The difference between Thread and Wire
When used as nouns, thread means a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string, whereas wire means metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
When used as verbs, thread means to put thread through, whereas wire means to fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Thread and Wire
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Thread as a noun:
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
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Thread as a noun:
A continued theme or idea.
Examples:
"synonyms: topic"
"All of these essays have a common thread."
"I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying."
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Thread as a noun (engineering):
A screw thread.
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Thread as a noun:
A sequence of connections.
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Thread as a noun:
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
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Thread as a noun (computing):
A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
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Thread as a noun (Internet):
A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
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Thread as a noun:
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
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Thread as a noun (figurative):
Composition; quality; fineness.
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Thread as a verb (transitive):
To put thread through.
Examples:
"thread a needle"
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Thread as a verb (transitive):
To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
Examples:
"I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight."
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Thread as a verb:
To screw on, to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt
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Wire as a noun (uncountable):
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
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Wire as a noun:
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
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Wire as a noun:
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
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Wire as a noun:
A fence made of usually barbed wire.
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Wire as a noun (sports):
A finish line of a racetrack.
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Wire as a noun (informal):
A telecommunication wire or cable
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Wire as a noun (by extension):
An electric telegraph; a telegram.
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Wire as a noun (slang):
A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
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Wire as a noun (informal):
A deadline or critical endpoint.
Examples:
"This election is going to go right to the wire'"
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Wire as a noun (billiards):
A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
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Wire as a noun (usually plural):
Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
Examples:
"to pull the wires for office"
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Wire as a noun (archaic, thieves' slang):
A pickpocket who targets women.
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Wire as a noun (slang):
A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
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Wire as a noun (Scotland):
A knitting needle.
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Wire as a verb:
To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
Examples:
"We need to wire that hole in the fence."
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Wire as a verb:
To string on a wire.
Examples:
"'wire beads"
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Wire as a verb:
To equip with wires for use with electricity.
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Wire as a verb:
To add something into an electrical system by means of wiring; to incorporate or include something.
Examples:
"I'll just wire your camera to the computer screen."
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Wire as a verb (informal):
To send a message or a money value to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
Examples:
"Urgent: please wire me another 100 pounds sterling."
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Wire as a verb:
To make someone tense or psyched up.
Examples:
"I'm never going to sleep: I'm completely wired from all that coffee."
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Wire as a verb (slang):
To install eavesdropping equipment.
Examples:
"We wired the suspect's house."
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Wire as a verb:
To snare by means of a wire or wires.
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Wire as a verb (transitive, croquet):
To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.