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thread noun

  /θɹɛd/ , [θɾ̪̊ɛd]
  • A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
 rihma, lanka, säie, kuitu
  • (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
 lanka, ketju, viestiketju
  • (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
 säie
  • A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
 säie, ketju
johtoajatus, juoni, teema

thread verb

  /θɹɛd/ , [θɾ̪̊ɛd]
  • (transitive) To put thread through.
 langoittaa, pujottaa
  • (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
 pujotella
  • To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.
 pujotella, pujottaa

threads noun

  /θɹɛdz/ , /θɾ̪̊ɛdz/
  • (slang) Clothes.
 vaatteet
thread of life
elämänlanka, kohtalo
screw thread
kierre
hang by a thread
olla hiuskarvan varassa
common thread
punainen lanka, yhdistävä tekijä, yhteinen lanka
lose the thread
pudota kärryiltä
thread count
lankatiheys
thread-locking fluid
kierrelukite
cotton thread
puuvillalankainen
thread-leaved false pondweed
merivita
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