Thornbird () A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.

Thornbut () The turbot.

Thorn-headed () Having a head armed with thorns or spines.

Thornless () Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

Thornset () Set with thorns.

Thorntail () A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.

Thorny () Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

Thorny () Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.

Thoro () Thorough.

Thorough () Through.

Thorough () Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.

Thorough () Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.

Thorough () Thoroughly.

Thorough () Through.

Thorough () A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

Thorough bass () The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.

Thorough-brace () A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise.

Thoroughbred () Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.

Thoroughbred () A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.

Thoroughfare () A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street.

Thoroughfare () A passing or going through; passage.

Thoroughgoing () Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

Thoroughgoing () Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.

Thorough-lighted () Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building.

Thoroughly () In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

Thoroughness () The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

Thoroughpaced () Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.

Thoroughpin () A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through.

Thoroughsped () Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced.

Thoroughstitch () So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely.

Thoroughwax () An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.

Thoroughwax () Thoroughwort.

Thoroughwort () Same as Boneset.

Thorow () Through.

Thorow () Thorough.

Thorp () Alt. of Thorpe

Thorpe () A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe.

Those () The plural of that. See That.

Thoth () The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.

Thoth () The Egyptian sacred baboon.

Thou () The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.

Thou () To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.

Thou () To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.

Though () Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.

Though () However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

Thought () imp. & p. p. of Think.

Thought () The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.

Thought () Meditation; serious consideration.

Thought () That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.

Thought () Solicitude; anxious care; concern.

Dictionary

Featured Acronyms

Daniel

Caleb

Mason