Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
theave |
noun |
A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old. |
theban |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Thebes., A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man. |
thecae |
plural |
of Theca |
thecal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess. |
thecla |
noun |
Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; — called also hairstreak, and elfin. |
thedom |
noun |
Success; fortune; luck; chance. |
theine |
noun |
See Caffeine. Called also theina. |
theism |
noun |
The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism, pantheism, or polytheism. |
theist |
noun |
One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; — opposed to atheist. |
themis |
noun |
The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights. |
thenal |
adjective |
Alt. of Thenar |
thenar |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar., The palm of the hand., The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot. |
thence |
adverb |
From that place., From that time; thenceforth; thereafter., For that reason; therefore., Not there; elsewhere; absent. |
theory |
noun |
A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation., An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music., The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine., The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier’s theory of combustion; Adam Smith’s theory of moral sentiments. |
theses |
plural |
of Thesis |
thesis |
noun |
A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument., Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree., An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis., The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; — the opposite of arsis., The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word., The part of the foot upon which such a depression falls. |
thewed |
adjective |
Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-thewed limb., Accustomed; mannered. |