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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.
way
Noun
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A way is how someone does something.
The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
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A way is a style.
She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
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A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way
Adverb
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very far
I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.