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  • English Word Thwartly Definition Transversely; obliquely.
  • English Word Thwartness Definition The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
  • English Word Thwite Definition To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.
  • English Word Thwittle Definition To cut or whittle.
  • English Word Thwittle Definition A small knife; a whittle.
  • English Word Thy Definition Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
  • English Word Thyine wood Definition The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach.
  • English Word Thylacine Definition The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
  • English Word Thymate Definition A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium thymate.
  • English Word Thyme Definition Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
  • English Word Thymene Definition A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.
  • English Word Thymiatechny Definition The art of employing perfumes in medicine.
  • English Word Thymic Definition Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
  • English Word Thymic Definition Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.
  • English Word Thymol Definition A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.
  • English Word Thymus Definition Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland.
  • English Word Thymus Definition The thymus gland.
  • English Word Thymy Definition Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale.
  • English Word Thyro- Definition A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as, thyrohyal.
  • English Word Thyroarytenoid Definition Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
  • English Word Thyrohyal Definition One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.
  • English Word Thyrohyoid Definition Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
  • English Word Thyroid Definition Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
  • English Word Thyroid Definition Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
  • English Word Thyroideal Definition Thyroid.
  • English Word Thyrotomy Definition The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.
  • English Word Thyrse Definition A thyrsus.
  • English Word Thyrsi Definition of Thyrsus
  • English Word Thyrsoid Definition Alt. of Thyrsoidal
  • English Word Thyrsoidal Definition Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.