Thread vs. Floss

Threadnoun

A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

Threadnoun

A continued theme or idea.

Threadnoun

(engineering) A screw thread.

Threadnoun

A sequence of connections.

Threadnoun

The line midway between the banks of a stream.

Threadnoun

(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

Threadnoun

(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.

Threadnoun

A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

Threadnoun

(figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.

Threadverb

(transitive) To put thread through.

Threadverb

(transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).

Threadverb

To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt

Threadnoun

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; also, one fiber of a cord composed of multiple fibers.

Threadnoun

A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver; a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

Threadnoun

The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.

Threadnoun

Something continued in a long course or tenor; a recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a discourse.

Threadnoun

Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.

Threadnoun

A related sequence of instructions or actions within a program that runs at least in part independent of other actions within the program; - such threads are capable of being executed only in oprating systems permittnig multitasking.

Threadnoun

A sequence of messages posted to an on-line newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same topic; - messages in such a thread typically refer to a previous posting, thus allowing their identification as part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a user to follow a single such thread independent of the other postings to that newsgroup.

Threadverb

To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

Threadverb

To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.

Threadverb

To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.

Threadnoun

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Threadnoun

any long object resembling a thin line;

Threadnoun

the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together;

Threadnoun

the raised helical rib going around a screw

Threadverb

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;

Threadverb

pass a thread through;

Threadverb

remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string;

Threadverb

pass through or into;

Threadverb

thread on or as if on a string;

Flossnoun

A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

Flossnoun

Raw silk fibres.

Flossnoun

The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.

Flossnoun

Any thread-like material having parallel strands that are not spun or wound around each other.

Flossnoun

(British) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".

Flossnoun

A body feather of an ostrich.

Flossnoun

A dance move in which the dancer repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side.

Flossnoun

(UK) A small stream of water.

Flossnoun

Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.

Flossverb

To clean the area between the teeth using floss.

Flossverb

To show off, especially by exhibiting one's wealth or talent.

Flossverb

To perform the floss dance move.

Flossnoun

The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.

Flossnoun

Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.

Flossnoun

A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray from the female and black from the male.

Flossnoun

A small stream of water.

Flossnoun

Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace, produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which are present.

Flossnoun

a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery

Flossnoun

a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

Flossverb

use dental floss to clean;