thread vs extract

extract vs thread

thread and extract both are nouns.

thread and extract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thread	Yes	No	Yes	No
extract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, extract is a hypernym of thread; that is, extract is a word with a broader meaning than thread:

thread: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
extract: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

Other hypernyms of thread include draw out, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out.

thread (noun)	extract (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	a passage selected from a larger work
the raised helical rib going around a screw	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
any long object resembling a thin line

thread (verb)	extract (verb)
pass a thread through	extract by the process of distillation
thread on or as if on a string	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string	calculate the root of a number
pass through or into	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
	separate (a metal) from an ore
	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
	get despite difficulties or obstacles

Difference between thread and extract

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