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cross-threads

cross-threads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-thread.

Meaning of cross-thread

Verb

cross-thread (third-person singular simple present cross-threads, present participle cross-threading, simple past and past participle cross-threaded)

  1. To misalign the threads of (a bolt or screw) with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; to insert (a bolt or screw) non-perpendicularly.

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Questions about cross-threads

What is cross-threads the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cross-threads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-thread.

Words near cross-threads in the dictionary

  1. cross-talk
  2. cross-thread
  3. cross-threaded
  4. cross-threading
  5. cross-threadings
  6. cross-threads
  7. cross-tie
  8. cross-ties
  9. cross-tining
  10. cross-trade
  11. cross-traded

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