| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| thick | superl. | Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; — said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick., Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck., Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness., Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain., Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring., Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance., Deep; profound; as, thick sleep., Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing., Intimate; very friendly; familiar., The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest., A thicket; as, gloomy thicks., Frequently; fast; quick., Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown., To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure., To thicken. |
| thief | noun | One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft., A waster in the snuff of a candle. |
| thigh | noun | The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur., The coxa, or femur, of an insect. |
| thilk | pronoun | That same; this; that. |
| thill | noun | One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft., The floor of a coal mine. |
| thine | pronoun & adjective | A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. |
| thing | noun | Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought., An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material., A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed., A portion or part; something., A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; — often used in pity or contempt., Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one’s things., Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; — distinguished from person., In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly. |
| think | verb t. | To seem or appear; — used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought., To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties., To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it., To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate., To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow., To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean., To presume; to venture., To conceive; to imagine., To plan or design; to plot; to compass., To believe; to consider; to esteem. |
| thio- | A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sulphur. See Sulpho-. | |
| third | adjective | Next after the second; coming after two others; — the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day., Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day., The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided., The sixtieth part of a second of time., The third tone of the scale; the mediant., The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. |
| thirl | verb t. | To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill. |