thread vs weft

thread and weft both are nouns.

thread is a verb but weft is not a verb.

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

As nouns, weft is a hyponym of thread; that is, weft 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
weft: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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

thread (noun)	weft (noun)
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving	the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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)	weft (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 weft

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