| throe | (noun) severe spasm of pain | - |
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| (noun) hard or painful trouble or struggle | - |
| throes | (noun) violent pangs of suffering | - |
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| thrombasthenia | (noun) a rare autosomal recessive disease in which the platelets do not produce clots in the normal way and hemorrhage results | - |
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| thrombectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel | - |
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| thrombin | (noun) an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot | - |
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| thrombocyte | (noun) tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting | Synonyms: blood platelet, platelet |
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| thrombocytopenia | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood | Synonyms: thrombopenia |
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| thrombocytosis | (noun) increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases | - |
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| thromboembolism | (noun) occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus | - |
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| thrombokinase | (noun) an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot | Synonyms: factor III, thromboplastin |
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| thrombolysis | (noun) the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots | - |
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| thrombolytic | (noun) a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle | Synonyms: clot buster, thrombolytic agent |
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| thrombopenia | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood | Synonyms: thrombocytopenia |
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| thrombophlebitis | (noun) phlebitis in conjunction with the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) | - |
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| thromboplastin | (noun) an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot | Synonyms: factor III, thrombokinase |
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| thrombose | (verb) become blocked by a thrombus | - |
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| thrombosed | (adjective) affected with or obstructed by a clot of coagulated blood | - |
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| thrombosis | (noun) the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel | - |
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| thrombus | (noun) a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin | - |
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| throne | (noun) the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions | - |
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| (noun) the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc. | - |
| (noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | Synonyms: can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, toilet |
| (verb) put a monarch on the throne | Synonyms: enthrone |
| (verb) sit on the throne as a ruler | - |
| throng | (noun) a large gathering of people | Synonyms: concourse, multitude |
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| (verb) press tightly together or cram | Synonyms: jam, mob, pack, pile |
| thronged | (adjective) filled with great numbers crowded together | - |
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| throstle | (noun) common Old World thrush noted for its song | Synonyms: mavis, song thrush, Turdus philomelos |
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| (noun) a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously | - |
| throttle | (noun) a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine | Synonyms: accelerator, throttle valve |
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| (noun) a pedal that controls the throttle valve | Synonyms: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun |
| (verb) reduce the air supply | Synonyms: choke |
| (verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access) | Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, restrict, trammel |
| (verb) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | Synonyms: strangle, strangulate |
| throttlehold | (noun) complete power over a person or situation | Synonyms: chokehold, stranglehold |
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| throttler | (noun) someone who kills by strangling | Synonyms: choker, garroter, garrotter, strangler |
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| throttling | (noun) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | Synonyms: choking, strangling, strangulation |
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| through | (adjective) (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes | - |
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| (adjective) having finished or arrived at completion | Synonyms: done, through with |
| (adverb) over the whole distance | - |
| (adverb) in diameter | - |
| (adverb) from beginning to end | - |
| (adverb) to completion | - |
| (adverb) throughout the entire extent | Synonyms: through and through |
| throughout | (adverb) from first to last | Synonyms: end-to-end |
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| (adverb) used to refer to cited works | Synonyms: passim |
| throughput | (noun) output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time) | - |
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| throughway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, thruway |
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| throw | (noun) the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) | - |
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| (noun) casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly | - |
| (noun) bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something | - |
| (noun) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam | Synonyms: cam stroke, stroke |
| (noun) a single chance or instance | - |
| (verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | Synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle |
| (verb) convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture | Synonyms: give |
| (verb) utter with force; utter vehemently | Synonyms: hurl |
| (verb) propel through the air | - |
| (verb) cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | Synonyms: flip, switch |
| (verb) place or put with great energy | Synonyms: thrust |
| (verb) cause to fall off | - |
| (verb) to remove | Synonyms: cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw away, throw off |
| (verb) throw (a die) out onto a flat surface | - |
| (verb) make on a potter's wheel | - |
| (verb) put or send forth | Synonyms: cast, contrive, project |
| (verb) organize or be responsible for | Synonyms: give, have, hold, make |
| (verb) cause to be confused emotionally | Synonyms: bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate |
| (verb) move violently, energetically, or carelessly | - |
| (verb) to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly | - |
| throwaway | (adjective) intended to be thrown away after use | - |
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| (adjective) thrown away | Synonyms: cast-off, discarded, thrown-away |
| (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill |
| (noun) words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis | - |
| (noun) (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets | Synonyms: gamin, street arab |
| throwback | (adjective) characteristic of an atavist | Synonyms: atavistic |
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| (noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | Synonyms: atavism, reversion |
| (noun) an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism | Synonyms: atavist |
| thrower | (noun) someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) | - |
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| (noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist, potter |
| (noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: throwster |
| thrown | (adjective) caused to fall to the ground | - |
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| (adjective) twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread | Synonyms: thrown and twisted |
| throwster | (noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: thrower |
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| thrum | (noun) a thrumming sound | - |
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| (verb) make a rhythmic sound | Synonyms: beat, drum |
| (verb) sound with a monotonous hum | Synonyms: hum |
| (verb) sound the strings of (a stringed instrument) | Synonyms: strum |
| thrush | (noun) songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast | - |
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| (noun) a woman who sings popular songs | - |
| (noun) candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults | - |
| thrust | (noun) the act of applying force to propel something | Synonyms: drive, driving force |
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| (noun) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument | Synonyms: knife thrust, stab |
| (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | Synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting |
| (noun) verbal criticism | - |
| (noun) the force used in pushing | Synonyms: push |
| (verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably | Synonyms: force |
| (verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | Synonyms: pierce |
| (verb) place or put with great energy | Synonyms: throw |
| (verb) push forcefully | - |
| (verb) make a thrusting forward movement | Synonyms: hurl, hurtle, lunge |
| (verb) press or force | Synonyms: shove, squeeze, stuff |
| (verb) push violently in a specified direction | Synonyms: push up |
| (verb) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock | - |
| thruster | (noun) a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft | - |
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| (noun) one who intrudes or pushes himself forward | Synonyms: pusher |
| thrusting | (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | Synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust |
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| thruway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway |
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| tyrothricin | (noun) a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
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| unthreatening | (adjective) not unfriendly or threatening | Synonyms: well-meaning |
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| upthrow | (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrust |
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| upthrust | (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrow |
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| urarthritis | (noun) a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints | Synonyms: gout, gouty arthritis |
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| urethra | (noun) duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct | - |
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| urethral | (adjective) of or relating to the urethra | - |
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| urethritis | (noun) inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination | - |
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| urethrocele | (noun) prolapse of the urethra into the vagina | - |
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| whitethroat | (noun) common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown | Synonyms: white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis |
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| (noun) greyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts | Synonyms: greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis |
| (noun) Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller | Synonyms: lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca |
| yellowthroat | (noun) small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat | - |
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| zoanthropy | (noun) the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal | - |
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