# threaded

Pronunciation: say "THRED-id" /ˈθɾ̪̊ɛdɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having raised spiral ridges of the kind found on screws, bolts, and matching holes.
   - Simple: Having the spiral ridges that let a screw or bolt twist into place.
   - _The threaded rod screwed easily into its matching socket._
   - _Each end of the pipe is threaded for a watertight connection._
3. Of messages: organized into a thread or threads, so that related replies are grouped together as one conversation.
   - Simple: Describes messages grouped so all the replies in one conversation stay together.
   - _The email client displays threaded conversations, keeping each reply beneath its original message._
   - _Once the messages are threaded, you can read an entire discussion in order._
4. Of messages in an online forum: displayed hierarchically, with each reply nested under its parent message rather than listed in plain time order.
   - Simple: Describes forum messages laid out in branches, with each reply under the message it answers.
   - _The board uses a threaded layout, nesting every reply beneath the comment it responds to._
   - _When the discussion is threaded, you can see exactly which post each answer addresses._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of thread. — simple past and past participle of thread
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of thread. Use it for something already done.
   - _The climber threaded the rope through the metal ring._
   - _She carefully threaded her way between the parked cars._

## Origin

Formed from the word "thread" with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/threaded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).