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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

textile
adjective of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; `textile research`

textile machine
noun a machine for making textiles

textile mill
noun a factory for making textiles

textile screw pine
lauhala noun Polynesian screw pine

textual
adjective of or relating to or based on a text; `textual analysis`

textual criticism
noun comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity

texture
noun the feel of a surface or a fabric; `the wall had a smooth texture`

textured
rough-textured adjective having surface roughness; `a textured wall of stucco`; `a rough-textured tweed`

Thai
Tai adjective of or relating to Thailand; `the Thai border with Laos`

Thai monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Thailand

Thailand
Kingdom of Thailand noun a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula; `Thailand is the official name of the former Siam`

thalamocortical
adjective relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus; `the thalamocortical system`

thalamostriate vein
noun a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum

thalamus
noun large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon

Thalarctos
genus Thalarctos noun polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus

thalassemia
thalassaemia noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin

thalassic
adjective relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas; `deposits of sediment in gulfs and seas rather than in the ocean proper are known as thalassic deposits`- Scientific American

Thalassoma
genus Thalassoma noun a genus of Labridae

Thalia
noun (Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

Thaliacea
class Thaliacea noun small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order

Thalictrum
genus Thalictrum noun widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue

thalidomide
noun a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis

thallium
Tl noun a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores

thalloid
adjective of or relating to or resembling or consisting of a thallus

Thallophyta
noun used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens

thallophyte
noun any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf

thallophytic
adjective pertaining to or characteristic of thallophytes

thallus
noun a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes

thalweg
noun a line following the lowest points of a valley

Thames
River Thames noun the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

Thamnophilus
genus Thamnophilus noun a genus of Formicariidae

Thamnophis
genus Thamnophis noun garter snakes

thanatology
noun the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)

thanatophobia
noun a morbid fear of death

thanatopsis
noun an essay expressing a view on the subject of death

Thanatos
noun (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx

thaneship
noun the position of thane

thank offering
noun an offering made as an expression of thanks

thank you
noun a conversational expression of gratitude

thankfully
adverb for which you are thankful; `thankfully he didn`t come to the party`

thankless
unappreciated adjective not likely to be rewarded; `grading papers is a thankless task`

thanks
noun with the help of or owing to; `thanks to hard work it was a great success`

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

Thar Desert
Great Indian Desert noun a desert east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan

that much
adverb to a certain degree; `we will be that much ahead of them`

thatch
thatched roof noun a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)

thatch palm
thatch tree noun small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto

thatcher
noun someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage

Thatcherism
noun (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher

Thatcherite
noun an advocate of Thatcherism

thaumatolatry
miracle-worship noun the worship of miracles

thaw
noun a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; `the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs`

thaw
unfreeze verb become or cause to become soft or liquid; `The sun melted the ice`; `the ice thawed`; `the ice cream melted`; `The heat melted the wax`; `The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase`; `dethaw the meat`

thawed
adjective no longer frozen; `the thawed ground was muddy`

the boot
iron boot noun an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

the City
noun used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain

the devil
noun something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; `it will be the devil to solve`

The Hague
`s Gravenhage noun the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice

the halt
noun (archaic) lame persons collectively; `the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind`--Luke 14:21

the hots
noun intense sexual desire

the Irish Famine
the Great Hunger noun a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)

the like
the likes of noun a similar kind; `dogs, foxes, and the like`, `we don`t want the likes of you around here`

the shits
the trots noun obscene terms for diarrhea

the way of the world
the ways of the world noun the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; `the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world`; `she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil`; `he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world`

the whole way
adverb to the goal; `she climbed the mountain all the way`

Thea
Theia noun (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

Theaceae
family Theaceae noun a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales

theanthropism
noun (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine

theater
theatre noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; `the house was full`

theater company
noun a company that produces plays

theater curtain
theatre curtain noun a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance

theater light
noun any of various lights used in a theater

theater of the absurd
noun plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless; `Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd`

theater of war
theatre of war noun the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations

theater stage
theatre stage noun a stage in a theater on which actors can perform

theater ticket
theatre ticket noun a ticket good for admission to a theater

theatrical
adjective of or relating to the theater

theatrical performance
theatrical noun a performance of play

theatrical production
staging noun the production of a drama on the stage

theatrical producer
noun someone who produces theatrical performances

theatrical season
noun the season when new plays are produced

Theban
adjective of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture

thebe
noun 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana

Thebes
noun an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

theca
sac noun a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

thecodont
thecodont reptile noun presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds

Thecodontia
order Thecodontia noun extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic

theism
noun the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

theist
theistical adjective of or relating to theism

thelarche
noun the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty

Thelephoraceae
family Thelephoraceae noun fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores

Thelypteridaceae
family Thelypteridaceae noun genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others

Thelypteris
genus Thelypteris noun marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae

thematic
adjective relating to or constituting a topic of discourse

Thematic Apperception Test
TAT noun a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture

thematically
adverb with regard to thematic content; `thematically related`

theme
musical theme noun (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; `the theme is announced in the first measures`; `the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it`

theme park
noun an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)

theme song
noun a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie

Themis
noun (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology