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- theme noun (theme, themes); adjective use (theme park, theme song); verb (themed — decorated in one style)
A theme is the main subject or idea of a talk, book, lesson, party or piece of art. - then adverb; adjective (the then teacher — rare)
1) Then means next, after that. 2) Then means at that time in the past or future: «I was little then». 3) Then means «so» or «in that… - thence adverb (thence — old, formal)
1) From that place; from there. 2) From that time; after that. 3) For that reason; therefore. - theology noun (theology, theologies)
The study of God and religion. - 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… - therapist noun (a therapist, therapists)
1) A therapist is a trained person who helps people get better from illness, injury or problems, often by treatment that is not drugs or… - therapy noun (therapy — uncountable; a therapy, therapies)
Therapy is treatment to help someone get better from an illness or injury. - there pronoun, adverb; interjection (There, there!)
There is used to say something exists or is in a place: «There are 3 birds». - thereabouts adverb (thereabouts; US also thereabout)
1) Near that place. 2) Near that number, amount or time: «ten o'clock or thereabouts» means about ten. - 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. - thermal adjective; noun (a thermal, thermals; thermals — warm underwear)
1) Having to do with heat. 2) Made to keep you warm, like thermal socks or a thermal vest. 3) (noun) A rising current of warm air that… - thermometer noun (thermometer, thermometers)
A thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature — how hot or cold something is. - thermos noun (a thermos, thermoses — often Thermos)
A 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. - thermostat noun (a thermostat, thermostats)
A thermostat is a device that keeps a room, oven, fridge or machine at a set temperature by switching heating or cooling on and off. - theropod noun (a theropod, theropods); adjective (theropod)
1) A theropod is a member of a large group of dinosaurs that walked on two legs, mostly meat-eaters, such as Tyrannosaurus rex… - thesaurus noun (a thesaurus, thesauruses or thesauri)
1) A thesaurus is a book or website that lists words grouped with others of similar meaning (synonyms), and sometimes opposite meaning… - 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. - thicken verb (thicken, thickens, thickened, thickening)
To thicken is to become thicker, or to make something thicker. - thicket noun (thicket, thickets)
A small group of bushes or trees growing close together, hard to see through. - thickly adverb
In a thick layer or with a large distance from one side to the other: «spread the butter thickly». - 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. - thieving adjective (thieving); also the -ing form of the verb thieve
Stealing things that belong to other people. - thievish adjective (more thievish, most thievish)
1) Thievish means fond of stealing, or like a thief in the way one acts. - thigh noun (a thigh, thighs)
Your thigh is the top part of your leg, between your hip and your knee. - thimble noun (a thimble, thimbles)
A 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. - thimbleful noun (thimblefuls)
1) A thimbleful is as much as a thimble can hold, a very small amount of liquid or food. - 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. - thinker noun (a thinker, thinkers)
A thinker is a person who thinks deeply and carefully, especially about important or difficult ideas. - thinly adverb (thinly)
Thinly means in a thin layer or in thin pieces: «spread the butter thinly». - thinned verb (past form of «thin»: thin, thins, thinned, thinning); adjective (thinned)
Made thinner or less thick: «She thinned the paint with water». - thinner adjective (thin, thinner, thinnest — "thinner" is the comparative); noun (paint thinner, thinners)
Less thick: having a smaller distance from one side to the other, like a thinner slice of bread or a thinner book. - thinness noun (thinness — uncountable)
Thinness is being thin: not thick, as with a thin sheet of paper or ice. - thinning verb form (present participle of «thin»: thin, thins, thinned, thinning); noun (thinning); adjective (thinning)
Thinning means becoming thinner or less thick. - 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… - thirdly adverb (thirdly)
1) Used to introduce the third point in a list of reasons or steps, after «firstly» and «secondly». - 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.". - tho adverb, conjunction (informal short spelling of «though»)
A short way of writing «though», meaning «but» or «however», often put at the end of a sentence. - thong noun (a thong, thongs)
Thongs are flip-flops: simple open sandals with a strap between the toes. - thorax noun (a thorax, thoraxes or thoraces)
The thorax is the middle part of an insect's body, between the head and the abdomen, where the legs and wings are attached. - thorn noun (a thorn, thorns)
A thorn is a sharp, pointed part on the stem of a plant like a rose or bramble. - thorny adjective (thorny, thornier, thorniest)
1) Having thorns — sharp, pointed parts on a stem or branch. 2) Difficult, complicated and likely to cause arguments: «a thorny problem». - thorough adjective (thorough, more thorough, most thorough)
Done completely, carefully and with attention to every detail: a thorough check. - thoroughfare noun (a thoroughfare, thoroughfares)
A thoroughfare is a main road or street through a town or city, used by a lot of traffic and people. - 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.». - thoughtful adjective (thoughtful, more thoughtful, most thoughtful)
A thoughtful person thinks about what other people need or feel and is kind to them. - thoughtfully adverb
1) Thoughtfully means in a way that shows careful thinking, slowly and with attention. - 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. - 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. - thrash verb (thrash, thrashes, thrashed, thrashing); noun (a thrash — informal)
To thrash is to move arms, legs or body around wildly and violently, like a fish thrashing on a hook. - thread noun (thread, threads); verb (thread, threads, threaded, threading)
Thread is a long, thin string of cotton, silk or nylon used for sewing. - threadworm noun (a threadworm, threadworms)
1) A 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… - threat noun (a threat, threats)
A threat is when someone says they will hurt you or do something bad if you do not do what they want. - 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. - threatened verb form (threaten, threatens, threatened, threatening); adjective (threatened)
Threatened is the past form of threaten: someone said they would do something bad to you. - threateningly adverb
1) Threateningly means in a way that warns of harm or punishment if someone does not obey. - 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. - threenager noun (a threenager, threenagers; informal blend of «three» and «teenager»)
1) (humorous) a three-year-old child who behaves like a moody, rude teenager: arguing, sulking, slamming doors. - threepence noun (threepences)
1) Threepence is an old British coin or sum of money worth three pence. (old use) - 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. - thresher noun (threshers)
A thresher is a person who threshes, that is beats grain from its stalks to get the seed. - 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… - thrifty adjective (thrifty, thriftier, thriftiest)
1) A thrifty person is careful with money and does not waste things: they save, reuse and buy only what they need. - thrill noun (a thrill, thrills); verb (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)
A thrill is a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. - thrilled adjective (thrilled; more thrilled); also the past form of the verb thrill (thrill, thrills, thrilled, thrilling)
1) Very happy and excited about something. 2) (verb, past) Gave someone a strong feeling of excitement: «The ride thrilled us». - thriller noun (a thriller, thrillers)
1) A thriller is an exciting book, film or TV show full of suspense and danger, often about crime, spies or chases, that keeps you wanting… - thrilling adjective (thrilling); present participle of thrill
Thrilling means very exciting and making you feel a strong, happy rush of excitement: a thrilling ride, a thrilling match. - thrive verb (thrive, thrives, thrived or throve, thrived or thriven, thriving)
1) To grow strong and healthy. 2) To do very well, be successful and happy. 3) (in «thrive on») To enjoy and do well because of something… - 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. - throaty adjective (throaty, throatier, throatiest)
A throaty voice or sound is low and rough, as if it comes from deep in the throat. - 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. - throbbing adjective (throbbing); verb (present participle of throb: throb, throbs, throbbed, throbbing); noun (throbbing — uncountable)
A throbbing pain beats again and again, like a pulse: a throbbing headache or a throbbing thumb. - 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.
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