thread
[ thred ]
/ θrɛd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of thread
before 900; (noun) Middle English
threed, Old English
thrǣd; cognate with Dutch
draad, German
Draht, Old Norse
thrathr wire; (v.) Middle English
threeden, derivative of the noun See
throw
OTHER WORDS FROM thread
Words nearby thread
thrasybulus,
thrave,
thraw,
thrawart,
thrawn,
thread,
thread blight,
thread escutcheon,
thread mark,
thread rolling,
thread rope
British Dictionary definitions for rethread
thread
/ (θrɛd) /
noun
verb
See also
threads
Derived forms of thread
threader, noun threadless, adjective threadlike, adjectiveWord Origin for thread
Old English
thrǣd; related to Old Frisian
thrēd, Old High German
drāt, Old Norse
thrāthr thread
Idioms and Phrases with rethread
thread
see hang by a thread; lose the thread.