threads

British

/ θrɛdz /

plural noun

a slang word for clothes

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Example Sentences

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Official checks usually contain watermarks, security threads, color-changing ink and other security features.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

We’ve got two big threads this week: creeps in the House of Representatives and blasphemy.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Their webs are a tangle of threads suspended above the ground and they like to hang out in kitchens and conservatories.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The threads stayed tangled tight inside me all day.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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