thread
Because it is a word with a single syllable, thread is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofthread
- A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
- A continued theme or idea.
Synonyms: topic
Example: "All of these essays have a common thread."
- A screw thread.
- A sequence of connections.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
- A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
- Composition; quality; fineness.
- To put thread through.
Example: "thread a needle"
- To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
Example: "I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight."
- To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt
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