thread

/θred/ noun

Translation

MATERIAL [C, U] › a long, thin piece of cotton, wool, etc that is used for sewing

iplik

a needle and thread228

CONNECTION [C] › the connection between different events or different parts of a story or discussion

rabıta, mecra, bağlantı

By that point I'd lost the thread of the conversation.1963

› a group of pieces of writing on the Internet in which people discuss one subject2093

(Definition of thread noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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