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They

They, thā, pers. pron., pl. of he, she, or it. [The form thei, tha, that came into use in the north of England in the 13th cent., replacing the older hi, heo. It is the A.S. þá, nom. pl. of the definite article, prob. mo

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Thible

Thible, thib′l, n. (prov.) a pot-stick.

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Thick

Thick, thik, adj. dense: imperfectly mobile: compact: not transparent or clear: misty: dull, mentally clouded: crowded: closely set: abundant: frequent, in quick succession: having great depth or circumference: (coll.) i

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Thick

Thick, thik, n. (Spens.) a thicket.—v.i. (Spens.) to grow dense.

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Thief

Thief, thēf, n. one who steals or takes unlawfully what is not his own.—ns. Thief′-catch′er, -tā′ker, one whose business is to detect thieves and bring them to justice: a detective. [A.S. theóf; Ice. thjóf-r, Ger. dieb.]

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Thieve

Thieve, thēv, v.i. to practise theft: to steal.—n. Thiev′ery, the practice of thieving.—adj. Thiev′ish, given to, or like, theft or stealing: acting by stealth: secret: sly.—adv. Thiev′ishly.—n. Thiev′ishness. [A.S. theó

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Thig

Thig, thig, v.i. to make supplication, to live on alms.—v.t. to beseech, beg.—n. Thig′ger, a beggar, a sorner. [A.S. thicgan, to take.]

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Thigh

Thigh, thī, n. the thick fleshy part of the leg from the knee to the trunk.—n. Thigh′-bone, the bone of the leg between the hip-joint and the knee. [A.S. theó, theóh; Ice. thjó, Old High Ger. deoh.]

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Thilk

Thilk, thilk, pron. (Spens.) the same. [A.S. thylc, thyllíc, the like, such—thí, instrumental case of thæt, that, and líc, like.]

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Thill

Thill, thil, n. one of the shafts of a cart or other carriage.—ns. Thill′er, Thill′-horse (Shak.), the horse that goes between the thills or shafts of a carriage, or the last of a team. [A.S. thille, a board, a plank.]

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Thimble

Thimble, thim′bl, n. a metal cover for the finger, used in sewing.—ns. Thim′ble-case, a case for holding a thimble; Thim′bleful, as much as a thimble will hold: a small quantity; Thim′ble-rig, a sleight-of-hand trick in

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Thin

Thin, thin, adj. having little thickness: slim: lean: freely mobile: small: fine: not close or crowded: transparent, flimsy, shallow: not full or well grown, meagre, weak.—adv. not thickly or closely: in a scattered stat

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Thine

Thine, thīn, pron. (poss. form of thou) belonging to thee: thy. [A.S. thín, thy—thín, gen. of thú, thou; Ger. dein.]

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Thing

Thing, thing, n. an inanimate object: a living being (in tenderness or in contempt): an event: a part: (pl.) clothes, wraps.—ns. Thing′iness, reality, objectivity: disposition to take a materialistic view of things; Thin

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Thing

Thing, ting, n. a parliament, or a court of law, in Scandinavian countries. [Ice. thing, an assembly.]

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Think

Think, thingk, v.i. to exercise the mind (with about, of, on): to revolve ideas in the mind: to judge: to form or hold as an opinion: to consider: to purpose or design.—v.t. to imagine: to judge: to believe or consider:—

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Third

Third, thėrd, adj. the last of three.—n. one of three equal parts: (golf) a handicap of a stroke every third hole.—ns. Third′-bor′ough (Shak.), an under-constable; Third′ing, the third part of anything.—adv. Third′ly, in

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Thirl

Thirl, thėrl, n. (prov.) a hole: an opening: a short passage between two headings in a mine.—v.t. to pierce, wound: cause to quiver.—v.i. to vibrate, tingle, thrill.

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Thirl

Thirl, thėrl, n. a form of thrall.—v.t. to bind or subject.—n. Thirl′age, a form of servitude by which the grain produced on certain lands had to be ground at a certain mill and a certain proportion paid.

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Thirst

Thirst, thėrst, n. the uneasiness caused by want of drink: vehement desire for drink: eager desire for anything.—v.i. to feel thirst: to desire vehemently.—n. Thirst′er.—adv. Thirst′ily.—n. Thirst′iness.—adj. Thirst′y, s

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Thirteen

Thirteen, thėr′tēn, adj. and n. three and ten.—adj. and n. Thir′teenth, the last of thirteen: a thirteenth part. [A.S. threótýne—threó, three, týn, ten.]

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Thirty

Thirty, thėr′ti, adj. and n. three times ten.—adj. Thir′tieth, the last of thirty.—n. a thirtieth part. [A.S. thrítig—threó, three, -tig, suff. denoting ten.]

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This

This, this, demons. pron. or adj. denoting a person or thing near, just mentioned, or about to be mentioned: (B.) the last past:—pl. These.—n. This′ness, hæccity. [A.S. this, the neut. of the adj. pron. thes (masc.), the

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Thistle

Thistle, this′l, n. a genus of prickly plants.—n. This′tle-down, the tufted feathery bristles of the seeds of the thistle.—adj. This′tly, overgrown with thistles. [A.S. thistel; Ger. distel.]

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Thither

Thither, thith′ėr, adv. to that place: to that end or result.—adv. Thith′erward, toward that place. [A.S. ðider.]

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Thlipsis

Thlipsis, thlip′sis, n. constriction of a blood-vessel by external compression. [Gr.,—thlibein, to press.]

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Tho

Tho, thō, adv. (Spens.) then, also the sing. of those.

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Tho'

Tho'=Though.

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Thoft

Thoft, thoft, n. (prov.) a rowing-bench. [A.S. thofte.]

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Thole

Thole, thōl, n. a pin in the side of a boat to keep the oar in place.—Also Thole′-pin, Thowl, Thowel. [A.S. thol; Dut. dol, Ice. thollr.]

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Thole

Thole, thōl, v.t. to endure, to suffer: to yield.—v.i. to be patient, to wait. [A.S. tholian, to suffer; Goth. thulan, Ice. thola; Old High Ger. dolén, whence Ger, ge-duld, patience, dulden, to suffer.]

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Tholobate

Tholobate, thō′lō-bāt, n. (archit.) the substructure on which a dome or cupola rests. [Gr. tholos, a dome, bainein, to go.]

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Tholus

Tholus, thō′lus, n. a round building, dome, cupola:—pl. Thō′li.—Also Thole. [Gr.]

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Thomism

Thomism, tō′mizm, n. the doctrines of the followers of the prince of scholastic theologians, Thomas Aquinas (1226-74), esp. as these are set forth in his Summa Theologiæ, which still represent, with few exceptions, the g

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Thong

Thong, thong, n. a piece or strap of leather to fasten anything. [A.S. thwang.]

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Thor

Thor, thōr, n. the second principal Scandinavian divinity, the god of thunder. [Ice. Thórr.]

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Thorah

Thorah=Torah.

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Thoral

Thoral, thō′ral, adj. nuptial. [L. torus, the bed.]

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Thorax

Thorax, thō′raks, n. the part of the body between the neck and belly: the chest.—adj. Thoracic (-ras′-), pertaining to the thorax or breast. [L.,—Gr.]

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Thorium

Thorium, thō′ri-um, n. a rare metal resembling aluminium, but taking fire below a red heat, and burning with great brilliancy.—Also Thorī′num.

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Thorn

Thorn, thorn, n. a sharp, woody spine on the stem of a plant: a spine: a plant having spines or thorns: anything prickly or troublesome.—ns. Thorn′-app′le, a plant of genus Datura: a haw, a thorn-tree; Thorn′back, a spec

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Thorough

Thorough, thur′ō, adj. passing through or to the end: complete: entire.—prep. (obs.) through.—n. that which goes through, a passage: the blind and obstinately tyrannical policy of Strafford and Laud in administering civi

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Thorp

Thorp, Thorpe, thorp, n. a homestead: a hamlet. [A.S. thorp; Goth. thaurp, Ger. dorf.]

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Those

Those, thōz, pron., pl. of that. [From A.S. thás, the old pl. of thes, this. Cf. This. Doublet these.]

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Thoth

Thoth, thoth, n. the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom, and the inventor of art, science, letters, &c., ibis-headed, with a tau-cross in his hand.

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Thou

Thou, thow, pron. of the second person sing., the person addressed (now generally used only in solemn address). [A.S. ðú; cog. with Goth. thu, Gr. tu, L. tu, Sans. tva-m.]

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Though

Though, thō, conj. admitting: allowing: even if notwithstanding. [Lit. 'on that' (condition), A.S. ðeáh, ðéh; cog. with Goth. thau-h, Ice. thó, Ger. doch; from the stem of the.]

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Thought

Thought, thawt, pa.t. and pa.p. of think. [A.S. þoht—þencan, to think.]

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Thought

Thought, thawt, n. the act of thinking: reasoning: deliberation: that which one thinks: idea: fancy: consideration: opinion: meditation: design: care.—adjs. Thought′ed, having thoughts; Thought′ful, full of thought: empl

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Thous

Thous, thowz (Spens.), Thou art.

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Thous

Thous, thō′us, n. a genus of canines, the African jackals, [L. thos—Gr. thōs, a wild dog.]

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Thousand

Thousand, thow′zand, adj. denoting ten hundred: proverbially, denoting any great number.—n. the number ten hundred: any large number.—adj. Thou′sandfold, folded a thousand times: multiplied by a thousand.—n. Thou′sand-le

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Thowel

Thowel, Thowl. See Thole (1).

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Thowless

Thowless, thow′les, adj. (Scot.) pithless: lazy. [Thew.]

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Thrall

Thrall, thrawl, n. a slave, serf: slavery, servitude: a shelf for barrels.—adj. (arch.) subject.—v.t. to enslave.—ns. Thral′dom, Thrall′dom, the condition of a thrall or slave: slavery: bondage.—adj. Thrall′-like (Milt.)

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Thrap

Thrap, thrap, v.t. to fasten about. [Prob. frap.]

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Thrapple

Thrapple, thrap′l, n. (Scot.) the windpipe.—Also Thropp′le. [Throttle.]

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Thrash

Thrash, thrash, v.t. to heat out grain from the straw, to beat soundly—also Thresh.—ns. Thrash′er, Thresh′er; Thrash′ing, Thresh′ing, the act of beating out grain from the straw: a sound beating or drubbing; Thrash′ing-f

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Thrash

Thrash, thrash, n. (Scot.) a rush.—Also Thresh.

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Thrasher

Thrasher, thrash′ėr, n. an American throstle or thrush, the brown thrush or sandy mocking-bird.—Also Thresh′er.

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Thrasonical

Thrasonical, thrā-son′ik-al, adj. resembling Thraso, a boastful soldier in Terence's Eunuchus: boastful, bragging.—adv. Thrason′ically.

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Thratch

Thratch, thrach, v.t. (Scot.) to gasp for breath.—n. laboured breathing.

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Thrave

Thrave, thrāv, n. twenty-four sheaves of grain set up in two stooks of twelve sheaves each: the number of two dozen, a good number.—Also Threave (thrēv). [Scand., Ice. þrefi—þrífa, to grasp.]

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Thraw

Thraw, thraw, v.t. (Scot.) to twist, wrench.—v.i. to writhe, to wriggle: to be perverse.—adjs. Thrä′ward, Thrä′wart, obstinate; Thrawn, twisted: perverse.—Heads and thraws, lying beside each other, the head of the one by

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Thread

Thread, thred, n. a very thin line of any substance twisted and drawn out: a filament of any fibrous substance: a fine line of yarn: anything resembling a thread: the prominent spiral part of a screw: something continued

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Threap

Threap, Threep, thrēp, v.t. (Scot.) to maintain persistently: to contradict: to urge, to press eagerly.—v.i. to dispute.—n. stubborn insistence: contradiction: a freet. [A.S. threápian, to rebuke.]

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Threat

Threat, thret, n. declaration of an intention to inflict punishment or other evil upon another: menace.—v.t. Threat′en, to declare the intention of inflicting punishment or other evil upon another: to terrify by menaces:

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Three

Three, thrē, adj. and n. two and one.—adj. Three′-cor′nered, having three corners or angles: (bot.) having three prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.—n. Three′-deck′er, ship of war carrying guns on three decks: an o

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Thremmatology

Thremmatology, threm-a-tol′ō-ji, n. the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication. [Gr. thremma—trephein, to nurse, logia—legein, to say.]

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Threnody

Threnody, thren′ō-di, n. an ode or song of lamentation.—n. Threne, a lament, lamentation.—adjs. Threnet′ic, -al; Threnō′dial, Threnod′ic.—n. Thren′odist, a writer of threnodies. [Gr. thrēnōdia—thrēnos, a lament, ōdē, a s

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Threpsology

Threpsology, threp-sol′ō-ji, n. the science of the nutrition of living organisms, or a treatise thereon. [Gr. threpsis—trephein, to nourish, logia—legein, to say.]

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Thresh

Thresh, thresh (see Thrash).—ns. Thresh′el, a flail; Thresh′er, the fox-shark; Thresh′er-whale, the grampus.

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Threshold

Threshold, thresh′ōld, n. a piece of wood or stone under the door of a house: door: entrance: the place or point of entering. [M. E. threshwold—A.S. therscwald—therscan, to thresh, wald, wood.]

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Threstle

Threstle, thres′l, n. a three-legged stool. [Trestle.]

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Thretty

Thretty, thret′i, a dial. form of thirty.

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Threw

Threw, thrōō, pa.t. of throw.

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Thrice

Thrice, thrīs, adv. three times. [M. E. thriës—A.S. þríwa, thrice—þrí, three.]

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Thrid

Thrid, thrid, n. (Spens.) a thread.—v.t. to slip through, as a narrow passage. [Thread.]

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Thridacium

Thridacium, thri-dā′si-um, n. the inspissated juice of lettuce.—Also Thrid′ace. [L. thridax—Gr. thridax, lettuce.]

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Thrift

Thrift, thrift, n. state of thriving: frugality: prosperity: increase of wealth: gain: a plant of genus Armeria, order Plumbagineæ, the marsh-rosemary.—adv. Thrift′ily.—n. Thrift′iness.—adj. Thrift′less, not thrifty: ext

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Thrill

Thrill, thril, v.t. to pierce: to affect strongly.—v.i. to pierce, as something sharp: to cause a tingling, shivering feeling to run through the body: to feel a sharp, shivering sensation.—n. a thrilling sensation.—adjs.

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Thrips

Thrips, thrips, n. a genus of the family Thripidæ, which is the sole family of the order Thysanoptera, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips. [Gr. thrips, a wood-worm.]

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Thrist

Thrist, thrist, v.i. (Spens.) same as Thirst.—adj. Thrist′y=Thirsty.

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Thrive

Thrive, thrīv, v.i. to prosper: to increase in goods: to be successful: to grow: to flourish:—pa.t. thrōve and thrīved; pa.p. thriv′en.—adj. Thrive′less, thriftless.—n. Thrī′ver, one who succeeds.—p.adj. Thrī′ving, flour

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Thro′

Thro′, Thro=Through.

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Throat

Throat, thrōt, n. the forepart of the neck, in which are the gullet and windpipe: an entrance: a narrow part of anything: (naut.) the widened and hollowed end of a gaff next the mast—opp. to Peak, the outer end.—ns. Thro

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Throb

Throb, throb, v.i. to beat or palpitate, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force:—pr.p. throb′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. throbbed.—n. a beat or strong pulsation.—adv. Throb′bingly.—adj. Throb′less. [M. E. throbben;

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Throe

Throe, thrō, n. suffering, pain: agony: the pains of childbirth.—v.i. to be in agony.—v.t. to put in agony. [A.S. threá, threáw, suffering—threówan, to suffer.]

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Thrombosis

Thrombosis, throm-bō′sis, n. an affection of the blood—vessels (either veins or arteries), which essentially consists in a coagulation of blood, forming a true clot, at a certain fixed spot.—adjs. Throm′bosed, Thrombot′i

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Throne

Throne, thrōn, n. a chair of state richly ornamented and covered with a canopy: seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese: sovereign power and dignity: (pl.) the third order of angels in the first triad of

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Throng

Throng, throng, n. a large number of people pressed or crowded together: a crowd: a great multitude.—v.t. to press or crowd: to annoy with numbers.—v.i. to crowd together: to come in multitudes.—adj. (prov.) crowded: bus

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Thropple

Thropple. Same as Thrapple.

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Throstle

Throstle, thros′l, n. the song-thrush or mavis: a machine for twisting and winding fibres from roves, consisting of a set of drawing-rollers with bobbins and fliers—also Water-frame.—n. Thros′tle-cook, the missel-thrush.

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Throstling

Throstling, thros′ling, n. a swelling on the throat of cattle causing strangulation.

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Throttle

Throttle, throt′l, n. the throat or windpipe.—v.t. to choke by pressure on the windpipe: to shut off the steam from a steam-pipe, engine, &c.—v.i. to breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.—ns. Thrott′le-pipe, the verti

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Through

Through, thrōō, prep. from end to end, or from side to side of: between the sides of: over the whole extent of: among: from beginning to end: by means of: in consequence of.—adv. from one end or side to the other: from b

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Throve

Throve, thrōv, pa.t. of thrive.

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Throw

Throw, thrō, v.t. to hurl: to fling: to wind or twist together, as yarn: to form on a wheel, as pottery: to venture at dice: to put off: to put on or spread carelessly: to cast down in wrestling.—v.i. to cast or hurl: to

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Thrum

Thrum, thrum, n. the end of a weaver's thread, any loose thread or fringe: coarse yarn.—v.t. to furnish with thrums: to fringe: to insert short pieces of rope-yarn in a mat or piece of canvas:—pr.p. thrum′ming; pa.t. and

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Thrum

Thrum, thrum, v.i. to play rudely or monotonously on an instrument with the fingers.—n. a monotonous sound, as that made by unskilled fingers on a harp, &c.—n. Thrum′mer.

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Thrush

Thrush, thrush, n. a genus of Passerine birds of the family Turdidæ, specifically the throstle, song-thrush, or mavis of Europe. [A.S. þrysce, a thrush.]

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Thrush

Thrush, thrush, n. an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of the mouth and throat. [Scand., Ice. þurr, dry.]

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Thrust

Thrust, thrust, v.t. to push or drive with force: to stab, pierce.—v.i. to make a push, esp. with a pointed weapon: to squeeze in: to intrude:—pa.t. and pa.p. thrust.—n. a stab: an assault: the horizontal outward pressur

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Thrust

Thrust, thrust, v.i. (Spens.) to thirst.—n. thirst.

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Thud

Thud, thud, n. a dull, hollow sound, caused by a blow or a heavy body falling: a loud noise, concussion, or blast.—v.i. to make a thudding sound: (Scot.) to move quickly.—v.t. (Scot.) to beat, strike. [A.S. þóden, noise.

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Thug

Thug, thug, n. one of a class of professional robbers and assassins in India—a kind of secret religious fraternity, murdering stealthily by strangling or poisoning with datura, extirpated 1826-35: any cut-throat ruffian.

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Thule

Thule, thū′lē, n. the name generally given by the ancients to the most northerly part of Europe known to them, of which their want of knowledge was eked out by the imagination—the Orkney and Shetland groups, Iceland, &c.

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Thumb

Thumb, thum, n. the short, thick digit, consisting of two phalanges, on the radial side of the human hand: the corresponding member in other animals.—v.t. to handle awkwardly: to play or soil with the thumb or fingers.—v

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Thummim

Thummim, thum′im, n.pl. perfection. [Heb., tummīm (pl. of tōm), perfection—tāmam, to be perfect. Cf. Urim.]

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Thump

Thump, thump, n. a heavy blow.—v.t. to beat with something heavy.—v.i. to strike or fall with a dull, heavy blow.—n. Thump′er, one who, or that which, thumps: anything very big, a big lie, &c.—adj. Thump′ing, unusually b

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Thunder

Thunder, thun′dėr, n. the deep rumbling sound after a flash of lightning, a thunderbolt: any loud noise: an alarming denunciation.—v.i. to make thunder: to sound as thunder.—v.t. to give out with noise and terror: to pub

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Thurible

Thurible, thū′ri-bl, n. a censer of metal for burning frankincense.—n. Thū′rifer, the server who carries the thurible.—adjs. Thurif′erous, producing or bearing frankincense; Thurif′icate, having offered incense.—n. Thuri

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Thursday

Thursday, thurz′dā, n. the fifth day of the week, so called because originally sacred to Thor, the old Teutonic god of thunder. [A.S. thunres dæg—thunres, gen. of thunor, thunder, dæg, day; Ice. Thórsdag-r, Thor's day, G

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Thus

Thus, thus, adv. in this or that manner: to this degree or extent.—n. Thus′ness, state of being thus.—adv. Thus′wise, in this manner. [A.S. ðus, prob. ðýs, instrumental case of ðes, this.]

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Thwack

Thwack, thwak, v.t. to strike with something blunt and heavy, to thrash.—n. a heavy blow. [A.S. thaccian, to stroke.]

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Thwaite

Thwaite, thwāt, n. a piece of land reclaimed to tillage—common in place-names, as Bassenthwaite, Crossthwaite. [Ice. thveit.]

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Thwart

Thwart, thwawrt, adj. cross: being crosswise.—v.t. to cross: to oppose; to defeat.—n. the bench for rowers placed athwart the boat.—advs. Thwart; Thwar′tedly.—n. Thwar′ter.—adj. Thwar′ting, perverse.—advs. Thwar′tingly,

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Thy

Thy, thī, poss. adj. thine, of or pertaining to thee. [Short for thine, A.S. ðín, gen. of ðu, thou.]

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Thyine-wood

Thyine-wood, thī′in-wōōd, n. a wood named in Rev. xviii. 12, probably that of the sandarac-tree. [Gr.]

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Thylacine

Thylacine, thī′la-sēn, n. the largest of the extant predaceous marsupials, represented by one species, now restricted to Tasmania.

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Thyme

Thyme, tīm, n. a genus of humble half-shrubby plants of the natural order Labiatæ, the common garden-thyme, cultivated for its fragrance, wild-thyme, &c.—n. Thy′mol, an antiseptic phenol, obtained from oil of thyme by di

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Thymus

Thymus, thī′mus, n. a ductless gland near the root of the neck, of no known function, vestigial in adult man—that of veal and lamb called neck-sweetbread. [Gr. thymos, sweet thyme.]

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Thyroid

Thyroid, thī′roid, adj. in the form of a shield: denoting a cartilage constituting the anterior, upper part of the larynx, popularly called Adam's apple: denoting a vascular or ductless gland which arises in the earlier

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Thyrsus

Thyrsus, thėr′sus, n. (bot.) an inflorescence consisting of a panicle with the lower branches shorter than the middle ones: the wand of Bacchus, a staff wreathed with ivy—also Thyrse.—adjs. Thyr′soid, -al, having the for

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Thysanura

Thysanura, this-a-nū′ra, n. an order of wingless insects of small size, undergoing no metamorphosis, the abdomen usually bearing peculiar structures which seem to be abortive limbs, the spring-tails or bristle-tails.—adj

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Thyself

Thyself, thī-self, pron. thou or thee, in person—used for emphasis.

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Ti

Ti, tē, n. a small Pacific tree of the lily family whose fleshy roots are eaten, and yield sugar and spirit.

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Ti-tree

Ti-tree, tē′-trē, n. a palm-lily, a tea-tree or manuka.

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Tiara

Tiara, tī-ā′ra, n. the lofty ornamental head-dress of the ancient Persians: a head-dress: the mitre of the Jewish high-priest: the pope's triple crown, the papal dignity—also (poet.) Tiar.—adj. Tiā′raed, wearing a tiara.

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Tib

Tib, tib, n. (Shak.) a punk, whore.

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Tibet

Tibet, Thibet, ti-bet′, n. a woollen stuff generally printed in colours: a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat's hair, black and finely curled—also Tibet cloth.—adj. Tib′etan, pertaining to Tibe

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Tibia

Tibia, tib′i-a, n. the large shinbone.—adj. Tib′ial, pertaining to the tibia: pertaining to a pipe or flute.—ns. Tibiā′lis, a tibial muscle; Tibī′cen, a flute-player. [L., the shinbone, hence a flute.]

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Tic

Tic, tik, n. a convulsive motion of certain muscles, esp. of the face.—n. Tic′-doul′oureux, painful convulsive motion of a nerve, usually in the face. [Fr. tic, a twitching; cf. Low Ger. tukken, to twitch.]

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Tice

Tice, tīs, v.t. (Shak.) to entice.

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Tick

Tick, tik, n. the popular name for several acaridan arachnids which infest dogs, sheep, &c. [M. E. teke; Dut. teek, Ger. zecke.]

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Tick

Tick, tik, n. the case or cover in which feathers, &c., are put for bedding.—ns. Tick′en, Tick′ing, the cloth of which ticks are made. [L. theca—-Gr. thēkē, a case—tithēmi, I put.]

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Tick

Tick, tik, v.i. to make a small, quick noise: to beat, as a watch.—ns. Tick′er, anything which ticks, a watch; Tick′-tack, a noise like that made by a clock: (Shak.) a game somewhat like backgammon—adv. with a recurring

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Tick

Tick, tik, v.i. to get or give credit.—n. credit: trust.—n. Tick′-shop, a shop where goods are given on credit.—Buy on tick, to buy on credit. [Ticket.]

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Tick

Tick, tik, v.i. to touch lightly.—n. a tap or light touch: a slight speck.—adj. Ticked, speckled.—v.t. Tick′le, to touch lightly and cause to laugh: to please by slight gratification.—v.i. to feel titillation or tickling

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Ticket

Ticket, tik′et, n. a marked card: a token of any right or debt, as for admission, &c.: a list of candidates put forward by a party for election: (obs.) a visiting-card.—v.t. to mark by a ticket.—ns. Tick′et-day, the day

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Tickle

Tickle, tik′l, adj. (Spens.) uncertain, insecure: (Shak.) tottering, insecure, easily tickled, ticklish.—n. Tick′ler, something difficult, a puzzle: a banker's memorandum-book: a dram of spirits.—adj. Tick′lish, easily t

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Tid

Tid, tid, n. (Scot.) fit time or condition.

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Tidbit

Tidbit. Same as Titbit.

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Tiddle

Tiddle, tid′l, v.t. to fondle—also Tid′der.—v.i. to potter, trifle.

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Tiddlywink

Tiddlywink, tid′ly-wingk, n. (prov.) an unlicensed pawn-shop or beer-house.—n.pl. Tidd′ledywinks, a parlour-game in which small discs of ivory, &c., are snapped from the level of the table into a cup in the centre of it—

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Tiddy

Tiddy, tid′i, n. (prov.) the European wren.

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Tide

Tide, tīd, n. time: season: the regular flux and reflux or rhythmic ebb and flow of the sea: course: a tide, time, or season, a feast-day, festival, a certain time, a day of twelve hours: commotion: turning-point.—v.t. t

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Tidings

Tidings, tī′dingz, n.pl. news: intelligence. [Ice. tiðindi—tið, time; cf. Ger. zeit-ung, news, from zeit.]

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Tidy

Tidy, tī′di, adj. neat: in good order: fairly large: (coll.) comfortable.—n. a cover for chairs, &c.: a child's pinafore.—v.t. to make neat: to put in good order:—pa.t. and pa.p. tī′died.—adv. Tī′dily, in a tidy manner.—

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Tie

Tie, tī, v.t. to bind: to fasten with a cord: to unite: to constrain: (mus.) to unite notes with a tie: to score equally with: to bind with a ligature.—v.i. to make an exactly equal number of points with:—pr.p. ty′ing; p

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Tier

Tier, tēr, n. a row or rank, especially when several rows are placed one above another. [Fr. tire—tirer, to draw.]

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Tierce

Tierce, tērs, n. a cask containing one-third of a pipe—that is, 42 gallons: a sequence of three cards of the same colour: (mus.) a third: a thrust, in fencing: (her.) a field tripartitely divided in three different tinct

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Tiercel

Tiercel, tērs′el, n. a male hawk.—Also Tierce′let. [O. Fr. tiercelet—tiers, tierce, third.]

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Tiers état

Tiers état, tyārz ā-tä′, n. the third estate of the realm, the common people in relation to political power. See Estate. [Fr.]

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Tiff

Tiff, tif, v.t. to sip, quaff.—n. a dram.

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Tiff

Tiff, tif, v.t. (obs.) to dress, trick out. [O. Fr. tiffer, atiffer, to adorn; of Teut. origin.]

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Tiff

Tiff, tif, v.i. to be in a pet—-n: a display of irritation, a pet, huff.—Also Tift. [Orig. a sniff. Norw. tev, a drawing in of the breath, teva, to sniff.]

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Tiffany

Tiffany, tif′a-ni, n. a silk-like gauze.—adj. made of tiffany, transparent. [Tiff, to adorn.]

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Tiffin

Tiffin, tif′in, n. the East Indian name for luncheon.—v.i. Tiff, to take lunch—Tiff′in is less correct. [From Prov. Eng. tiff, a draught of beer.]

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Tig

Tig, tig, n. a game in which one tries to tag or touch another.

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Tig

Tig, tig, n. an old four-handed drinking-cup.

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Tige

Tige, tīzh, n. a stalk: the shaft of a column. [Fr.—L. tibia, a pipe.]

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Tigellus

Tigellus, tij-el′us, n. the internode of a stem. [Fr.]

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Tiger

Tiger, tī′gėr, n. a fierce and rapacious feline quadruped, nearly as large as a lion: the jaguar: a servant in livery who rides with his master: a swaggering bully, a low ruffian: (U.S.) one more cheer after a round of c

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Tight

Tight, tīt, adj. close: compact: rigid: hampered from want of money: snug, trim: not leaky: fitting closely, also too closely: scarce, not easily obtainable: (coll.) unwilling to part with money: tipsy: not loose or free

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Tight

Tight, tīt (Spens.), pa.t. and pa.p. of tie.

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Tike

Tike, tīk, n. (Shak.) a dog, a cur, a boor: an uncouth fellow: a Yorkshireman. [Ice. tík, a bitch.]

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Tilbury

Tilbury, til′ber-i, n. a kind of gig for two. [Said to be so named from its first maker.]

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Tilde

Tilde, til′dē, n. the diacritical sign over n in Spanish—thus ñ. [Sp.,—L. titulus, a title.]

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Tile

Tile, tīl, n. a piece of baked clay used for covering roofs, floors, &c.: a tube or pipe of baked clay used in drains: (slang) a tall cylindrical silk hat.—v.t. to cover with tiles: to drain by means of tiles: to secure

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Tiliaceæ

Tiliaceæ, til-i-ā′se-ē, n.pl. a natural order of exogenous trees and shrubs, mostly native to the tropics—the linden family. [L. tilia, a lime-tree.]

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Tilka

Tilka, til′ka, n. the caste-mark on the forehead of Hindus. [Sans.]

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Till

Till, til, n. a money-box or drawer in a desk, counter, or trunk. [M. E. tillen, to draw out—A.S. tyllan, in for-tyllan, to draw aside.]

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Till

Till, til, prep. to the time of.—adv. to the time when: to the degree that. [Old Northumbrian til—Scand., Ice. til.]

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Till

Till, til, v.t. to cultivate.—adj. Till′able, arable.—ns. Till′age, act or practice of tilling: husbandry: a place tilled; Till′er; Till′ing. [A.S. tilian, to till—til, good, a limit; Ger. zielen, to arrange.]

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Till

Till, til, n. the usual name in Scotland for Boulder-clay, a widely-distributed stony clay, usually tough and hard, unquestionably the result of glaciation, probably being merely the bottom-moraine or ground-moraine of e

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Tillandsia

Tillandsia, ti-land′zi-a, n. a genus of mainly epiphytic plants of the pine-apple family (Bromeliaceæ). [From the Swedish botanist, Tillands.]

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Tiller

Tiller, til′ėr, n. the handle or lever for turning a rudder.—ns. Till′er-chain, -rope, the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E. tillen, to draw out—A.S. tyllan. Cf. Till (1).]

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Tilly-vally

Tilly-vally, til′i-val′i, n. (Shak.) an expression of contempt at what has been said.—Also Till′ie-vall′ie.

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Tilt

Tilt, tilt, n. the canvas covering of a cart or wagon: an awning in a boat.—v.t. to cover with an awning. [A.S. teld—teldan, to cover; cog. with Ger. zelt.]

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Tilt

Tilt, tilt, v.i. to ride against another and thrust with a lance: to thrust or fight with a lance or rapier: to fall into a sloping posture, to heel over.—v.t. to point or thrust with, as a lance: to slant: to raise one

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Tilth

Tilth, tilth, n. cultivation: cultivated land: the depth of soil turned up in cultivation. [From till (3).]

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Tim-whisky

Tim-whisky, tim′-hwis′ki, n. a kind of light one-horse chaise.

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Timariot

Timariot, ti-mä′ri-ot, n. a soldier of the Turkish feudal militia. [Turk. tīmār.]

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Timbal

Timbal, tim′bal, n. a kettledrum. [Fr.,—It. timballo.]

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Timbale

Timbale, tang-bal′, n. a dish of fowl or fish pounded and mixed with white of egg, sweet cream, &c., poured into a mould. [Fr.]

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Timber

Timber, tim′bėr, n. wood for building purposes: the trunk of a tree: material for any structure: one of the larger pieces of the framework of a house, ship, &c.: one of the planks forming the sides and roof of a gallery

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Timbre

Timbre, tim′bėr, n. tone, character, or quality of a musical sound. [O. Fr.,—L. tympanum, a drum.]

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Timbrel

Timbrel, tim′brel, n. an ancient musical instrument, carried in the hand, apparently like a tambourine.—adj. Tim′brelled (Milt.), sung to the sound of the timbrel. [O. Fr. timbre—L. tympanum, a drum.]

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Timbrology

Timbrology, tim-brol′ō-ji, n. the study of postage-stamps.—n. Timbroph′ily, love for this harmless pursuit. [Fr. timbre, postage-stamp, -ology.]

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Time

Time, tīm, n. a point at which, or period during which, things happen: a season or proper time: an opportunity: absolute duration: an interval: past time: the duration of one's life: allotted period: repetition of anythi

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Timenoguy

Timenoguy, tī-men′ō-gī, n. (naut.) a rope stretched so as to prevent gear from getting fouled.

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Timid

Timid, tim′id, adj. fearful: wanting courage: faint-hearted.—n. Timid′ity, quality or state of being timid: want of courage.—adv. Tim′idly.—n. Tim′idness.—adv. Timorō′so (mus.), timid, hesitating, to be so rendered.—adj.

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Timocracy

Timocracy, tī-mok′rā-si, n. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is a necessary qualification for office.—adj. Timocrat′ic. [Gr. timokratia—timē, honour, kratein, to rule.]

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Timon

Timon, tī′mon, n. (obs.) a helm.—n. Timoneer′, a helmsman. [L. temo, a beam.]

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Timonist

Timonist, tī′mon-ist, n. a misanthrope—from Timon of Athens, the hero of Shakespeare's play so named which was based upon the story in Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades, as in North's translation.—v.i. Tī′monise, to play the

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Timothy

Timothy, tim′ō-thi, n. timothy-grass, the name commonly given to Phleum pratense, a grass much valued for feeding cattle—called also Cat's-tail grass or Meadow cat's-tail. [So named from Timothy Hanson, who introduced it

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Timpano

Timpano, tim′pa-nō, n. an orchestral kettledrum:—pl. Tim′pani.—Also Tym′pano. [It.]

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Tin

Tin, tin, n. a silvery-white, non-elastic, easily fusible, and malleable metal: (slang) money: a vessel of tin, a can, &c.—adj. made of tin.—v.t. to cover or overlay with tin or tinfoil: to pack in tins:—pr.p. tin′ning;

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Tinamou

Tinamou, tin′a-mōō, n. a South American genus of birds sometimes called partridges, but really more akin to bustards, and having affinities with the rhea and emu. [Fr.,—native name.]

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