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Definition of thread : 1. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
2. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
3. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
4. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a, s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
5. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
6. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
7. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
8. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
9. To strike ( the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.

Synonyms:

foam, twist, nipple, hair, recital, mouth, get out, curve, screw thread, disembowel, habit, faith, absorb, cuckold, garments, fragment, take out, lip, make, lift, suck up, habiliment, typewriter ribbon, force, put on, cotton reel, decoration, delineate, sample, ramble, cram, tramp, bristle, take up, cross-post, attachment, spring, idea, fibre, cotton, rigging, rove, cast, drift, screw, cap, a bit, notions, clothes, meander, draw and quarter, togs, bobbin, drag, wearables, reap, pole, taster, fog, pull out, lid, continue, bed, block, dud, overflow, thimble, nose, tissue, withdraw, eviscerate, string along, belief, a little, compartment, duds, blind copy, clothing, thought, fraction, pinhead, wire, bounce, threads, strip, tog, digress, string up, copy in, laurel wreath, stick, narration, gear, join, soak up, digital signature, interweave, get-up, vagabond, cloth, skein, secure, vesture, pull back, fasten, apparel, imbibe, wander, froth, wind, attire, attract, vestments, wreathe, divagate, train of thought, cheat, bury, wool, principle, lisle, costumery, suck, raiment, concept, describe, roam, entomb, connect, hint, length, puff, ribbon, bag, cork, medallion, wind up, theory, garment, bottle, draw, get, philosophy, cobweb, pull in, take in, depict, weeds, trace, piece, cloud, pass, ASCII art, fix, hoist, box, toggery, embed, bit, run, bung, crate, rags, tape, draw off, address, hank, palm, attach, betray, wrap, cheat on, swan, roll, weave, center, scent, needle, waver, billow, flip top, draw in, eye, clobber, guide, gossamer, pull, dot, dress, thing, sop up, ideal, range, outfit, rig, medal, wear, vestiary, pincushion, quarter, commitment, stray, fibril

guy, connector, brace, hook, staple, anchor, bracket, mucilage, fuse, hawser, snap, vinculum, knot, hinge, skewer, tie, ligament, belt, nail, go-between, hitch, cinch, mediator, cotter, stay, fastener, medium, grapnel, cleat, fastening, rabbet, splice, tack, string, clasp, closure, strap, band, agent, chain, buckle, weld, rivet, paste, catch, braid, link, clamp, twine, hasp, pin, binding, latch, clinch, lock, brad, cincture, coupling, lace, bonding, spike, zipper, clip, binder, bolt, seal, suture, stitch, knitting, middleman, bond, vise, button, glue, cement

linkage, consecution, consecutiveness, arrangement, consequence, series, line, array, legacy, lineage, arrange, progression, train, subsequence, concatenate, course, sort, align, sequence, follow, sequel, rank, succession, queue, gamut, progress, procession, concatenation, succeed, order

hemp, flax, strand, yarn, filament, floss, fiber, cilium

Usage examples:

• One bore a gold ring curiously marked and worn to a thread. - "A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others", F. Hopkinson Smith.
• The railroad track split it and narrowed to a mere thread upon the horizon. - "The U.P. Trail", Zane Grey.
• Then she took up the thread by the other end, and handed it to Rollo. - "Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]", Jacob Abbott.