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

thoracic nerve
noun any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord

thoracic outlet syndrome
noun tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm

thoracic vein
vena thoracica noun veins that drain the thoracic walls

thoracic vertebra
dorsal vertebra noun one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

thoracocentesis
thoracentesis noun removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

thoracoepigastric vein
vena thoracoepigastrica noun a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein

thoracotomy
noun surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity

thorax
pectus noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau noun United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)

Thoreauvian
adjective relating to or like or in the manner of Henry David Thoreau

thoriated
tittering adjective being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter

thorite
noun a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite

thorium
Th noun a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands

thorium-228
radiothorium noun radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228

thorn
noun a Germanic character of runic origin

thorn apple
noun any of several plants of the genus Datura

thorn-tipped
adjective of a plant tipped with a thorn

Thorndike
Edward Lee Thorndike noun United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)

Thorndike
noun English actress (1882-1976)

thornless
spineless adjective lacking thorns

Thornton
William Thornton noun American architect (1759-1828)

thorny
adjective bristling with perplexities; `the thorny question of states` rights`

thorny amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus noun erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes

thorny skate
Raja radiata noun cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches

thorough
adjective painstakingly careful and accurate; `our accountant is thorough`; `thorough research`

thoroughbred
purebred noun a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

thoroughbred race
noun a race between thoroughbred horses

thoroughbred racing
noun the sport of racing thoroughbred horses

thoroughfare
noun a public road from one place to another

thoroughly
exhaustively adverb in an exhaustive manner; `we searched the files thoroughly`

thoroughly
adverb in a complete and thorough manner (`good` is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly`); `he was soundly defeated`; `we beat him good`

thoroughness
noun conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

thoroughwort
Eupatorium perfoliatum noun perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine

Thorpe
Jim Thorpe noun outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)

Thorshavn
noun the administrative center of the Faroe Islands

thortveitite
noun a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium

Thoth
noun Egyptian moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods

thoughtful
serious-minded adjective acting with or showing thought and good sense; `a sensible young man`

thoughtfully
adverb showing consideration and thoughtfulness; `he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share`

thoughtfulness
noun the trait of thinking carefully before acting

thoughtfulness
noun a considerate and thoughtful act

thoughtless
uncaring adjective without care or thought for others; `the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake``

thoughtlessly
adverb showing thoughtlessness; `he treated his parents thoughtlessly`

thoughtlessly
unthinking adverb in a thoughtless manner; `he stared thoughtlessly at the picture`

thousand
one thousand adjective denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Thousand Island dressing
noun mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg

thousand-fold
thousand times adverb by three orders of magnitude; `this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic`

thousandth
1000th adjective the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order

Thrace
noun a region and ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey

Thracian
adjective of or relating to Thrace or its people or culture

Thraco-Phrygian
noun an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian

thrall
noun someone held in bondage

thrash
noun a swimming kick used while treading water

thrasher
mocking thrush noun thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs

thrashing
walloping noun a sound defeat

Thraupidae
family Thraupidae noun tanagers

thread
yarn noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

thread blight
noun a disease of tropical woody plants (cocoa or tea or citrus)

threaded
adjective (of bolts or screws) having screw threads

threadfin
noun mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays

threadfish
thread-fish noun fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins

threadleaf groundsel
Senecio doublasii noun bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads; southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock

threat
noun a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; `they were under threat of arrest`

threatened
adjective (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; `the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one`

three
3 adjective being one more than two

three hundred
300 adjective being one hundred more than two hundred

three-centered arch
basket-handle arch noun a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers

three-cornered
adjective involving a group or set of three; `a three-cornered race`

three-cornered leek
triquetrous leek noun European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section

three-D
3-D noun having a three-dimensional form or appearance; `aren`t dreams always in 3-D?`

three-day event
noun an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping

three-decker
noun a warship carrying guns on three decks

three-dimensional
3-dimensional adjective involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth; `lifelike three-dimensional characters`; `a three-dimensional account of conditions under the new government`; `they shot the movie in three-D`

three-dimensional radar
3d radar noun radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target

three-dimensionality
third-dimensionality noun the property of having three dimensions

three-figure
adjective (of numbers) written with three figures; `100 through 999 are three-figure numbers`

three-fourths
noun three of four equal parts; `three-fourths of a pound`

three-hitter
3-hitter noun a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits

three-hundredth
300th adjective the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order

three-lane
adjective having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing

three-legged
adjective having or as if having three legs; `a three-legged stool`; `a three-legged race`

three-lipped
adjective having three lips

three-lobed
adjective having three lobes

three-membered
3-membered adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with three members

three-mile limit
noun the limit of a nation`s territorial waters

three-needled
adjective of conifers having three needles

three-petaled
three-petalled adjective (of flowers) having three petals

three-piece
adjective (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces; `the standard three-piece business suit; jacket and trousers and vest`

three-piece suit
noun a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers

three-ply
adjective having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; `three-ply cloth`; `three-ply yarn`

three-point landing
noun a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time

three-point turn
noun the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs

three-pronged
adjective having three prongs

three-quarter
three-quarter-length adjective representing three quarters of something; `a three-quarter-length portrait`; `a three-quarter view`

three-quarter binding
noun the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover

three-ring circus
noun a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings

three-seeded
adjective having three seeds

three-seeded mercury
Acalypha virginica noun weedy herb of eastern North America

three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus noun of rivers and coastal regions

three-toed sloth
ai noun a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot