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

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.

To cut through; to pierce.

Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a).

The hold of a ship; a sink.

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

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

In this or that manner; on this wise.

See Tussock.

Same as Thuja.

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

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

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

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

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

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

Transversely; obliquely.

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

To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.

A small knife; a whittle.

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.

The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.

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

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.

A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.

The art of employing perfumes in medicine.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Thyroid.

The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

A thyrsus.

Having somewhat the form of a 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.

One of the 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.

One of the Thysanoptera.

Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.

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.

One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.

Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.

A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).

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.

A 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.

Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.

A female cat.

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

A tibial bone; a tibiale.

The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

To play on a tibia, or pipe.

Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation. Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.

The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

The pollack.

A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic.

A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

Enticement.

A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.

See Ticking.

One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.

To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.

A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of the buyers.

A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.

Ticklish; easily tickled.

Uncertain; inconstant; slippery.

A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.

Unsteadiness.

One who, or that which, tickles.

Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.

A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants.

With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.

A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; -- called also cobra monil.

Tender; soft; nice; -- now only used in tidbit.

Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.

an unusually high wave from the sea, sometimes reaching far inland and causing great destruction, and usually caused by some event, such as an earthquake, far from the shore. In Japan, such a wave is called a tsunami.

A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel.

imp. of Tide, v. i.

To use with tenderness; to fondle.

A game in which the object is to snap small disks of plastic, bone, ivory, or the like, from a flat surface, as of a table, into a small cup or basket; -- called also tiddlywinks.

Same as Tiddledywinks.

To betide; to happen.

Swung by the tide when at anchor; -- opposed to wind-rode.

Affected by the tide; having a tide.

Land that is overflowed by tide water; hence, land near the sea.

Having no tide.

a mark on a shore line indicating the normal level of the water at high tide, caused by the action of the flowing water; sometimes also used for the mark left at the point of the normal low tide; -- called also high water mark.

A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.

A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.

Channel in which the tide sets.

The blue titmouse.

In a tidy manner.

The quality or state of being tidy.

Tidings.

Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news.

The wren. The goldcrest.

A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides.

To make things tidy.

A California composite plant (Layia platyglossa), the flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white.

To make a tie; to make an equal score.

A rod used as a tie. See Tie.

A flat bar used as a tie.

A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof.

a large plaza in Beijing, China.

In Cuba, Mexico, etc., a booth, stall, or shop where merchandise is sold.

A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater.

Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; -- said of an escutcheon.

See Tierce, 4.

The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk.

A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.

The meadow pipit.

A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the curls tied up; also, a wig tied upon the head.

To deck out; to dress.

made of stained glass by, or in the style of objects made by, Louis C. Tiffany; as, a Tiffany lamp.

A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.