Thread vs. Yarn

Thread vs. Yarn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Thread and Yarn

Threadnoun

A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

Yarnnoun

(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

Threadnoun

A continued theme or idea.

All of these essays have a common thread.I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.

Yarnnoun

(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.

Threadnoun

(engineering) A screw thread.

Yarnnoun

(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

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Threadnoun

A sequence of connections.

Yarnverb

To tell a story or stories.

Threadnoun

The line midway between the banks of a stream.

Yarnnoun

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;

his narration was hesitant

Threadnoun

(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

Yarnnoun

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

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Threadnoun

(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.

Yarnverb

tell or spin a yarn

Threadnoun

A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

Threadnoun

(figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.

Threadverb

(transitive) To put thread through.

thread a needle

Threadverb

(transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).

I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.

Threadverb

To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt

Threadnoun

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Threadnoun

any long object resembling a thin line;

a mere ribbon of landthe lighted ribbon of trafficfrom the air the road was a gray threada thread of smoke climbed upward

Threadnoun

the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together;

I couldn't follow his train of thoughthe lost the thread of his argument

Threadnoun

the raised helical rib going around a screw

Threadverb

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;

the river winds through the hillsthe path meanders through the vineyardssometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body

Threadverb

pass a thread through;

thread a needle

Threadverb

remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string;

She had her eyebrows threaded

Threadverb

pass through or into;

thread tapethread film

Threadverb

thread on or as if on a string;

string pearls on a stringthe child drew glass beads on a stringthread dried cranberries