several beads threaded together on a string

Simple past tense and past participle of thread, adjective_ Having threads, (of bolts or screws) having screw threads, Internet (Of messages) Arranged in a thread.

To strike gently with a light blow or blows, To repair (shoe heels or toes) by applying a thin layer of leather or a substitute material, To deliver a gentle, light blow or blows, transitive verb_ To draw (liquid) from a vessel or container, To make a physical connection with or open outlets from, Medicine To withdraw fluid from (a body cavity), noun_ The hole bored and threaded in a street-main of a water-works system, so that the service-pipe of the customer may be connected thereto, Liquor of a particular brew, cask, or quality, A gentle blow

A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw, A twist or turn, as of a screw, Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse, intransitive verb_ To fasten, tighten, or attach by means of a screw or similar fastener, To rotate (a part) on a threaded axis, To treat (someone) unfairly; exploit or cheat.

Plural form of bead, A beaded necklaces, several beads threaded together on a string