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- theory noun (a theory, theories; theory — uncountable)
1) (science) A theory is a well-tested explanation of how something in nature works, supported by a lot of evidence, like the theory of… - theosophical adjective
To do with theosophy, a mystical teaching that seeks knowledge of God through inner insight. - theosophist noun
A person who follows theosophy, a mystical teaching about God and the universe. - theosophy noun
A mystical belief system that seeks hidden knowledge of God and the universe. - there pronoun, adverb; interjection (There, there!)
There is used to say something exists or is in a place: «There are 3 birds». - thereabout adverb
In or near that place. - thereafter adverb (thereafter)
1) Thereafter means after that time, from then on. 2) It is a formal word; in everyday speech people say «after that». - thereby adverb (formal)
1) (formal) As a result of that; by doing that. - therefor adverb (therefor — archaic, legal)
1) (archaic, legal) Therefor means «for that» or «for it»: «goods and the payment therefor» means the goods and the payment for them. - therefore adverb (therefore)
1) Therefore means «so» or «for that reason»; it shows that something follows from what was said before. - therefrom adverb (formal, legal)
1) (formal, old) From that; from that thing or place just mentioned. - therein adverb (formal)
1) (formal) In that place, thing or document. 2) therein lies: that is where something is found: "therein lies the problem". - thereof adverb (formal, legal)
1) (formal, legal) Of that, of it, or of those just mentioned. - thereon adverb (thereon — formal, old-fashioned)
Thereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon». - thereto adverb (thereto — formal, legal)
1) (formal, legal) Thereto means «to that» or «to it», referring to something already mentioned. - therewith adverb (therewith) (old use)
With that; along with that, or at the same time. - thesis noun (a thesis, theses)
A thesis is a long piece of writing based on research, written for a university degree, such as a PhD. - they pronoun (they, them, their, theirs, themselves)
They means the people or things already named, more than one. - thick adjective (thick, thicker, thickest); adverb (thick)
Thick means having a large distance between its two sides: a thick book, a thick wall. - thicket noun (thicket, thickets)
A small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through. - thickness noun (thickness, thicknesses)
Thickness is how thick something is: the distance from one side to the other through it. - thief noun (a thief, thieves)
1) A person who steals: takes things that belong to someone else without asking. - thigh noun (a thigh, thighs)
Your thigh is the top part of your leg, between your hip and your knee. - thin adjective (thin, thinner, thinnest); verb (thin, thins, thinned, thinning)
Thin means having a small distance between its two sides: thin paper. - thing noun (thing, things)
1) A thing is any object you can name. 2) A thing can be an idea, an event or something that happens: «A strange thing happened». 3)… - think verb (think, thinks, thought, thinking); noun thought
To think is to use your mind to work something out. - third number, adjective, noun (third, thirds)
1) Third comes after second in order: number 3. 2) A third is one of three equal parts of a whole, written 1/3. 3) Third place in a race… - thirst noun (thirst — uncountable); verb (thirst, thirsts, thirsted, thirsting — formal, for something)
Thirst is the feeling of needing or wanting to drink. - thirsty adjective (thirsty, thirstier, thirstiest)
1) Thirsty means needing or wanting to drink. 2) Thirsty can describe dry land or plants that need water. 3) Thirsty for something means… - thirteen number (thirteen)
1) Thirteen is the number 13. It is one more than twelve. 2) A baker's dozen is 13. - thirteenth ordinal number; adjective (thirteenth); noun (a thirteenth, thirteenths)
Thirteenth means number 13 in order, after the twelfth and before the fourteenth. - thirtieth adjective; noun (a thirtieth, thirtieths); ordinal number (30th)
Coming next after the twenty-ninth in order; number 30 in a line or list (30th). - thirty number (thirty)
1) Thirty is the number 30. It is three tens. 2) Half an hour is 30 minutes. 3) Many months have 30 days. - thistle noun (a thistle, thistles)
1) A thistle is a wild plant with prickly leaves and stems and a round purple (sometimes yellow or white) flower head; its seeds float on… - thither adverb (thither — old-fashioned)
Thither means "to that place" or "there": "He went thither on foot.". - thorn noun (a thorn, thorns)
A thorn is a sharp, pointed part on the stem of a plant like a rose or bramble. - thoroughly adverb
1) Thoroughly means carefully and completely, so nothing is missed. 2) Thoroughly means very much or totally: «thoroughly enjoyed». - those determiner, pronoun (that, those)
Those points to things or people farther away; it is the plural of «that». - thou pronoun (thou; thee, thy, thine — old forms)
Thou is an old word for «you» when speaking to one person, as the subject of a sentence: «Thou art» = «you are». - though conjunction; adverb; phrases (even though, as though)
Though means «in spite of the fact that»; it joins two ideas that seem not to fit together. - thought noun (a thought, thoughts; thought — uncountable thinking); verb form (past and past participle of think: think, thinks, thought, thinking)
Thought is the past of think: «I thought it was Monday.». - thoughtless adjective (thoughtless, more thoughtless, most thoughtless)
Thoughtless means not thinking about how your actions or words affect other people, often in a way that is unkind or rude. - thoughtlessness noun
Lack of care or thinking before acting. - thousand number; noun (a thousand, thousands)
1) A thousand is the number 1,000: ten hundreds. 2) Thousands, or a thousand, can mean a very large number, not counted exactly. - thousandth adjective (thousandth); noun (a thousandth, thousandths)
1) Coming last in a line of a thousand, number 1000 in order (1000th). 2) One of a thousand equal parts of something: 1/1000 or 0.001. - thread noun (thread, threads); verb (thread, threads, threaded, threading)
Thread is a long, thin string of cotton, silk or nylon used for sewing. - threaten verb (threaten, threatens, threatened, threatening)
To threaten is to say you will hurt someone or do something bad if they do not do what you want. - three number (three, threes); noun (a three); ordinal third
1) Three is the number 3, one more than two. 2) A three is the digit 3 or a card, die face or team with 3 on it. 3) A third is one of… - threefold adjective; adverb
1) Threefold means three times as much or as many: a threefold increase. 2) Threefold also means having three parts: a threefold plan. - threescore noun
An old word for sixty, meaning three times twenty. - thresh verb (thresh, threshes, threshed, threshing)
To beat or shake cut wheat, oats or other grain to separate the seeds from the stalks and husks. - threshold noun (a threshold, thresholds)
The strip of wood or stone on the floor at the bottom of a doorway; the point where you enter a room or house. - thrice adverb (thrice) — old-fashioned, formal
1) (old-fashioned) Thrice means three times: he knocked thrice. 2) Thrice can also be used before a word to mean very or extremely, as in… - throat noun (a throat, throats)
1) Your throat is the inside of your neck, the tube that food, drink and air go down. 2) The throat can also mean the front of the neck. - throb verb (throb, throbs, throbbed, throbbing); noun (a throb, throbs)
To hurt with a strong pain that comes and goes in beats, like a heartbeat. - throes noun
Sharp, violent pains, like the pains of a woman giving birth, or great struggle and agony. - throne noun (a throne, thrones)
The special chair a king, queen or ruler sits on at ceremonies. - throng noun (throngs); verb (throng, throngs, thronged, thronging)
1) A throng is a large crowd of people pressed close together. 2) To throng is to crowd round or fill a place. - through preposition, adverb, adjective (through)
Through means from one side or end to the other: walk through the door. - throughout preposition (throughout); adverb (throughout)
Throughout means in every part of a place: throughout the school. - throw verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing); noun (a throw, throws)
To send something through the air with your arm: "Throw the ball.". - thrown verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing)
1) Thrown is a form of «throw». Something thrown has been sent through the air from the hand. 2) Thrown away means put in the bin as… - thrum verb
To strum or pluck a stringed instrument, playing it in a rough or idle way. - thrust verb (thrust, thrusts, thrusting); noun (thrusts)
1) To thrust is to push something hard into, through or forward. 2) A thrust is a hard push, or a stab with a blade or bayonet. - thrusting verb (present participle of thrust)
1) Thrusting means pushing hard, forward or aside. - thumb noun (a thumb, thumbs); verb (thumb, thumbs, thumbed, thumbing)
Your thumb is the short, thick finger on the side of your hand. - thunder noun (thunder — uncountable; a clap/roll of thunder); verb (thunder, thunders, thundered, thundering)
The loud crash or rumbling sound in the sky that comes after lightning. - thundering noun
The loud rumbling sounds of thunder; "thunderings" are repeated claps of thunder. - thus adverb (thus — formal)
Thus means «so», «therefore», «as a result»: he was ill and thus missed school. - tidal adjective (tidal)
Tidal describes something to do with the tides, the daily rise and fall of the sea. - tidings noun (tidings — plural, old-fashioned)
1) News or information, especially important news. 2) In Christmas songs and the Bible: «good tidings» means good news. - tie noun, verb (tie, ties, tied, tying)
A tie is a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck with a shirt. - tied verb form, adjective (tie, tied)
Tied is the past form of tie: she tied a knot. - tight adjective (tight, tighter, tightest); adverb (tight, tightly); verb tighten
Tight means fitting very closely, with little space: tight shoes, a tight lid. - tile noun, verb (tile, tiles, tiled, tiling)
A tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs. - till preposition, conjunction, noun, verb (till, tills, tilled)
Till means until, up to a time: open from 9 till 5. - tillage noun
Farming the land: plowing and planting the soil, or land that is farmed. - tiller noun
A person who works the land, a farmer. - tilt verb (tilt, tilts, tilted, tilting); noun (a tilt, tilts)
To move something so that one side is higher than the other; to lean or slope. - timber noun (timber — mostly uncountable; timbers); interjection (Timber!)
Timber is wood that is cut and used for building or making things. - timbrel noun
A small hand drum or tambourine, played with dancing. - time noun, verb (time, times, timed, timing)
Time is what we measure with clocks in seconds, minutes, hours, days and years. - times noun (in «N times»; time, times); preposition (in «5 times 6»); verb (time, times, timed — to measure how long)
Times tells how many copies of a number are put together: «5 times 6» means 5 × 6. - tin noun (tin; a tin, tins); adjective (tin)
1) Tin is a soft, silvery-white metal. 2) A tin is a metal container with a lid, for keeping food like biscuits or cake. 3) In the UK… - ting noun (a ting, tings); verb (ting, tings, tinged — rare, tinging)
A ting is a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or a spoon tapping a glass. - tingle verb (tingle, tingles, tingled, tingling); noun (a tingle, tingles)
When a part of your body tingles, you feel lots of tiny prickles in it, like pins and needles. - tinkling adjective (tinkling); noun (a tinkling); the -ing form of the verb tinkle (tinkle, tinkles, tinkled, tinkling)
1) Making light, clear, ringing sounds, like a small bell or glass. 2) (noun) such a sound. 3) (informal, childish) Weeing (to tinkle). - tip noun (a tip, tips); verb (tip, tips, tipped, tipping)
The tip of something is its pointed or thin end, like the tip of your finger or a pencil. - tire verb (tire, tires, tired, tiring); noun (a tire, tires — American spelling of tyre)
1) To become tired, or to make someone tired. 2) "Tire of" means become bored with. 3) In American and Canadian English, a tire is the… - tishri noun
The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, usually in September or October. - tithe noun (a tithe, tithes); verb (tithe, tithes, tithed, tithing)
A tithe is one tenth of what a person earns or grows, given to the church or to God. - title noun (a title, titles); verb (title, titles, titled, titling)
The name of a book, film, song, picture or piece of writing. - to preposition; part of a verb («to run»)
To shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to school», «give it to Sam». - today adverb, noun
1) Today is this day, the day that is now. 2) Today can also mean the present time, these days: «Children today use tablets». - toe noun (a toe, toes); verb (toe the line)
A toe is one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like fingers on your hand. - together adverb; adjective (casual: «a together person» — calm and well organised)
Together means with each other, in one place or at the same time: «We play together». - toil verb (toil, toils, toiled, toiling); noun (toil — uncountable; toils)
To toil is to work very hard for a long time, usually at tiring work. - token noun (a token, tokens); adjective (token)
A token is a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of a coin, for example in games or machines. - toll noun (a toll, tolls; the toll); verb (toll, tolls, tolled, tolling)
A toll is money you must pay to use a road, bridge or tunnel. - tom noun (a tom, toms); name (Tom)
1) A male cat; also a tomcat. 2) The male of some other animals, such as a turkey. 3) (a name) Tom is a boy's name, short for Thomas.
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