threads

n. (Slang) clothes

n. string, thin cord; spiral groove on a screw or bolt; chain of messages on a particular subject on the Internet (Computers); execution procedure which is part of an application (Computers)

v. put a thread through a needle; pass something through an opening; move through slowly and cautiously; cut a spiral groove (on a bolt or screw)

Threads is a 1984 BBC television docudrama depicting the effects of a nuclear war on the United Kingdom and its aftermath. Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson, Threads was filmed in late 1983 and early 1984. The premise of Threads was to hypothesize the effects of a nuclear war on the United Kingdom after an exchange between the Soviet Union and the United States escalates to include the UK.
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Noun
1. informal terms for clothing
(synonym) togs, duds
(hypernym) clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear

Noun
1. a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
(synonym) yarn
(hypernym) cord
(hyponym) cotton
(derivation) string, draw
2. any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
(synonym) ribbon
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) blade
(derivation) weave, wind, meander, wander
3. the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
(synonym) train of thought
(hypernym) thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
4. the raised helical rib going around a screw
(synonym) screw thread
(hypernym) rib
(part-holonym) screw
Verb
1. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
(synonym) weave, wind, meander, wander
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) snake
(verb-group) wander
(derivation) ribbon
2. pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
(hypernym) guide, run, draw, pass
(derivation) yarn
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
(hypernym) extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
4. pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
(hypernym) guide, run, draw, pass
5. thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
(synonym) string, draw
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) bead
(verb-group) guide, run, draw, pass
(derivation) yarn

1. See multithreading.
2. See threaded code.
3. topic thread.
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clothes, glad rags, rags Hey, Lucy. Nice threads! I love your jacket.