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thread
Noun
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A thread is a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth.
She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
There were loose threads at the bottom of his pants.
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A thread is a process.
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A thread is a group of messages from a discussion on an Internet forum.
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A thread is a structure that allows a screw to be fastened.
thread
Verb
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If you thread something, then you make a string or thread out of it.
former
Adjective
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A former mathx/math (e.g., president, country, wife) used to be the mathx/math but is not anymore.
Former president Clinton was giving a speech at the school.
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The former is the first of two things that have already been talked about.
I've taught in high school and university. The former (i.e., high school) is more exciting, but university is less stressful.