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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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thinning shears noun shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair
thiobacillus noun small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur
thiobacteriasulphur bacteria noun any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
Thiobacteriaceaefamily Thiobacteriaceae noun free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
thiocyanate noun a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
thiocyanic acid noun an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt
thioguanine noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
thiopentalthiopental sodium noun barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic
thioridazineMellaril noun a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Thiosulfil noun trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial
thiotepa noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies
thiothixeneNavane noun a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia
thiouracil noun depresses the function of the thyroid gland
third3rd adjective coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
third basethird noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); `he is playing third`
third basemanthird sacker noun (baseball) the person who plays third base
third battle of Ypres noun battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the waterlogged soil of Flanders; Germans introduced mustard gas which interfered with the Allied artillery
Third Council of Constantinople noun the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human
Third Crusade noun a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
third degree noun interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession
third dimension noun the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it
Third Epistel of JohnIII John noun the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
third estate noun the third estate of the realm; the commons (especially in Britain or France) viewed as forming a political order having representation in a parliament
third eyepineal eye noun a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
third gearthird noun the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; `you shouldn`t try to start in third gear`
Third Lateran Council noun the Lateran Council in 1179 that condemned the heresies of the Albigenses and the Waldenses
third law of motionNewton`s third law of motion noun action and reaction are equal and opposite
third law of thermodynamics noun law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero
third party noun a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system
third period noun the third period of play in a game
third person noun pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur
third rail noun a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
Third ReichNazi Germany noun the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945)
third trimester noun time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery
third ventricle noun a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct
Third World noun underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively
third-class mailthird class noun mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates
third-degree burn noun burn characterized by destruction of both epidermis and dermis
third-place finish noun a finish in third place (as in a race)
third-rate adjective of lesser quality than second-rate
third-rater noun one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
third(a) adjective being one of three equal parts; `a third share of the money`
thirdhand adjective derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps; `a thirdhand report`
thirstthirstiness noun a physiological need to drink
thirstily adverb in a thirsty manner; `we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around`
thirsty adjective able to take in large quantities of moisture; `thirsty towels`
thirteen13 adjective being one more than twelve
thirteenth13th adjective coming next after the twelfth in position
thirtiesmid-thirties noun the time of life between 30 and 40
thirties noun the decade from 1930 to 1939
thirtieth30th adjective coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
thirty30 adjective being ten more than twenty
Thirty Years` War noun a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics staring in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain
thirty-eight38 adjective being eight more than thirty
thirty-eighth38th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-eight in counting order
thirty-fifth35th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-five in counting order
thirty-first31st adjective coming next after the thirtieth in position
thirty-five35 adjective being five more than thirty
thirty-four34 adjective being four more than thirty
thirty-fourth34th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-four in counting order
thirty-nine39 adjective being nine more than thirty
thirty-ninth39th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-nine in counting order
thirty-one31 adjective being one more than thirty
thirty-second32nd adjective the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order
thirty-second notedemisemiquaver noun a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
thirty-seven37 adjective being seven more than thirty
thirty-seventh37th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-seven in counting order
thirty-six36 adjective being six more than thirty
thirty-sixth36th adjective the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order
thirty-third33rd adjective the ordinal number of thirty-three in counting order
thirty-three33 adjective being three more than thirty
thirty-two32 adjective being two more than thirty
thistle noun any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
thistledown noun pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seedlike fruit of a thistle
thistlelike adjective resembling a thistle
thither adverb to or toward that place; away from the speaker; `go there around noon!`
Thlaspigenus Thlaspi noun herbs of temperate regions: pennycress
Tho noun a branch of the Tai languages
tholetholepin noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
ThomasSaint Thomas 1 St. Thomas 1 doubting Thomas noun the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
ThomasDylan Marlais Thomas noun Welsh poet (1914-1953)
Thomas Augustus Watson noun United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
Thomas Crawford noun United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
Thomas Hodgkin noun English physician who first described Hodgkin`s disease (1798-1866)
Thomas Hunt Morgan noun United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
Thomas Merton noun United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
Thomas Moore noun Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
Thomas Young noun British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
Thomism noun the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans
Thomomysgenus Thomomys noun western pocket gophers
Thompson Seedless noun seedless green table grape of California
ThomsonJoseph John Thomson noun English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
ThomsonSir George Paget Thomson noun English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
Thomson`s gazelleGazella thomsoni noun East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle
thong noun leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Thor noun (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
thoracic actinomycosis noun a serious form of actinomycosis that affects the chest
thoracic aorta noun a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
thoracic duct noun the major duct of the lymphatic system
thoracic medicine noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest
