threads

(noun) informal terms for clothing. Synonyms: togs, duds.

(noun) a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. Synonyms: thread, yarn.

(noun) any long object resembling a thin line. Synonyms: ribbon, thread. Examples: "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."

(noun) the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together. Synonyms: train of thought, thread. Examples: "I couldn't follow his train of thought." "He lost the thread of his argument."

(noun) the raised helical rib going around a screw. Synonyms: screw thread, thread.

(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. Synonyms: weave, wind, thread, meander, wander. Examples: "The river winds through the hills." "The path meanders through the vineyards." "Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body."

(verb) pass a thread through. Synonyms: thread. Example: "Thread a needle."

(verb) remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string. Synonyms: thread. Example: "She had her eyebrows threaded."

(verb) pass through or into. Synonyms: thread. Examples: "Thread tape." "Thread film."

(verb) thread on or as if on a string. Synonyms: string, thread, draw. Examples: "String pearls on a string." "The child drew glass beads on a string." "Thread dried cranberries."