n. 1 fibre, filament, strand, (piece of) yarn; string, line, cord, twine Threads from his jacket were found clutched in the victim's hand The glass is spun out into fine threads. 2 theme, plot, story-line, subject, motif, thesis, course, drift, direction, tenor, train (of thought), sequence or train or chain of events It is difficult to follow the thread of the story when it has so many digressions
v. 3 string Carefully thread the beads onto the wire 4 file, wind, pass, squeeze (through), pick or make (one's) way (through), inch, ease He threaded his way through the crowd to reach the dais