Similar words: threads · threat · tread · threaded · ahead · bread · dread · reread · spread · three
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thread

noun
verb
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noun
1 noun CRAFT for sewing etcsnáth masc3  c m uembroidery thread snáth bróidnéireachtawoollen thread snáth olla 2 noun CRAFT single stringsnáithe masc4  c m uthe threads of the rope snáitheanna na téideloose threads snáitheanna scaoilte
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3 noun long thin linesnáithe masc4  c m uribín masc4  c m usnáithín masc4  c m ua thread of smoke ribín deataigh 4 noun linking idea, featuresnáithe masc4  c m uthe thread of the story snáithe an scéilthe common thread between them an snáithe a nascann le chéile iad 5 noun COMP series of linked postssnáithe masc4  c m uforum thread snáithe fóraimthread title teideal snáithe 6 noun COMP computer programsnáithe masc4  c m u 7 noun DIY of screwsnáithe masc4  c m u
verb
8 verb especially CRAFT put string etc through sth TRANSITIVEsnáithe a chur i  c m usnáth a chur ito thread a needle snáth a chur i snáthaidthe wire is threaded through two holes cuirtear an tsreang trí dhá pholl 9 verb especially SOCC move ball skilfully TRANSITIVEsleamhnaigh verb  c m useol verb  c m uhe threaded a low pass to the full-forward shleamhnaigh sé pas íseal tríd chuig an lántosaí 10 verb CRAFT string bead etc TRANSITIVEcuir ar shnáitheto thread beads coirníní a chur ar shnáithe, snáithe a chur trí choirníní 11 verb DIY form spiral on bolt etc TRANSITIVEsnáithigh verbcuir snáithe ar
phrases

to lose the thread

(also

to lose the threads

, to lose your thread

) if you lose your thread má chailleann tú snáithe an scéil, má théann an scéal sa mhuileann ort

to pick up the thread

(also

to pick up the threads

) she's picking up the threads of her career again tá sí ag dul i gceann a gairme arís, tá sí ag tosú ar a gairm arís

to thread your way somewhere

we threaded our way through the backstreets rinneamar ár mbealach trí na cúlsráideanna

to thread its way through somewhere

the river threads its way through the valley sníonn an abhainn tríd an ngleann

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