adv. Archaic or formal to or towards that place. [old english]
THORIUM
n. Chem. Radioactive metallic element. [thor, name of scandinavian god of thunder]
THOUGHT
n. - process or power of thinking; faculty of reason.
- way of thinking associated with a particular time, group, etc.
- sober reflection or consideration.
- idea or piece of reasoning produced by thinking.
- (foll. By of + verbal noun or to + infin.) Partly formed intention (had no thought to go).
- (usu. In pl.) What one is thinking; one's opinion.
- (prec. By a) somewhat (a thought arrogant). in thought meditating. [old english: related to *think]
- past and past part. Of *think.
THRIFTY
adj. (-ier, -iest) economical. thriftily adv. Thriftiness n.
THROATY
adj. (-ier, -iest) (of a voice) hoarsely resonant. throatily adv. Throatiness n.
THROUGH
(also thro', us thru) —prep. - a from end to end or side to side of. B going in one side or end and out the other of.
- between or among (swam through the waves).
- from beginning to end of (read through the letter; went through many difficulties).
- because of; by the agency, means, or fault of (lost it through carelessness).
- us up to and including (monday through friday). —adv. - through a thing; from side to side, end to end, or beginning to end.
- so as to be connected by telephone (will put you through). —attrib. Adj. - (of a journey, route, etc.) Done without a change of line or vehicle etc. Or with one ticket.
- (of traffic) going through a place to its destination.
- (of a road) open at both ends. be through colloq. - (often foll. By with) have finished.
- (often foll. By with) cease to have dealings.
- have no further prospects. Through and through thoroughly, completely. [old english]
THROWIN
n. Throwing in of a football during play.
THULIUM
n. Metallic element of the lanthanide series. [latin thule region in the remote north]
THUNDER
—n. - loud noise caused by lightning and due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
- resounding loud deep noise (thunders of applause).
- strong censure or denunciation. —v. - (prec. By it as subject) thunder sounds (it is thundering; if it thunders).
- make or proceed with a noise like thunder.
- utter (threats, compliments, etc.) Loudly.
- (foll. By against etc.) Make violent threats etc. Against. steal a person's thunder see *steal. thundery adj. [old english]
THYROID
cartilage n. Large cartilage of the larynx, forming the adam's apple.
- n. (in full thyroid gland) 1 large ductless gland in the neck of vertebrates, secreting a hormone which regulates growth and development.
- extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating goitre etc. [greek thureos oblong shield]
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