thread
noun
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
will thread
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future tenseof thread.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Josh Voorhees wonders how Scott will thread this needle.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018
Soon, doctors will thread catheters through replica blood vessels, map out how to bypass aneurysms, and feel the tactile difference between tumors and healthy tissue, for instance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2015
Add to that a complex legal case that will thread its way through entire season.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2013
The artist will thread the bottles together to form a two-storey high polychromatic candelabra which will hang in the entrance foyer of the museum.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2013
If an excess of clearance be allowed upon taps that require to be used by hand, the tap will thread the hole taper, the diameter being largest at the top of the hole.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
