I just wanted to see if this would actually start a conversation
The thread thread, the thread that talks about thread
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Maybe we should have the thread thread thread, the thread that talks about the thread thread, which is the thread talks about the thread.
err, you know, the thing…
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Haha, all ya ever wanted to know & more! 
noun
noun: thread ; plural noun: threads ; noun: screw thread ; plural noun: screw threads
a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving.
“he had a loose thread on his shirt”
- cotton, nylon, or other fibers spun into long, thin strands and used for sewing.
“she put her needle and thread away”
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yarn
cotton
filament
fiber
strand
string
twine
line
ply
- LITERARY
a long, thin line or piece of something.
“the river was a thread of silver below them”
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streak
strand
stripe
line
striation
strip
seam
vein
belt
bar
swathe
a theme or characteristic, typically forming one of several, running throughout a situation or piece of writing.
“a common thread running through the scandals was the failure to conduct audits”
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train of thought
drift
direction
sense
theme
subject matter
motif
tenor
strain
subject
gist
burden
action
plot
storyline
scenario
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(in online communication) a sequence of linked posts or messages.
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COMPUTING
a programming structure or process formed by linking a number of separate elements or subroutines, especially each of the tasks executed concurrently in multithreading.
a helical ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical hole, to allow two parts to be screwed together.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
clothes.
“his fine threads and fashionable specs”
verb
verb: thread ; 3rd person present: threads ; past tense: threaded ; past participle: threaded ; gerund or present participle: threading
pass a thread through the eye of (a needle) or through the needle and guides of (a sewing machine).
“I can’t even thread a needle”
- pass (a long, thin object or piece of material) through something and into the required position for use.
“he threaded the rope through a pulley”
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pass
string
weave
work
ease
inch
move
push
poke
- put (something) on a thread, chain, etc. that passes through it, especially in such a way as to connect a number of things by passing a thread through each.
“Connie sat threading beads”
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string
- move carefully or skillfully in and out of obstacles.
“she threaded her way through the tables”
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weave (one’s way)
inch (one’s way)
wind (one’s way)
file
work (one’s way)
push (one’s way)
squeeze (one’s way)
shoulder (one’s way)
elbow (one’s way)
make one’s way
progress
pass
- interweave or intersperse as if with threads.
“his hair had become ill-kempt and threaded with gray”
pluck hairs from (the eyebrows or another part of the body) using a twisted cotton thread.
“I had my eyebrows threaded today”
cut a screw thread in or on (a hole, screw, bolt, etc.).
“we’re laser-cutting holes to be threaded for screws”
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Tie a knot in it
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I certainly hope you were able to cut and paste that!
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Wow, you guys are really stringing this one out…
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I’m expecting a quantity of truth. No spoolin’!!!
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