threads

/θɹɛdz/

noun

1
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
2
A continued theme or idea.
“All of these essays have a common thread.”
3
A screw thread.
4
A sequence of connections.
5
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
6
A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
7
A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
8
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
9
Composition; quality; fineness.

1
To put thread through.
“thread a needle”
2
To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
“I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.”
3
To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt

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