Thinking Think"ing noun The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment. I heard a bird so sing,
Whose music, to my thinking , pleased the king.
Shak.
Thinly Thin"ly adjective In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
Thinner Thin"ner noun One who thins, or makes thinner.
Thinness Thin"ness noun The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).
Thinnish Thin"nish adjective Somewhat thin.
Thinolite Thin"o·lite noun [ Greek ..., ..., shore +
-lite .]
(Min.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada.
Thio- Thi"o- [ Greek ... brimstone, sulphur.] (Chemistry) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sulphur . See Sulpho- .
Thiocarbonate Thi`o·car"bon·ate noun (Chemistry) A sulphocarbonate.
Thiocarbonic Thi`o·car·bon"ic adjective [
Thio- +
carbonic .]
(Chemistry) Same as Sulphocarbonic .
Thiocyanate Thi`o·cy"a·nate noun (Chemistry) Same as Sulphocyanate .
Thiocyanic Thi`o·cy·an"ic adjective [
Thio- +
cyanic .]
(Chemistry) Same as Sulphocyanic .
Thionaphthene Thi`o·naph"thene noun [
Thio phene +
naphth al
ene .]
(Chemistry) A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, C 8 H 6 S, analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives. [ Written also
thionaphtene .]
Thionic Thi·on"ic adjective [ Greek ... brimstone, sulphur.]
(Chemistry) Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing or resembling sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio compounds; as, the thionic acids. Confer Dithionic , Trithionic , Tetrathionic , etc.
Thionine Thi"on·ine noun [ Greek ... brimstone, sulphur.]
(Chemistry) 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 .
Thionol Thi"on·ol noun [
Thion ine +
- ol .]
(Chemistry) A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.
Thionoline Thi·on"o·line noun (Chemistry) A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine.
Thionyl Thi"on·yl noun [
Thion ic +
- yl .]
(Chemistry) The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride.
Thiophene Thi"o·phene noun [
Thio- +
ph enyl +
-ene .]
(Chemistry) A sulphur hydrocarbon, C 4 H 4 S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.
Thiophenic Thi`o·phen"ic adjective (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.
Thiophenol Thi`o·phe"nol noun [
Thio- +
phenol .]
(Chemistry) A colorless mobile liquid, C 6 H 5 .SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate .
Thiophthene Thi·oph"thene noun [ Abbreviated from
thio na
phthene .]
(Chemistry) A double thiophene nucleus, C 6 H 4 S 2 , analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds. [ Written also
thiophtene .]
Thiosulphate Thi`o·sul"phate noun (Chemistry) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite . » The sodium salt called in photography by the name
sodium hyposulphite , being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.
Thiosulphuric Thi`o·sul·phur"ic adjective [
Thio- +
sulphuric .]
(Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid .
Thiotolene Thi`o·to"lene noun [
Thio- +
tol u
ene .]
(Chemistry) A colorless oily liquid, C 4 H 3 S.CH 3 , analogous to, and resembling, toluene; -- called also methyl thiophene .
Thioxene Thi·ox"ene noun [
Thio phene +
x yl
ene .]
(Chemistry) Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
Third Third (thẽrd)
adjective [ Middle English
thirde , Anglo-Saxon
þridda , from
þrī ,
þreó , three; akin to Dutch
derde third, German
dritte , Icelandic
þriði , Goth.
þridja , Latin
tertius , Greek
tri`tos , Sanskrit
trtīya . See
Three , and confer
Riding a jurisdiction,
Tierce .]
1. Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. "The
third night."
Chaucer. 2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day. Third estate .
(a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons. (b) In France, the tiers état. See
Tiers état .
Third order (R. C. Ch.) ,
an order attached to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See Tertiary , noun , 1. --
Third person (Gram.) ,
the person spoken of. See Person , noun , 7. --
Third sound .
(Mus.) See Third , noun , 3.
Third Third noun 1. The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided. 2. The sixtieth part of a second of time. 3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant. 4. plural (Law) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. Major third (Mus.) ,
an interval of two tones. --
Minor third (Mus.) ,
an interval of a tone and a half.
Third rail Third rail (Electric Railways) (a) The third rail used in the third-rail system. (b) An electric railway using such a rail. [ Colloq.]
Third-borough Third"-bor`ough noun (O. Eng. Law) An under constable. Shak. Johnson.
Third-penny Third"-pen`ny noun (A.S. Law) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.
Third-rail system Third-rail system (Electric Railways) A system in which a third rail is used for carrying the current for operating the motors, the rail being insulated from the ground and the current being taken off by means of contact brushes or other devices.
Thirdings Third"ings noun plural (Eng. Law) The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.
Thirdly Third"ly adverb In the third place. Bacon.
Thirl Thirl transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Thirled ;
present participle & verbal noun Thirling .] [ See
Thrill .]
To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill . [ Obsolete or Prov.]
That with a spear was thirled his breast bone.
Chaucer.
Thirlage Thirl"age noun [ Confer
Thrall .]
(Scots Law) 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. Erskine.
Thirst Thirst noun [ Middle English
thirst ,
þurst , Anglo-Saxon
þurst ,
þyrst ; akin to Dutch
dorst , Old Saxon
thurst , German
durst , Icelandic
þorsti , Swedish & Danish
törst , Goth.
þaúrstei thirst,
þaúrsus dry, withered,
þaúrsieþ mik I thirst, ga
þaírsan to wither, Latin
torrere to parch, Greek
te`rsesqai to become dry,
tesai`nein to dry up, Sanskrit
trsh to thirst. √54. Confer
Torrid .]
1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation. Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst ?
Ex. xvii. 3. With thirst , with cold, with hunger so confounded.
Chaucer. 2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for , of , or after ; as, the thirst for gold. "
Thirst of worldy good."
Fairfax. "The
thirst I had of knowledge."
Milton.
Thirst Thirst transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Thirsted ;
present participle & verbal noun Thirsting .] [ Anglo-Saxon
þyrstan . See
Thirst ,
noun ]
1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. The people thirsted there for water.
Ex. xvii. 3. 2. To have a vehement desire. My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God.
Ps. xlii. 2.
Thirst Thirst transitive verb To have a thirst for. [ R.]
He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood.
Prior.
Thirster Thirst"er noun One who thirsts.
Thirstily Thirst"i·ly adverb In a thirsty manner.
Thirstiness Thirst"i·ness noun The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Thirstle Thirs"tle noun The throstle. [ Prov. Eng.]
Thirsty Thirst"y adjective [
Compar. Thirstier ;
superl. Thirstiest .] [ Anglo-Saxon
þurstig . See
Thirst ,
noun ]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty .
Judges iv. 19. 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is.
Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant.
Addison.
Thirteen Thir"teen` (thẽr"tēn`)
adjective [ Middle English
threttene , Anglo-Saxon
þreótēne ,
þreótyne . See
Three , and
Ten , and confer
Thirty .]
One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
Thirteen Thir"teen` noun 1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects. 2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.
Thirteenth Thir"teenth` adjective [ From
Thirteen : confer Anglo-Saxon
þreóteóða .]
1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen ; as, the thirteenth day of the month. 2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirteenth Thir"teenth` noun 1. The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided. 2. The next in order after the twelfth. 3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
Thirtieth Thir"ti·eth adjective [ From
Thirty : confer Anglo-Saxon
þrītigōða .]
1. Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; -- the ordinal of thirty ; as, the thirtieth day of the month. 2. Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirtieth Thir"ti·eth noun The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.
Thirty Thir"ty adjective [ Middle English
thritty , Anglo-Saxon
þrītig ,
þrittig ; akin to Dutch
dertig , German
dreissig , Icelandic
þrjātīu ,
þrjātigi ,
þrir teger , Goth.
þreis tigjus , i.e., three tens. See
Three , and Ten, and confer
Thirteen .]
Being three times ten; consisting of one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days.
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