thud | (noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thump, thumping |
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thug | (noun) an aggressive and violent young criminal | Synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, tough, toughie |
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thuggee | (noun) murder and robbery by thugs | - |
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thuggery | (noun) violent or brutal acts as of thugs | - |
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thulium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime | Synonyms: atomic number 69, Tm |
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thumb | (noun) the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb | - |
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(noun) a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse | Synonyms: ovolo, quarter round |
(noun) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb | Synonyms: pollex |
thumbhole | (noun) a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball) | - |
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(noun) the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb | - |
thumbnail | (noun) the nail of the thumb | - |
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thumbnut | (noun) a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning | Synonyms: butterfly nut, wing-nut, wing nut, wing screw |
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thumbprint | (noun) fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) | - |
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thumbscrew | (noun) screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers | - |
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(noun) instrument of torture that crushes the thumb | - |
thumbstall | (noun) protective covering for an injured thumb | - |
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thumbtack | (noun) a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board | Synonyms: drawing pin, pushpin |
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thump | (noun) a heavy blow with the hand | - |
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(noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thud, thumping |
thumping | (noun) a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) | Synonyms: clump, clunk, thud, thump |
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thunder | (noun) street names for heroin | Synonyms: big H, hell dust, nose drops, scag, skag, smack |
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(noun) a deep prolonged loud noise | Synonyms: boom, roar, roaring |
(noun) a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning | - |
thunderbird | (noun) (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird | - |
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thunderbolt | (noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderclap |
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(noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | Synonyms: bolt, bolt of lightning |
thunderclap | (noun) a single sharp crash of thunder | - |
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(noun) a shocking surprise | Synonyms: bombshell, thunderbolt |
thundercloud | (noun) a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms | Synonyms: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud |
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thunderer | (noun) a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder | - |
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thunderhead | (noun) a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm | - |
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thunderousness | (noun) The state or condition of being very loud, suggestive of thunder; booming loudness. | - |
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thundershower | (noun) a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning | - |
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thunderstorm | (noun) a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning | Synonyms: electric storm, electrical storm |
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thunk | (noun) a dull hollow sound | - |
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thurible | (noun) a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) | Synonyms: censer |
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thurifer | (noun) an acolyte who carries a thurible | - |
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thus | (noun) an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | Synonyms: frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum |
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