative, outline, picture, progress, scenario, scene, scheme, story, structure, subject, suspense, theme, thread, unfolding |
| Main Entry: | rope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord, line |
| Synonyms: | braiding, cable, cordage, hawser, lace, lanyard, lariat, lasso, strand, string, tape, thread, twine |
| Main Entry: | train |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | series |
| Synonyms: | alternation, appendage, caravan, chain, column, concatenation, consecution, convoy, cortege, course, court, entourage, file, following, gradation, line, order, procession, progression, retinue, row, run, scale, sequel, sequence, set, string, succession, suite, tail, thread, tier, track, trail, wake |
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