The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride.

A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.

A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate.

A double thiophene nucleus, C6H4S2, analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.

A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid, H2S2O3, analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid.

A colorless oily liquid, C4H3S.CH3, analogous to, and resembling, toluene; -- called also methyl thiophene.

Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.

The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.

An under constable.

A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.

The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.

In the third place.

To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill.

The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.

To have a thirst for.

One who thirsts.

In a thirsty manner.

The state of being thirsty; thirst.

The throstle.

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.

The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.

The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.

The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.

Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.

As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.

Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.

Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.

Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water.

To that point; so far.

To ward that place; in that direction.

The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima).

Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.

Though.

To wait.

The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.

A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.

A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See Scotist.

A Thomaean.

A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland.

Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.

An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.

A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite.

A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.

Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.

The god of thunder, and son of Odin.

The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.

One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.

A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.

Same as Stethometer.

A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.

An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.

The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.

Of or pertaining to a bed.

The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.

A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide of thorium; -- formerly called also thorina.

Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of thorium.

A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of thorium.

To prick, as with a thorn.

Having a head armed with thorns or spines.

A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.

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.

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.

The turbot.

Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

Set with thorns.

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.

Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.

Thorough.

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise.

Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building.

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. A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.

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.

Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.

The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.

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.

Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced.

So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely.

An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves. Thoroughwort.

Same as Boneset.

Thorough.

A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe.

The plural of that. See That.

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.

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.

To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.

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

The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act.

Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.

Multiplied by a thousand.

The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.

A thole pin. A rowlock.

Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. A native or inhabitant of Thrace.

To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property.

Metal still in the mine.

The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.

To enslave.

Having no thralls. Not enslaved; not subject to bonds.

Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish.

Thraldom.

One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.

Windpipe; throttle.

An instrument to thrash with; a flail.

a. n. from Thrash, v.

Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious.

To thrust.

Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.

See Throse.

To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.

Having the form of a thread; filiform.

Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.

The state of being threadbare.

Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet.