threaded

1. 1
   adjective

   Having the spiral ridges that let a screw or bolt twist into place.

   Like the winding lines on a jar lid that let it twist shut.

   The threaded screw bit cleanly into the soft pine board.

   These pipe fittings are threaded, allowing them to twist together tightly.

   Oppositesmooth

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of thread. Use it for something already done.

   She threaded the needle before she started sewing.

   He threaded the rope through the small hole.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Describes messages grouped so all the replies in one conversation stay together.

   Like keeping all the letters about one topic in a single folder.

   The app shows threaded messages, so I can follow each chat easily.

   Her inbox is threaded, which keeps every reply with its question.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Describes forum messages laid out in branches, with each reply under the message it answers.

   Like a family tree, where each new branch grows out of the message above it.

   In threaded view, each answer appears just below the question it replies to.

   The forum is threaded, so replies branch out under the first post.

   Similarnested, hierarchical

   Oppositeflat, linear, chronological

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