stream — A river, brook, or rivulet, anything in fact that is liquid and flows in a line or course. French v Carhart, I NY 96, 107. A steady current in a river or in the sea, especially the middle or most rapid part of a current or tide; as the gulf… … Ballentine's law dictionary
thread — [thred] n. [ME threde < OE thræd (akin to Ger draht) < base of thrawan, to twist: see THROW] 1. a) a light, fine, stringlike length of material made up of two or more fibers or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and… … English World dictionary
thread — threader, n. threadless, adj. threadlike, adj. /thred/, n. 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted filaments or fibers of… … Universalium
thread — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thred, from Old English thrǣd; akin to Old High German drāt wire, Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn more at throw Date: before 12th century 1. a. a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thread — /θrɛd / (say thred) noun 1. a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially such a cord composed of two or more filaments twisted together. 2. twisted fibres of any kind used for sewing. 3. one… …
thread — [[t]θrɛd[/t]] n. 1) tex a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, esp. when composed of two or more filaments twisted together 2) tex twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing 3) tex… … From formal English to slang
Thread — Не следует путать с термином «Поток данных». Многопоточность свойство платформы (например, операционной системы, JVM и т. д.) или приложения, состоящее в том, что процесс, порождённый в операционной системе, может состоять из нескольких потоков,… … Википедия
thread — n 1. cord, string, yarn, twine, twist, piping; cable, wire; fiber, filament, fibril. 2. strand, line, seam, strip, chain, tape; wisp, hair; queue, file, row; stream, jet. 3. theme, subject, subject matter, thesis, motif; story line, plot; train… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
thread — A middle line; a line running through the middle of a stream or road. See filum filum aquae filum viae thalweg … Black's law dictionary
river thread — See thread of stream … Ballentine's law dictionary
