(figuratively) To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

(medicine, historical) A thread of linen treated with celluloid, used for sutures.

plural of thread pool pattern

(computing) A concurrency design pattern, where a number of threads are created to perform a number of tasks that are usually organized in a queue.

Hesperostipa comata, a North American grass.

Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

plural of thread-legged bug

A thixotropic liquid applied to screw threads that keeps them from loosening.

plural of thread-locking fluid

(computing, programming) That can be safely accessed from multiple threads.