thread vs suture

suture vs thread

thread and suture both are nouns.

thread and suture both are verbs.

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

As nouns, suture is a hyponym of thread; that is, suture 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
suture: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

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

thread (noun)	suture (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
the raised helical rib going around a screw	a seam used in surgery
the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together	an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
any long object resembling a thin line

thread (verb)	suture (verb)
pass a thread through	join with a suture
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 suture

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