"thread" meaning in English

See thread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: θɹɛd Forms: thread, thread, threads
  1. το νήμα, η κλωστή, ο μίτος
    Sense id: el-thread-en-noun-f60RM1Qz
  2. σπείρωμα βίδας
    Sense id: el-thread-en-noun-vY48fxg8
  3. νήμα
    Sense id: el-thread-en-noun-Tw1iLL5K Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)

Verb

IPA: θɹɛd Forms: thread, thread, threads, threaded, threaded, threading
  1. περνάω κλωστή σε μια βελόνα
    Sense id: el-thread-en-verb-3yxJ9~ii
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thread"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thread",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threads",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The kitten tangled up my thread.",
          "translation": "Το γατάκι μου έμπλεξε το νήμα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το νήμα, η κλωστή, ο μίτος"
      ],
      "id": "el-thread-en-noun-f60RM1Qz"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "σπείρωμα βίδας"
      ],
      "id": "el-thread-en-noun-vY48fxg8"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ an application can be running in multiple threads and serving multiple clients at once",
          "translation": "μια εφαρμογή μπορεί να εκτελείται σε πολλά νήματα και να εξυπηρετεί πολλούς πελάτες ταυτόχρονα,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "νήμα"
      ],
      "id": "el-thread-en-noun-Tw1iLL5K",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληροφορική"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "θɹɛd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thread"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thread"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thread",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threads",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threaded",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threaded",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threading",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I thread a needle.",
          "translation": "Περνάω κλωστή σε μια βελόνα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "περνάω κλωστή σε μια βελόνα"
      ],
      "id": "el-thread-en-verb-3yxJ9~ii",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "θɹɛd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thread"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thread"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thread",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threads",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The kitten tangled up my thread.",
          "translation": "Το γατάκι μου έμπλεξε το νήμα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το νήμα, η κλωστή, ο μίτος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "σπείρωμα βίδας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "※ an application can be running in multiple threads and serving multiple clients at once",
          "translation": "μια εφαρμογή μπορεί να εκτελείται σε πολλά νήματα και να εξυπηρετεί πολλούς πελάτες ταυτόχρονα,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "νήμα"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληροφορική"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "θɹɛd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thread"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thread"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thread",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threads",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threaded",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threaded",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "threading",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I thread a needle.",
          "translation": "Περνάω κλωστή σε μια βελόνα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "περνάω κλωστή σε μια βελόνα"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "θɹɛd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thread"
}

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