Clues for the word "THREAD"
We've had 93 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 117 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on November 04, 2025.
Definition of thread
- n. - A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
- n. - A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
- n. - The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
- n. - Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
- n. - Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
- v. t. - To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
- v. t. - To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
- v. t. - To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
Referring Clues
- Screw feature
- Sewer line?
- Spiraling part
- Filament
- Bookbinder's material
- Series of posts on Usenet
- Needle's partner
- Screw's ridge
- This gets poked in the eye
- Material for a sewer
- Needle partner
- Group of online posts
- Stuff on a spool
- Needle insert
- Sewing kit item
- Darner's need
- Sewing-kit item
- It gets poked in the eye
- Story connector
- Nut feature
- Strand
- Clothing line
- It may get stuck in an eye
- Newsgroup series
- Newsgroup topic
- Spool stuff
- News-group topic
- Seamstress' need
- Embroidery purchase
- Tailor's supply
- Tailor's buy
- Machine screw feature
- Item used by 13-Across to navigate the 22-Across
- Series of online comments
- Train of thought
- String beads
- Series of related emails
- Web forum grouping
- Bobbin stuff
- Story line
- Seamstress's need
- String
- Needle and ___
- Yarn
- '93 album "Common ___: The Songs of the Eagles"
- Dearth (anag)
- Train of thought - screw feature
- Theme of yarn?
- Cord
- Prominent spiral part of a screw
- Twine
- Pass through the Strand
- Line of cotton - plot (of book, film)
- Strand for sewing
- Yarn for a little without time and energy
- Possible dearth of what a seamstress needs
- Cord - Internet chat room discussion
- Used in a sewing machine, it goes round a screw
- Sewing material
- Fine strand
- In bath, reading yarn
- Fateful lifeline?
- Fine cord
- Hatred (anag)
- Guideline for most of the study
- The endless story's a yarn
- Unfinished article interpreted as yarn
- Lose this and you won't finish the yarn
- Sewing cord
- Step outside hospital with lace
- Step round hot filament
- Hatred is complex, but possible to follow
- From time to time he had vulgarly pursued the clue
- Put one's foot down about hospital in online discussion
- The drift of a yarn
- Fine strand or yarn
- Hospital study following Bert's last suture
- Sewing fiber
- Series of related posts
- Cotton
- Fine line
- Step across hard filament
- What a bobbin may hold
- Series of tweets
- Needle eye insert
- Spool content
- Work one's way through, as a maze
- Stitcher's cord
- Possible dearth of fine cord
- Sequence of online posts
- Yarn that's a bit of a thrill to read!
- Series of comments on social media
- Theseus' need in the Labyrinth
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - November 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 05, 2025
- New York Times - January 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 15, 2024
- USA Today - March 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 15, 2023
- LA Times - October 07, 2023
- LA Times - August 20, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 30, 2022
- USA Today - September 08, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - June 17, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - January 31, 2018
- Mirror Classic - January 28, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - January 17, 2018
- Mirror Classic - January 16, 2018
- Evening Standard Easy - December 05, 2017
- Mirror Classic - October 31, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - October 12, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - October 01, 2017
- Mirror Classic - September 17, 2017
- And in 87 more crossword puzzles...