| hearthrug | (noun) a rug spread out in front of a fireplace | - |
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| outthrust | (noun) an outcropping of rock that extends outward | - |
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| pyrethrum | (noun) spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | Synonyms: Chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, Tanacetum coccineum |
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| (noun) white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | Synonyms: Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Dalmatia pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium |
| (noun) made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants | - |
| 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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| 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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