| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| thalamic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a thalamus or to thalami. |
| thalamus | noun | A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; — called also optic thalamus., Same as Thallus., The receptacle of a flower; a torus. |
| thallate | noun | A salt of a hypothetical thallic acid. |
| thallene | noun | A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable for its intense yellowish green fluorescence. |
| thalline | adjective | Consisting of a thallus., An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are valuable as antipyretics; — so called from the green color produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents. |
| thallium | noun | A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7. |
| thalloid | adjective | Resembling, or consisting of, thallus. |
| thallous | adjective | Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing, thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the thallic compounds. |
| thanedom | noun | The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage. |
| thanking | present participle & vb. noun | of Thank |
| thankful | adjective | Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy., Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it; grateful. |
| thatched | imp. & past participle | of Thatch |
| thatcher | noun | One who thatches. |
| thearchy | noun | Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy. |
| theatine | noun | One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524, expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief employment is preaching and giving religious instruction., One of an order of nuns founded by Ursula Benincasa, who died in 1618. |
| theatral | adjective | Of or pertaining to a theater; theatrical. |
| theatric | adjective | Theatrical. |
| thebaine | noun | A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine. |
| theiform | adjective | Having the form of tea. |
| theistic | adjective | Alt. of Theistical |
| thematic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4., Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject. |
| theocrat | noun | One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who in civil affairs conforms to divine law. |
| theodicy | noun | A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil., That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul. |
| theogony | noun | The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod. |
| theology | noun | The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) “the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of Christian faith and life.” |
| theorica | noun pl. | Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments (especially theatrical performances), and in gifts to the people; — also called theoric fund. |
| theorist | noun | One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation; a speculatist. |
| theorize | verb i. | To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate. |
| theories | plural | of Theory |
| theosoph | noun | Alt. of Theosopher |
| therefor | adverb | For that, or this; for it. |
| thereout | adverb | Out of that or this., On the outside; out of doors. |
| theriaca | noun | An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary; — called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle., Treacle; molasses. |
| thesauri | plural | of Thesaurus |
| thesicle | noun | A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition. |
| thespian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art., An actor. |
| thetical | adjective | Laid down; absolute or positive, as a law. |
| theurgic | adjective | Alt. of Theurgical |
| thibetan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Thibet., A native or inhabitant of Thibet. |
| thickish | adjective | Somewhat thick. |
| thickset | adjective | Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge., Having a short, thick body; stout., A close or thick hedge., A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. |
| thienone | noun | A ketone derivative of thiophene obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C4H3S)2.CO, by the action of aluminium chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene. |
| thieving | present participle & vb. noun | of Thieve |
| thievery | noun | The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness., That which is stolen. |
| thievish | adjective | Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie., Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret., Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice. |
| thinning | present participle & vb. noun | of Thin |
| thinking | present participle & vb. noun | of Think, Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being., The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment. |
| thinness | noun | The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word). |
| thinnish | adjective | Somewhat thin. |
| thionine | noun | An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; — called also phenylene violet. |
| thioxene | noun | Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene. |
| thirling | present participle & vb. noun | of Thirl |
| thirlage | noun | The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding. |
| thirsted | imp. & past participle | of Thirst |
| thirster | noun | One who thirsts. |
| thirstle | noun | The throstle. |
| thirteen | adjective | One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds., The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects., A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii. |
| thirties | plural | of Thirty |
| thlipsis | noun | Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause. |
| thomaean | noun | Alt. of Thomean |
| thomaism | noun | The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace. |
| thoracic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest., One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins. |
| thornbut | noun | The turbot. |
| thornset | adjective | Set with thorns. |
| thorough | preposition | Through., Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house., Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet., Thoroughly., Through., A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. |
| thousand | noun | The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects., Hence, indefinitely, a great number., A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI/., Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred., Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. |
| thracian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people., A native or inhabitant of Thrace. |
| thraldom | noun | The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude. |
| thranite | noun | One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme. |
| thrapple | noun | Windpipe; throttle. |
| thrashed | imp. & past participle | of Thresh |
| thrashel | noun | An instrument to thrash with; a flail. |
| thrasher | noun | Alt. of Thresher |
| thresher | noun | One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine., A large and voracious shark (Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark., A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush., Same as Thrasher. |
| threaded | imp. & past participle | of Thread |
| threaden | adjective | Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet. |
| threader | noun | A device for assisting in threading a needle., A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a nut. |
| threaped | imp. & past participle | of Threap |
| threaten | verb t. | To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn., To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death., To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. |
| threnode | noun | A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song. |
| threnody | noun | A song of lamentation; a threnode. |
| threshed | imp. & past participle | of Thresh |
| thribble | adjective | Triple; treble; threefold. |
| thridded | imp. & past participle | of Thrid |
| thrilled | imp. & past participle | of Thrill |
| thriving | present participle & vb. noun | of Thrive |
| throbbed | imp. & past participle | of Throb |
| throdden | verb i. | To grow; to thrive. |
| thrombus | noun | A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation., A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue. |
| throning | present participle & vb. noun | of Throne |
| thronged | imp. & past participle | of Throng |
| throngly | adverb | In throngs or crowds. |
| thropple | noun | The windpipe., To throttle. |
| throstle | noun | The song thrush. See under Song., A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; — so called because it makes a singing noise. |
| throttle | noun | The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand., The throttle valve., To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle., To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated., To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine., To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate., To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. |
| throwing | present participle & vb. noun | of Throw, a. & n. from Throw, v. |
| thrummed | imp. & past participle | of Thrum |
| thrushel | noun | The song thrush. |
| thrusher | noun | The song thrush. |
| thruster | noun | One who thrusts or stabs. |
| thrustle | noun | The throstle, or song thrust. |
| thuggery | noun | Alt. of Thuggism |
| thuggism | noun | Thuggee. |
| thumbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Thumb |
| thumbkin | noun | An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew. |
| thumping | present participle & vb. noun | of Thump, Heavy; large. |
| thundery | adjective | Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. |
| thurible | noun | A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; — used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. |
| thurling | noun | Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a). |
| thursday | noun | The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. |
| thussock | noun | See Tussock. |
| thwacked | imp. & past participle | of Thwack |
| thwarted | imp. & past participle | of Thwart |
| thwarter | noun | A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions. |
| thwartly | adverb | Transversely; obliquely. |
| thwittle | verb t. | To cut or whittle., A small knife; a whittle. |
| thyrsoid | adjective | Alt. of Thyrsoidal |