THREAD - Meaning and Pronunciation
How to pronounce thread?
This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of thread by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of thread through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.
IPA Transcription of thread is /θrˈɛd/.
Definition of thread according to Wiktionary:
thread can be a noun or a verb
As a noun thread can mean:
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.
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.
As a verb thread can mean:
1. To put thread through.
2. To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
3. To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.
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