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

thumbed
adjective (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning; `well-thumbed pages of the dictionary`

thumbhole
noun a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

thumbnail
noun the nail of the thumb

thumbprint
noun fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)

thumbstall
noun protective covering for an injured thumb

thumbtack
drawing pin noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

thump
noun a heavy blow with the hand

thump
clump noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

thumping
clump noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

Thunbergia
genus Thunbergia noun a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae

Thunder Bay
noun a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior

thunder snake
worm snake 2 Carphophis amoenus noun small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States

thunderbird
noun (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

thunderbolt
bolt noun a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

thunderclap
noun a single sharp crash of thunder

thunderer
noun a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder

thunderhead
noun a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm

thundering
adjective extraordinarily big or impressive; `a thundering success`; `the thundering silence of what was left unsaid`

thunderous
adjective extremely ominous; `world events of thunderous import`

thundershower
noun a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning

thunderstorm
electrical storm noun a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

thundery
adjective accompanied with thunder

thunk
noun a dull hollow sound; `the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim`

Thunnus
genus Thunnus noun tunas: warm-blooded fishes

Thurber
James Thurber noun United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)

thurifer
noun an acolyte who carries a thurible

Thuringia
noun a historical region of southern Germany

Thursday
Th noun the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

thus
adverb in the way indicated; `hold the brush so`; `set up the pieces thus`; (`thusly` is a nonstandard variant)

thusly
adverb in the way indicated; `hold the brush so`; `set up the pieces thus`; (`thusly` is a nonstandard variant)

thwack
noun a hard blow with a flat object

thwack
verb deliver a hard blow to; `The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved`

thwart
cross thwart noun a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

thwarting
foiling noun an act of hindering someone`s plans or efforts

thylacine
Tasmanian wolf noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct

Thylacinus
genus Thylacinus noun Tasmanian wolf

Thylogale
genus Thylogale noun pademelons

thyme
noun leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables

thyme-leaved sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia noun Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America

thyme-leaved speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia noun perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World

Thymelaeaceae
family Thymelaeaceae noun family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa

thymine
noun a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

thymol
thyme camphor noun a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic

thymosin
noun hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

Thymus
genus Thymus noun large genus of Old World mints: thyme

thymus gland
thymus noun a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age

Thyreophora
suborder Thyreophora noun armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs

thyroglobulin
noun an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins

thyroid
adjective suggestive of a thyroid disorder; `thyroid personality`

thyroid
adjective of or relating to the thyroid gland; `thyroid deficiency`; `thyroidal uptake`

thyroid cartilage
Adam`s apple noun the largest cartilage of the larynx

thyroid gland
thyroid noun located near the base of the neck

thyroid hormone
noun any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically

thyroid vein
vena thyroidea noun any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area

thyroidal
adjective of or relating to the thyroid gland; `thyroid deficiency`; `thyroidal uptake`

thyroidectomy
noun surgical removal of the thyroid gland

thyroiditis
noun inflammation of the thyroid gland

thyronine
noun a phenolic amino acid of which thyroxine is a derivative

thyroprotein
noun a preparation made from iodinated protein and having an action similar to thyroxine

thyrotoxic
adjective of or relating to or affected by hyperthyroidism

thyrotropin
thyrotropic hormone noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TRH noun hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

thyroxine
thyroxin noun hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; `thyroxine is 65% iodine`

thyrse
thyrsus noun a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose

thyrsopteris
Thyrsopteris elegans noun a terrestrial tree fern of South America

Thysanocarpus
genus Thysanocarpus noun small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America

thysanopter
thysanopteron noun an insect of the order Thysanoptera

Thysanoptera
order Thysanoptera noun thrips

Thysanura
order Thysanura noun firebrats; silverfish; machilids

thysanuran insect
thysanuron noun primitive wingless insects: bristletail

ti
te noun the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization

Tiamat
noun (Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu

Tianjin
Tientsin noun a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China

tiara
noun a jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions

Tiarella
genus Tiarella noun small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers

Tiarella unifoliata
noun plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana

Tiber
Tevere noun a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea

Tiberius
Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus noun son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)

Tibetan
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Tibet or its people or their language; `Tibetan monks`

Tibetan mastiff
noun very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia

Tibetan terrier
chrysanthemum dog noun breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails

Tibeto-Burman
Tibeto-Burman language noun a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay peninsula

tibia
shinbone noun the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

tibial
adjective relating to or located near a tibia

tibial vein
vena tibialis noun veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein

tibialis
tibialis muscle noun either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot

tibialis anticus
tibialis anterior noun a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones

tibialis posticus
tibialis posterior noun a deep muscle of the leg

Tibicen
genus Tibicen noun harvest flies

tic
noun a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

Tichodroma
genus Tichodroma noun wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae

Ticino
Tessin noun an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland

tick
ticking noun a metallic tapping sound; `he counted the ticks of the clock`

tick
ticktack verb make a sound like a clock or a timer; `the clocks were ticking`; `the grandfather clock beat midnight`

tick trefoil
noun any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments

ticker
stock ticker noun a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

ticker tape
noun a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written

ticket
just the ticket noun the appropriate or desirable thing; `this car could be just the ticket for a small family`

ticket agent
booking clerk noun someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)

ticket book
noun a book of tickets that can be torn out and used