A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
A sequence of connections.
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
A screw thread.
A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
A continued theme or idea.
A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
Composition; quality; fineness.
To put thread through.
To remove the hair using a thread.
To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.