Thornback Thorn"back` noun 1. (Zoology) A European skate ( Raia clavata ) having thornlike spines on its back.

2. (Zoology) The large European spider crab or king crab ( Maia squinado ).

Thornbill Thorn"bill` noun (Zoology) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron . They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.

Thornbird Thorn"bird` noun (Zoology) 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 Thorn"but noun [ Thorn + -but as in halibut ; confer German dornbutt .] (Zoology) The turbot.

Thornless Thorn"less adjective Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

Thornset Thorn"set` adjective Set with thorns. Dyer.

Thorntail Thorn"tail` noun (Zoology) 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 Thorn"y adjective [ Compar. Thornier ; superl. Thorniest .] [ Confer Anglo-Saxon þorniht .] 1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of bare distress." Shak.

The steep and thorny way to heaven.

Shak.

Thorny rest-harrow (Botany) , rest- harrow. -- Thorny trefoil , a prickly plant of the genus Fagonia ( F. Cretica , etc.).

Thoro Thor"o adjective Thorough. [ Reformed spelling.]

Thorough Thor"ough preposition [ See Through .] Through. [ Obsolete] Spenser. Shak.

Thorough Thor"ough adjective 1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [ Obsolete]

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

Thorough Thor"ough adverb 1. Thoroughly. [ Obsolete or Colloq.] Chaucer.

2. Through. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Thorough Thor"ough noun A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

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

Thorough-brace Thor"ough-brace` noun A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise .

Thorough-lighted Thor"ough-light`ed adjective (Architecture) Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building. Gwilt.

Thoroughbred Thor"ough·bred` adjective 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. -- noun A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.

Thoroughfare Thor"ough·fare` noun [ Anglo-Saxon þurhfaru .] 1. 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.

A large and splendid thoroughfare .

Motley.

2. A passing or going through; passage. [ R.]

[ Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent
Of easy thoroughfare .

Milton.

Thoroughgoing Thor"ough·go`ing adjective 1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

2. Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.

Thoroughly Thor"ough·ly adverb In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

Thoroughness Thor"ough·ness noun The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

Thoroughpaced Thor"ough·paced` adjective Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.

If she be a thoroughplaced impostor.

Sir W. Scott.

Thoroughpin Thor"ough·pin` noun (Far.) 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 Thor"ough·sped` adjective Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced. [ R.] Swift.

Thoroughstitch Thor"ough·stitch` adverb So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely. [ Obsolete]

Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch .

L'Estrange.

Thoroughwax Thor"ough·wax` noun (Botany) (a) An umbelliferous plant ( Bupleurum rotundifolium ) with perfoliate leaves. (b) Thoroughwort.

Thoroughwort Thor"ough·wort` noun Same as Boneset .

Thorow Thor"ow preposition Through. [ Obsolete] " Thorow bramble, pits, and floods." Beau. & Fl.

Thorow Thor"ow adjective Thorough. [ Obsolete] Hakluyt.

Thorp, Thorpe Thorp, Thorpe (thôrp) noun [ Anglo-Saxon þorp ; akin to Old Saxon & OFries. thorp , Dutch dorp , German dorf , Icelandic þorp , Danish torp , Swedish torp a cottage, a little farm, Goth. þaúrp a field, and probably to Lithuanian troba a building, a house, W. tref a hamlet, Ir. treabh a farmed village, a tribe, clan, Gael. treabhair houses, and perhaps to Latin turba a crowd, mult. Confer Dorp .] A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Al thorp , Mable thorpe . "Within a little thorp I staid." Fairfax.

Then thorpe and byre arose in fire.

Tennyson.

Those Those pron. [ Middle English þos , þas , Anglo-Saxon ðās , nom. and acc. plural of ðēs this. See This , and confer These .] The plural of that . See That .

Thoth Thoth noun 1. (Myth.) 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.

2. (Zoology) The Egyptian sacred baboon.

Thou Thou pron. [ Sing.: nom. Thou ; poss. Thy or Thine ; obj. Thee . Pl. : nom. You ; poss. Your or Yours ; obj. You .] [ Middle English thou , þu , Anglo-Saxon ðū , ðu ; akin to Old Saxon & OFries. thu , G., Dan. & Swedish du , Icelandic þū , Goth. þu , Russian tui , Ir. & Gael. tu , W. ti , Latin tu , Greek sy` , Dor. ty` , Skr . tvam . √185. Confer Thee , Thine , Te Deum .] 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.

Art thou he that should come?

Matt. xi. 3.

» "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." Skeat.

» Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou .

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

If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss.

Shak.

Thou Thou intransitive verb To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends. [ R.]

Though Though (&thlig;ō) conj. [ Middle English thogh , þah , Anglo-Saxon ðeáh , ðǣh , ðēh ; akin to Old Saxon thōh , OFries. thach , D. & German doch but, yet, Old High German doh but, yet though, Icelandic þō yet, nevertheless, Swedish dock , Danish dog , Goth. þáuh , þáu , than, or, yet; of uncertain origin. √184.] Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.

Job xiii. 15.

Not that I so affirm, though so it seem.

Milton.

» It is compounded with all in although . See Although .

As though , as if.

In the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded.

Gen. xl. 10.

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

I would not be as sick though for his place.

Shak.

A good cause would do well, though .

Dryden.

Thought Thought imperfect & past participle of Think .

Thought Thought noun [ Middle English þoght , þouht , Anglo-Saxon þōht , ge þōht , from þencean to think; akin to D. ge dachte thought, Middle High German dāht , ge dāht , Icelandic þōttr , þōtti . See Think .] 1. The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.

Thought can not be superadded to matter, so as in any sense to render it true that matter can become cogitative.

Dr. T. Dwight.

2. Meditation; serious consideration.

Pride, of all others the most dangerous fault,
Proceeds from want of sense or want of thought .

Roscommon.

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

Thus Bethel spoke, who always speaks his thought .

Pope.

Why do you keep alone, . . .
Using those thoughts which should indeed have died
With them they think on?

Shak.

Thoughts come crowding in so fast upon me, that my only difficulty is to choose or to reject.

Dryden.

All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Ps. lvi. 5.

4. Solicitude; anxious care; concern.

Hawis was put in trouble, and died with thought and anguish before his business came to an end.

Bacon.

Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink.

Matt. vi. 25.

5. A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better. [ Colloq.]

If the hair were a thought browner.

Shak.

» Thought , in philosophical usage now somewhat current, denotes the capacity for, or the exercise of, the very highest intellectual functions, especially those usually comprehended under judgment.

This [ faculty], to which I gave the name of the "elaborative faculty," -- the faculty of relations or comparison, -- constitutes what is properly denominated thought .

Sir W. Hamilton.

Syn. -- Idea; conception; imagination; fancy; conceit; notion; supposition; reflection; consideration; meditation; contemplation; cogitation; deliberation.

Thought transference Thought transference Telepathy.

Thoughtful Thought"ful adjective 1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades.

Pope.

2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth. Glanvill.

3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.

Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear,
And thoughtful foresight, and tormenting care.

Prior.

Syn. -- Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive; careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet. -- Thoughtful , Considerate . He who is habitually thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true interest; he who is considerate pauses to reflect and guard himself against error. One who is not thoughtful by nature, if he can be made considerate , will usually be guarded against serious mistakes. "He who is thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is considerate pauses, and considers properly what is his duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it is the recommendation of a confidential person to be considerate , as he has often to judge according to his own discretion. Crabb.

-- Thought"ful*ly , adverb -- Thought"ful*ness , noun

Thoughtless Thought"less adverb 1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act.

2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [ R.] Johnson.

3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.

Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.

Dryden.

-- Thought"less*ly , adverb -- Thought"less*ness , noun

Thousand Thou"sand noun [ Middle English þousend , þusend , Anglo-Saxon þūsend ; akin to Old Saxon thūsundig , thūsind , OFries. thusend , Dutch duizend , German tausend , Old High German tūsunt , dūsunt , Icelandic þūsund , þūshund , Swedish tusen , Dan . tusind , Goth. þūsundi , Lithuanian tukstantis , Russian tuisiacha ; of uncertain origin.] 1. The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects.

2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number.

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand.

Ps. xci. 7.

» The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred .

3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI&Crev;.

Thousand Thou"sand adjective 1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.

2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a thousand cares." Shak.

Thousand legs Thou"sand legs` (Zoology) A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm .

Thousandfold Thou"sand·fold` adjective Multiplied by a thousand.

Thousandth Thou"sandth adjective 1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of thousand ; as, the thousandth part of a thing.

2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.

3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time.

Thousandth Thou"sandth noun The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.

Thowel, Thowl Thow"el, Thowl noun [ See Thole .] (Nautical) (a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock.

I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels .

Dickens.

Thracian Thra"cian adjective Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. -- noun A native or inhabitant of Thrace.

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