Meaning

• Noun

  1. A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
  2. A continued theme or idea.
  3. A screw thread.
  4. A sequence of connections.
  5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
  6. A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
  7. A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
  8. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
  9. Composition; quality; fineness.

• Verb