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

British Dictionary definitions for rethread

thread
/ (θrɛd) /

noun

verb

See also threads

Derived forms of thread

threader, noun threadless, adjective threadlike, adjective

Word 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.