slovodefinícia
thread
(mass)		thread
- vlákno, lúč, súvislosť
thread
(encz)		thread,nit n: Pino
thread
(encz)		thread,příze n: web
thread
(encz)		thread,vlákno n: [it.]
thread
(encz)		thread,závit n: Tolda
Thread
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
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7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
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Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thread
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Threading.]
1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a
needle.
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2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect
or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.
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Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.
--Mitford.
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They would not thread the gates. --Shak.
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3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a
screw or nut.
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thread
(wn)		thread
n 1: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or
nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving [syn: thread,
yarn]
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 grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
[syn: ribbon, thread]
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" [syn: {train of
thought}, thread]
4: the raised helical rib going around a screw [syn: {screw
thread}, thread]
v 1: 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" [syn: weave, wind,
thread, meander, wander]
2: pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
3: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and
pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
4: pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
5: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
"the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
cranberries" [syn: string, thread, draw]
thread
(foldoc)		thread
threaded
threading

1. See multithreading.

2. See threaded code.

3. topic thread.

[Jargon File]
thread
(jargon)		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!
podobné slovodefinícia
a common thread
(encz)		a common thread,obvyklá zápletka n: Zdeněk Brož
golden thread
(encz)		golden thread, n:
goldthread
(encz)		goldthread, n:
hang by a thread
(encz)		hang by a thread,mít na kahánku Zdeněk Brož
lose the thread
(encz)		lose the thread,zapomenout co kdo chtěl říct [fráz.] nebo co říkal,
ztratit se v dialogu, např. "Unfortunately my attention wandered for a
moment and I lost the thread of (= forgot) what I was saying." Pino
packthread
(encz)		packthread,motouz n: Zdeněk Brož
screw thread
(encz)		screw thread, n:
spin (thread)
(encz)		spin (thread),příst v:
spin thread
(encz)		spin thread,příst spin thread,spříst spin thread,uříst
thread blight
(encz)		thread blight, n:
thread maker
(encz)		thread maker, n:
thread-fish
(encz)		thread-fish, n:
thread-safe
(encz)		thread-safe, n: [it.]
threadbare
(encz)		threadbare,obnošený adj: Zdeněk Brožthreadbare,opotřebovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožthreadbare,ošoupaný adj: Zdeněk Brožthreadbare,ošuntělý adj: Zdeněk Brožthreadbare,otřepaný adj: Zdeněk Brož
threaded
(encz)		threaded,vláknitý adj: Zdeněk Brožthreaded,závitový adj: Zdeněk Brož
threader
(encz)		threader,
threadfin
(encz)		threadfin, n:
threadfish
(encz)		threadfish, n:
threading
(encz)		threading,navlékání n: Zdeněk Brož
threadleaf groundsel
(encz)		threadleaf groundsel, n:
threadlike
(encz)		threadlike,
threads
(encz)		threads,hadry n: pl. Zdeněk Brožthreads,nitě Zdeněk Brožthreads,proplétá v: Zdeněk Brožthreads,závity n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
threadworm
(encz)		threadworm, n:
thready
(encz)		thready,
end of thread (i.e.
(czen)		End Of Thread (i.e., don't reply to this message),EOT[zkr.]
thread mangler
(czen)		Thread Mangler,TM[zkr.]
Air thread
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Air threads
(gcide)		Air \Air\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a["e]r, fr. Gr.
'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a[digamma]hr, fr. root 'a[digamma] to
blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the
French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr.
the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French
meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F.
aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. A["e]ry,
Debonair, Malaria, Wind.]
1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth;
the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid,
transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.
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Note: By the ancient philosophers, air was regarded as an
element; but modern science has shown that it is
essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a
small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions
being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen,
79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These
proportions are subject to a very slight variability.
Air also always contains some vapor of water.
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2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.
"Charm ache with air." --Shak.
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He was still all air and fire. [Air and fire being
the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and
water.] --Macaulay
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3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat,
cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as,
a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.
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4. Any a["e]riform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly
called vital air. [Obs.]
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5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.
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Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play.
--Pope.
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6. Odoriferous or contaminated air.
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7. That which surrounds and influences.
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The keen, the wholesome air of poverty.
--Wordsworth.
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8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.
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You gave it air before me. --Dryden.
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9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in
consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical
and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single
voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to
plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody;
a tune; an aria.
(b) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc.,
the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern
harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called
the air.
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11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person;
mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a
lofty air. "His very air." --Shak.
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12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance;
manner; style.
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It was communicated with the air of a secret.
--Pope.
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12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or
vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts
on airs. --Thackeray.
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14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
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15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
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Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
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Air balloon. See Balloon.

Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.

Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.

Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.

Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.

Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.

Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.

Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.

Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence

Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.

Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.

Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.

Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.

Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.

Air threads, gossamer.

Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.

Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.

Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.

Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.

In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.

on the air, currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio
and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and
sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are
being broadcast at the present moment.

Note: In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio
or television studio have telephoned into the station,
when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host
of the program commonly states "You're on the air." as
a warning that the conversation is not private.

To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.

To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.
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Double-threaded
(gcide)		Double-threaded \Dou"ble-thread`ed\, a.
1. Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two
threads.
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2. (Mech.) Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said
of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the
distance between the centers of adjacent threads.
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Floating threads
(gcide)		Floating \Float"ing\, a.
1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a
wreck; floating motes in the air.
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2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating
ribs in man and some other animals.
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3. Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as,
floating capital; a floating debt.
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Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been
withdrawn in great masses from the island.
--Macaulay.
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Floating anchor (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail.


Floating battery (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the
hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the
bombardment of a place.

Floating bridge.
(a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor
of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau
bridge. See Bateau.
(b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one
projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being
moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops
over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.
(c) A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by
means of chains which are anchored on each side of a
stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels
being driven by stream power.
(d) The landing platform of a ferry dock.

Floating cartilage (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely
in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the
functions of the latter.

Floating dam.
(a) An anchored dam.
(b) A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock.

Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor
use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor
improvements, etc.

Floating dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.

Floating harbor, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored
and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships
riding at anchor to leeward. --Knight.

Floating heart (Bot.), a small aquatic plant ({Limnanthemum
lacunosum}) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water
of American ponds.

Floating island, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard
with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.

Floating kidney. (Med.) See Wandering kidney, under
Wandering.

Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel
moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners
of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy
or floating stage.

Floating liver. (Med.) See Wandering liver, under
Wandering.

Floating pier, a landing stage or pier which rises and
falls with the tide.

Floating ribs (Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which
are not connected with the others in front; in man they
are the last two pairs.

Floating screed (Plastering), a strip of plastering first
laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the
coat.

Floating threads (Weaving), threads which span several
other threads without being interwoven with them, in a
woven fabric.
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Floss thread
(gcide)		Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.
fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See Flux, n.]
1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of
maize; also called silk.
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2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.
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3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray
from the female and black from the male.
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Floss silk, silk that has been twisted, and which retains
its loose and downy character. It is much used in
embroidery. Called also floxed silk.

Floss thread, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used
for embroidery; -- called also linen floss, and {floss
yarn}. --McElrath.
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Lisle thread
(gcide)		Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n.
A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
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Lisle glove, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.

Lisle lace, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.

Lisle thread, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally
produced at Lisle.
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Male thread
(gcide)		Male \Male\, a. [F. m[^a]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus
male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man.
Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates
young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces
spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;
as, male organs.
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2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of
bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of
the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
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3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of
a male; masculine; as, male courage.
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4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
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5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece
(the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as,
a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a
male screw, etc.
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Male fern (Bot.), a fern of the genus Aspidium ({Aspidium
Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp.
against the tapeworm. Aspidium marginale in America, and
Aspidium athamanticum in South Africa, are used as good
substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See
Female fern, under Female.

Male rhyme, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree,
as laid, afraid, dismayed. See Female rhyme, under
Female.

Male screw (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its
exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a
corresponding nut or female screw.

Male thread, the thread of a male screw.
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pack thread
(gcide)		packthread \packthread\, pack thread \pack thread\n.
A strong three-ply thread or small twine used to sew or tie
packs or packages.
[WordNet 1.5]Pack saddle \Pack saddle\, Pack thread \Pack thread\
See under 2d Pack.
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Pack thread
(gcide)		packthread \packthread\, pack thread \pack thread\n.
A strong three-ply thread or small twine used to sew or tie
packs or packages.
[WordNet 1.5]Pack saddle \Pack saddle\, Pack thread \Pack thread\
See under 2d Pack.
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packthread
(gcide)		packthread \packthread\, pack thread \pack thread\n.
A strong three-ply thread or small twine used to sew or tie
packs or packages.
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pita thread
(gcide)		Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other
related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
(b) The plant which yields the fiber.
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Screw thread
(gcide)		Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,
female screw, F. ['e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in
LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a
screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.]
1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a
continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it
spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a
continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --
used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or
pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of
the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the
threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being
distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more
usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female
screw, or, more usually, the nut.
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Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of
the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a
right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the
hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the
screw, its base equaling the circumference of the
cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.
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2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a
head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.
Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to
fasten something; -- called also wood screws, and {screw
nails}. See also Screw bolt, below.
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3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of
wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the
stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal
surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a
screw. See Screw propeller, below.
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4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a
screw steamer; a propeller.
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5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
--Thackeray.
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6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary
severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a
student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]
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7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.
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8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and
commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.
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9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite
linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th
Pitch, 10
(b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid
body, which may always be made to consist of a
rotation about an axis combined with a translation
parallel to that axis.
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10. (Zool.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw
(Caprella). See Sand screw, under Sand.
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Archimedes screw, Compound screw, Foot screw, etc. See
under Archimedes, Compound, Foot, etc.

A screw loose, something out of order, so that work is not
done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.
Martineau.

Endless screw, or perpetual screw, a screw used to give
motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads
between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a worm.


Lag screw. See under Lag.

Micrometer screw, a screw with fine threads, used for the
measurement of very small spaces.

Right and left screw, a screw having threads upon the
opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.

Screw alley. See Shaft alley, under Shaft.

Screw bean. (Bot.)
(a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree
(Prosopis pubescens) growing from Texas to
California. It is used for fodder, and ground into
meal by the Indians.
(b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for
fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.

Screw bolt, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in
distinction from a key bolt. See 1st Bolt, 3.

Screw box, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the
thread on a wooden screw.

Screw dock. See under Dock.

Screw engine, a marine engine for driving a screw
propeller.

Screw gear. See Spiral gear, under Spiral.

Screw jack. Same as Jackscrew.

Screw key, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner
wrench.

Screw machine.
(a) One of a series of machines employed in the
manufacture of wood screws.
(b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of
cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work
successively, for making screws and other turned
pieces from metal rods.

Screw pine (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus
Pandanus, of which there are about fifty species,
natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --
named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like
leaves.

Screw plate, a device for cutting threads on small screws,
consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of
perforations with internal screws forming dies.

Screw press, a press in which pressure is exerted by means
of a screw.

Screw propeller, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in
the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel
propelled by a screw.

Screw shell (Zool.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod
shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied
genera. See Turritella.

Screw steamer, a steamship propelled by a screw.

Screw thread, the spiral rib which forms a screw.

Screw stone (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.

Screw tree (Bot.), any plant of the genus Helicteres,
consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,
with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled
capsules; -- also called twisted-horn, and twisty.

Screw valve, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a
screw.

Screw worm (Zool.), the larva of an American fly
(Compsomyia macellaria), allied to the blowflies, which
sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about
wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.

Screw wrench.
(a) A wrench for turning a screw.
(b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a
screw.

To put the screws on or To put the screw on, to use
pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.


To put under the screw or To put under the screws, to
subject to pressure; to force.

Wood screw, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse
pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of
Wood screw, under Wood.
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Thread
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
[1913 Webster]Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Threading.]
1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a
needle.
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2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect
or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.
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Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.
--Mitford.
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They would not thread the gates. --Shak.
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3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a
screw or nut.
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Thread and thrum
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thread cell
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thread herring
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thread lace
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thread needle
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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thread the needle
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
[PJC]

7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
[PJC]

Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.

Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.

Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.

Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.

Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.

Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Threadbare
(gcide)		Threadbare \Thread"bare`\, a.
1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off;
threadbare clothes. "A threadbare cope." --Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and
threadbare quotations. --Swift.
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Threadbareness
(gcide)		Threadbareness \Thread"bare`ness\, n.
The state of being threadbare.
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Threaded
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Threading.]
1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a
needle.
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2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect
or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.
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Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.
--Mitford.
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They would not thread the gates. --Shak.
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3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a
screw or nut.
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Threaden
(gcide)		Threaden \Thread"en\, a.
Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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Threader
(gcide)		Threader \Thread"er\, n.
1. A device for assisting in threading a needle.
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2. A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a
nut.
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Threadfin
(gcide)		Threadfin \Thread"fin`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus
and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral
filaments.
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threadfish
(gcide)		Polyneme \Pol"y*neme\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? thread.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the
family Polynemid[ae]. They have several slender filaments,
often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield
isinglass of good quality. Called also threadfish.
[1913 Webster]Threadfish \Thread"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or Caranx crinitus)
having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins
prolonged in the form of long threads.
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Threadfish
(gcide)		Polyneme \Pol"y*neme\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? thread.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the
family Polynemid[ae]. They have several slender filaments,
often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield
isinglass of good quality. Called also threadfish.
[1913 Webster]Threadfish \Thread"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or Caranx crinitus)
having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins
prolonged in the form of long threads.
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Threadiness
(gcide)		Threadiness \Thread"i*ness\, n.
Quality of being thready.
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Threading
(gcide)		Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Threading.]
1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a
needle.
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2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect
or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to
thrid.
[1913 Webster]

Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.
--Mitford.
[1913 Webster]

They would not thread the gates. --Shak.
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3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a
screw or nut.
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threads
(gcide)		threads \threads\ (thr[e^]dz), n. pl.
Clothes; clothing; as, he was wearing his new threads at the
party. [Slang]
[PJC]
Thread-shaped
(gcide)		Thread-shaped \Thread"-shaped`\, a.
Having the form of a thread; filiform.
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Threadworm
(gcide)		Threadworm \Thread"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and
filaria.
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Thready
(gcide)		Thready \Thread"y\, a.
1. Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots
of a shrub.
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2. Containing, or consisting of, thread.
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Unthread
(gcide)		Unthread \Un*thread"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + thread.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a
needle.
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2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.
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He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints.
--Milton.
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3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a
devious path. --De Quincey.
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