T — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10themeA theme is the main subject or idea of a talk, book, lesson, party or piece of art.11 sentencesthenThen means next, after that.21 sentencesthenceFrom that place; from there.9 sentencestheologyThe study of God and religion.4 sentencestheoryA theory is a well-tested explanation of how something in nature works, supported by a lot of evidence, like the theory of evolution or th…12 sentencestherapistA therapist is a trained person who helps people get better from illness, injury or problems, often by treatment that is not drugs or surg…9 sentencestherapyTherapy is treatment to help someone get better from an illness or injury.9 sentencesthereThere is used to say something exists or is in a place: «There are 3 birds».19 sentencesthereaboutsNear that place.9 sentencesthereafterThereafter means after that time, from then on.9 sentencestherebyAs a result of that; by doing that.7 sentencesthereforTherefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them.5 sentencesthereforeTherefore means «so» or «for that reason»; it shows that something follows from what was said before.9 sentencestherefromFrom that; from that thing or place just mentioned.6 sentencesthereinIn that place, thing or document.9 sentencesthereofOf that, of it, or of those just mentioned.7 sentencesthereonThereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon».8 sentencestheretoThereto means «to that» or «to it», referring to something already mentioned.8 sentencesthermalHaving to do with heat.11 sentencesthermometerA thermometer is an instrument that measures temperaturehow hot or cold something is. — 10 sentencesthermosA thermos is a special bottle or flask with two walls and a gap between them that keeps hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold for a long time.8 sentencesthermostatA thermostat is a device that keeps a room, oven, fridge or machine at a set temperature by switching heating or cooling on and off.8 sentencestheropodA theropod is a member of a large group of dinosaurs that walked on two legs, mostly meat-eaters, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptor…8 sentencesthesaurusA thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning (anton…9 sentencesthesisA thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD.8 sentencestheyThey means the people or things already named, more than one.21 sentencesthickThick means having a large distance between its two sides: a thick book, a thick wall.14 sentencesthickenTo thicken is to become thicker, or to make something thicker.11 sentencesthicketA small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through.4 sentencesthicklyIn a thick layer or with a large distance from one side to the other: «spread the butter thickly».11 sentencesthicknessThickness is how thick something is: the distance from one side to the other through it.11 sentencesthiefA person who steals: takes things that belong to someone else without asking.7 sentencesthievingStealing things that belong to other people.4 sentencesthievishThievish means fond of stealing, or like a thief in the way one acts.4 sentencesthighYour thigh is the top part of your leg, between your hip and your knee.10 sentencesthimbleA thimble is a small metal or plastic cap worn on the tip of your finger to protect it when you push a needle through cloth while sewing.10 sentencesthimblefulA thimbleful is as much as a thimble can hold, a very small amount of liquid or food.4 sentencesthinThin means having a small distance between its two sides: thin paper.15 sentencesthingA thing is any object you can name.12 sentencesthinkTo think is to use your mind to work something out.14 sentencesthinkerA thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas.10 sentencesthinlyThinly means in a thin layer or in thin pieces: «spread the butter thinly».10 sentencesthinnedMade thinner or less thick: «She thinned the paint with water».11 sentencesthinnerLess thick: having a smaller distance from one side to the other, like a thinner slice of bread or a thinner book.14 sentencesthinnessThinness is being thin: not thick, as with a thin sheet of paper or ice.9 sentencesthinningThinning means becoming thinner or less thick.11 sentencesthirdThird comes after second in order: number 3.13 sentencesthirdlyUsed to introduce the third point in a list of reasons or steps, after «firstly» and «secondly».8 sentencesthirstThirst is the feeling of needing or wanting to drink.10 sentencesthirstyThirsty means needing or wanting to drink.12 sentencesthirteenThirteen is the number 13. It is one more than twelve.11 sentencesthirteenthThirteenth means number 13 in order, after the twelfth and before the fourteenth.10 sentencesthirtiethComing next after the twenty-ninth in order; number 30 in a line or list (30th).9 sentencesthirtyThirty is the number 30. It is three tens.12 sentencesthistleA thistle is a wild plant with prickly leaves and stems and a round purple (sometimes yellow or white) flower head; its seeds float on flu…7 sentencesthitherThither means "to that place" or "there".15 sentencesthoA short way of writing «though», meaning «but» or «however», often put at the end of a sentence.10 sentencesthongThongs are flip-flops: simple open sandals with a strap between the toes.12 sentencesthoraxThe thorax is the middle part of an insect's body, between the head and the abdomen, where the legs and wings are attached.9 sentencesthornA thorn is a sharp, pointed part on the stem of a plant like a rose or bramble.12 sentencesthornyHaving thornssharp, pointed parts on a stem or branch. — 10 sentencesthoroughDone completely, carefully and with attention to every detail: a thorough check.10 sentencesthoroughfareA thoroughfare is a main road or street through a town or city, used by a lot of traffic and people.9 sentencesthoroughlyThoroughly means carefully and completely, so nothing is missed.10 sentencesthoseThose points to things or people farther away; it is the plural of «that».14 sentencesthouThou is an old word for «you» when speaking to one person, as the subject of a sentence: «Thou art» = «you are».11 sentencesthoughThough means «in spite of the fact that»; it joins two ideas that seem not to fit together.14 sentencesthoughtThought is the past of think: «I thought it was Monday.».13 sentencesthoughtfulA thoughtful person thinks about what other people need or feel and is kind to them.11 sentencesthoughtfullyThoughtfully means in a way that shows careful thinking, slowly and with attention.4 sentencesthoughtlessThoughtless means not thinking about how your actions or words affect other people, often in a way that is unkind or rude.9 sentencesthousandA thousand is the number 1,000: ten hundreds.11 sentencesthousandthComing last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th).8 sentencesthrashTo thrash is to move arms, legs or body around wildly and violently, like a fish thrashing on a hook.11 sentencesthreadThread is a long, thin string of cotton, silk or nylon used for sewing. A spool or reel holds a lot of thread.16 sentencesthreadwormA threadworm (also pinworm) is a tiny white worm, like a piece of thread, that can live in people's intestines (gut) for a while and cause…7 sentencesthreatA threat is when someone says they will hurt you or do something bad if you do not do what they want.11 sentencesthreatenTo threaten is to say you will hurt someone or do something bad if they do not do what you want.12 sentencesthreatenedThreatened is the past form of threaten: someone said they would do something bad to you.12 sentencesthreateninglyThreateningly means in a way that warns of harm or punishment if someone does not obey.4 sentencesthreeThree is the number 3, one more than two.20 sentencesthreefoldThreefold means three times as much or as many: a threefold increase.8 sentencesthreenagera three-year-old child who behaves like a moody, rude teenager: arguing, sulking, slamming doors.7 sentencesthreepenceThreepence is an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence. (old use).5 sentencesthreshTo beat or shake cut wheat, oats or other grain to separate the seeds from the stalks and husks.9 sentencesthresherA thresher is a person who threshes, that is beats grain from its stalks to get the seed.5 sentencesthresholdThe strip of wood or stone on the floor at the bottom of a doorway; the point where you enter a room or house.13 sentencesthriceThrice means three times: he knocked thrice.9 sentencesthriftyA thrifty person is careful with money and does not waste things: they save, reuse and buy only what they need.8 sentencesthrillA thrill is a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure.11 sentencesthrilledVery happy and excited about something.10 sentencesthrillerA thriller is an exciting book, film or TV show full of suspense and danger, often about crime, spies or chases, that keeps you wanting to…9 sentencesthrillingThrilling means very exciting and making you feel a strong, happy rush of excitement: a thrilling ride, a thrilling match.11 sentencesthriveTo grow strong and healthy.11 sentencesthroatYour throat is the inside of your neck, the tube that food, drink and air go down.11 sentencesthroatyA throaty voice or sound is low and rough, as if it comes from deep in the throat.8 sentencesthrobTo hurt with a strong pain that comes and goes in beats, like a heartbeat.11 sentencesthrobbingA throbbing pain beats again and again, like a pulse: a throbbing headache or a throbbing thumb.9 sentencesthroneThe special chair a king, queen or ruler sits on at ceremonies.9 sentencesthrongA throng is a large crowd of people pressed close together.5 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/4/