A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting, Informal A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale, Yarn made from Imperfectly carded stock, verb_ To tell a story, tell or spin a yarn, intransitive verb_ To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales

To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand, To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner, To alter the normal aspect of; contort, noun_ A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together, A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics, The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain

Plural form of thread, (slang) clothes, informal terms for clothing

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.

An attachment to a loom for keeping the cloth stretched, while the reed beats the threads into place after each throw of the shuttle. One form is automatic, releasing the cloth and then stretching it after each stroke of the lay, An ornament worn at the side of the head or covering the side of the head, mentioned in the fifteenth century as apparently sometimes of needlework, sometimes set with jewels, Something regarded as holding religious presence, verb_ transitive To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to.

Having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive, Of or relating to an item of software or hardware, such as an onscreen graphic or mouse button, that remains active for a brief time after being touched, Able or likely to stick, noun_ A sticky note, such as a post-it note, manufacturing A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper, verb_ Internet, bulletin boards to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors, Chemical symbol, Si; atomic weight, 28. 19. A non-metallic element which is obtained in three allotropic forms?namely, amorphous, as a dull-brown powder soluble in alkali, which burns when ignited; graphitic, in crystalline leaves having a strong metallic luster and lead-gray color, insoluble in alkali and non-combustible; and crystalline, in octahedral needles having a red luster, and hardness a little less than that of the diamond, Elementary silicon can now he prepared in large qnantity by electrolysis, and in a fused condition. Like its oxid, in cooling from a state of fusion it passes through a plastic stage in which it can be molded into special forms or drawn into threads

Regular travel back and forth over an established, often short route by a vehicle, A device used in weaving to carry the weft thread back and forth between the warp threads, In sewing-machines, the sliding thread-holder which carries the lower thread between the needle and the upper thread to make a lockstitch. See cuts under sewing-machine, intransitive verb_ To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle, To go, move, or travel back and forth, especially by a shuttle, To transport, especially by a shuttle, verb_ transitive To transport by shuttle or by means of a shuttle service, verb_ travel back and forth between two points

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.

To pass (flour, for example) through a sieve, noun_ A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates, A metallic pin or rod, used to hold objects together It generally has screwthreads cut at one end, and sometimes at both, to receive a nut