Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for "threaded"

threaded

American  
[thred-id] / ˈθrɛd ɪd /

adjective

  1. interwoven or ornamented with threads.

    silk threaded with gold.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of threaded

First recorded in 1535–45; thread + -ed 3

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Researchers have now shown that specially shaped light can act as a similar type of threaded probe, interacting differently with molecules depending on their handedness.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Relief is found in the moments of fellowship and natural splendor that are threaded into the story like strands of bright yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

A version that lives up to the memory: tender and plush from ricotta, edged with buttermilk tang, and threaded with cinnamon that finally takes the lead.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

In the falling dusk they scrambled out of the pit and slowly threaded their way through the dead land.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training