thread vs spun silk

spun silk vs thread

thread and spun silk both are nouns.

thread is a verb but spun silk is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thread	Yes	No	Yes	No
spun silk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spun silk is a hyponym of thread; that is, spun silk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thread:

thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
spun silk: yarn made from silk waste.

Other hyponyms of thread include cotton, dental floss, floss, floss, Lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, pile, purl, suture, tinsel, warp, filling, pick, weft, woof, worsted, worsted yarn, melange yarn, carded yarn.

thread (noun)	spun silk (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	yarn made from silk waste.
the raised helical rib going around a screw
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
any long object resembling a thin line

thread (verb)	spun silk (verb)
pass a thread through
thread on or as if on a string
remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
pass through or into
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Difference between thread and spun silk

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