THREADING Synonyms

• needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

• creating a garment of needlework

• linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

• contact by fitting together

• the act of interlocking or meshing

• linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

• needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

• creating knitted wear

• a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained

• a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

• creating nets

• joining or attaching by stitches

• needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

• a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

• joining or attaching by stitches

• creating fabric

• tie or link together

• spin, wind, or twist together

• spin, wind, or twist together

• make lacework by knotting or looping

• make a loop in

• interlace by or as if by weaving

• one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination

• (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood

• give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

• apply oneself diligently

• travel a route regularly

• join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding

• wield vigorously

• use diligently

• a gully that is shallower than a ravine

• an entertainer who attracts large audiences

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random

• a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

• poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• cause to move by pulling

• get or derive

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• make, formulate, or derive in the mind

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

• take liquid out of a container or well

• give a description of

• select or take in from a given group or region

• elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

• suck in or take (air)

• move or go steadily or gradually

• remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

• choose at random

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

• to obtain a liquid from somewhere

• write a legal document or paper

• engage in drawing

• move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

• allow a draft

• require a specified depth for floating

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

• take in, also metaphorically

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• thread on or as if on a string

• stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

• pass over, across, or through

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• shrink

• reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

• steep; pass through a strainer

• remove the entrails of

• flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

• cause to localize at one point

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• any long object resembling a thin line

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

• notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming