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throwaway

an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.

throwback

the reappearance in an organism of characteristics of an earlier ancestral type; atavism.

Thrower

One who throws. One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

Throwster

One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.

Thrum

To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

Thrum-eyed

Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.

Thrummy

Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums.

Thrumwort

A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).

Thrush

An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae.

Thrust

A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.

Thryfallow

To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow.

Thud

To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.

Thug

One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

Thuggee

The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.

Thuja

A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves.

thujone

An oil, C10H16O, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil (thuja oil), which is obtained from the northern white cedar (arbor vitae, Thuja occidentalis) or the western Red Cedar (Thuja plicatis). It is a stimulant similar to camphor. It is also called thujol, thuyol, absinthol, thuyone, tanacetol, and tanacetone.

Thule

The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.

Thulium

A rare metallic element of the lanthanide group having atomic number 69, and atomic weight 168.93. It is found in the mineral gadolinite and other minerals, together with other rare earths. For more information see the data from ChemGlobe.

Thumb

To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Thumbkin

An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.

Thumbscrew

A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.

Thummim

A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim.

Thump

To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound.

Thumper

One who, or that which, thumps.

Thunder

To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.

Thunderbird

An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher.

Thunderbolt

A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth.

Thunderclap

A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

Thundercloud

A cloud charged with electricity, and producing lightning and thunder.

Thunderer

One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L. tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, esp. to Jupiter.

Thunderfish

A large European loach (Misgurnus fossilis).

Thunderhead

A rounded mass of cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus, -- often appearing before a thunderstorm.

Thunderproof

Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.

Thunderstone

A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone.

Thunderstrike

To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning.

Thunderworm

A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.

Thundery

Accompanied with thunder; thunderous.

Thurible

A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services.

Thurification

The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning incense.

Thuringian

Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people. A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.

Thuringite

A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron.

Thurl

To cut through; to pierce.

Thursday

The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday.

Thurst

The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.

Thus

In this or that manner; on this wise.

Thuyin

A substance extracted from trees of the genus Thuja, or Thuya, and probably identical with quercitrin.

Thwack

A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump.

Thwaite

Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.

Thwart

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

Thwarter

A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions.

Thwartingly

In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.

Thwartness

The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.

Thwite

To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.

Thy

Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.

Thymate

A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium thymate.

Thyme

Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Thymene

A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.

Thymic

Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.

Thymol

A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.

thymus

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. The thymus gland.

Thymy

Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale.

Thyroarytenoid

Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

Thyrohyal

One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.

Thyrohyoid

Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

Thyroid

Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.

Thyrotomy

The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

Thyrsus

A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.

Thysanoptera

A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips.

Thysanura

An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.

Thysanuran

One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.

Thysbe

A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).

Thyself

An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.

Tiara

A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.

Tiaraed

Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.

Tibia

The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

Tibial

A tibial bone; a tibiale.

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