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prethread

prethread verb: to thread prior to some other operation.

Verb

prethread (third-person singular simple present prethreads, present participle prethreading, simple past and past participle prethreaded)

  1. To thread prior to some other operation

Forms of prethread

third-person singular presentprethreads
present participleprethreading
past participleprethreaded
pastprethreaded

Origin of prethread

From pre- + thread.

Questions about prethread

What does prethread mean?
Prethread means to thread prior to some other operation.
What part of speech is prethread?
Prethread is a verb.
What is the past tense of prethread?
The past tense of prethread is prethreaded.

Words near prethread in the dictionary

  1. prethins
  2. prethiolase
  3. prethiolases
  4. prethoracic
  5. prethoughtful
  6. prethread
  7. prethreaded
  8. prethrombin
  9. prethrombolysis
  10. prethrombolytic
  11. prethrombosis

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