Thread

What “Thread” means

Noun

1. A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
2. A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
3. Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
4. A slender stream of water.
5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.

Verb

1. To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
2. To fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; to string.
3. To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
4. To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
5. To pass through; to pierce through; to penetrate.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-s, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Cognates Cognate with Yola dreade (“thread”), Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), Cimbrian draat (“string, thread”), Dutch draad (“thread, wire”), German Draht (“thread, wire”), Luxembourgish Drot (“wire”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish tråd (“thread, wire”), Faroese tráður (“thread”), Icelandic þráður (“thread”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.

Business name ideas with “Thread”

Industries where “Thread” fits

We suggest this word for 10 business types and industries, including:

• Boutique
• Clothing Brand
• Sustainable Fashion Brand
• T-Shirt Business
• Tailor Shop
• Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
• Men’s and Boys’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
• Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
• Women's Clothing Stores
• Women’s, Girls’, and Infants’ Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing