The Wordsmith Dictionary

Thor vald sen, Bertel |ˈto͝orˌvälsən ˌtʊrˈvɑlsən |(also Thorwaldsen ) ( c. 1770 –1844 ), Danish neoclassical sculptor. Major works include a statue of Jason (1803 ) in Rome and the tomb of Pius VII (1824 –31 ).

Oxford Dictionary

Thor

Thor |θɔː |Scandinavian Mythology the god of thunder, the weather, agriculture, and the home, the son of Odin and Freya (Frigga ). Thursday is named after him.

thoracic

thoracic |θɔːˈrasɪk | ▶adjective Anatomy & Zoology relating to the thorax.

thoracic duct

thor |acic duct ▶noun Anatomy the main vessel of the lymphatic system, passing upwards in front of the spine and draining into the left innominate vein near the base of the neck.

thoracic vertebra

thor |acic ver |te ¦bra ▶noun Anatomy each of the twelve bones of the backbone to which the ribs are attached.

thoracolumbar

thoracolumbar |ˌθɔːrəkəʊˈlʌmbə | ▶adjective Anatomy relating to the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. • denoting the sympathetic nervous system.

thoracotomy

thoracotomy |ˌθɔːrəˈkɒtəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] surgical incision into the chest wall. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek thōrax, thorāc - ‘chest ’ + -tomy .

thorax

thorax |ˈθɔːraks | ▶noun ( pl. thoraces |ˈθɔːrəsiːz | or thoraxes ) Anatomy & Zoology the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest. • Zoology the part of a bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish that corresponds to the human thorax. • Entomology the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek thōrax.

Thorazine

Thorazine |ˈθɔːrəziːn | ▶noun trademark for chlorpromazine. ORIGIN 1950s: formed from elements of the systematic name.

Thoreau, Henry David

Thoreau, Henry David |ˈθɔːrəʊ | (1817 –62 ), American essayist and poet, and a key figure in Transcendentalism. He is best known for his book Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854 ), an account of a two-year experiment in self-sufficiency.

thoria

thoria |ˈθɔːrɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry thorium dioxide, a white refractory solid used in making gas mantles and other materials for high-temperature applications. ●Chem. formula: ThO 2. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from thorium, on the pattern of words such as alumina and magnesia .

thorium

thorium |ˈθɔːrɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 90, a white radioactive metal of the actinide series. (Symbol: Th ) ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after the god Thor .

Thorn

Thorn |təɔːɐn | German name for Toruń.

thorn

thorn |θɔːn | ▶noun 1 a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. • a source of discomfort, annoyance, or difficulty; an irritation or obstacle: the issue has become a thorn in renewing the peace talks. 2 (also thorn bush or thorn tree ) a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn. 3 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives |ð | and |θ |. It was eventually superseded by the digraph th . Compare with eth. [so named from the word of which it was the first letter. ] 4 a yellowish-brown woodland moth which rests with the wings raised over the back, with twig-like caterpillars. ●Ennomos and other genera, family Geometridae. PHRASES there is no rose without a thorn proverb every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty. a thorn in someone's side (or flesh ) a source of continual annoyance or trouble: the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime. DERIVATIVES thorned adjective, thornless adjective, thornlike adjective, thornproof adjective ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doorn and German Dorn .

thorn apple

thorn apple ▶noun a poisonous datura with large trumpet-shaped white flowers and toothed leaves, which has become a weed of waste ground in many countries. Also called jimson weed in North America. ●Datura stramonium, family Solanaceae. • the prickly fruit of the thorn apple, which resembles that of a horse chestnut.

thornback

thornback |ˈθɔːnbak |(also thornback ray ) ▶noun a ray of shallow inshore waters which has spines on the back and tail, in particular: ● a prickly-skinned European ray which is often eaten as ‘skate ’ (Raja clavata, family Rajidae ). ● a ray which lives in the warm waters of the Pacific (Platyrhinoidis triseriata, family Platyrhinidae ).

thornbill

Thorndike, Dame Sybil

thorntail

thorn |tail |ˈθɔːnteɪl | ▶noun a tropical American hummingbird with bright green plumage and projecting outer tail feathers. ●Genus Popelairia, family Trochilidae: four species.

Thornton

Thorn ton |ˈTHôrntn ˈθɔrntn | a city in north central Colorado, just northeast of Denver; pop. 113,429 (est. 2008 ).

thornveld

thornveld |ˈθɔːnvɛlt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] S. African land on which the vegetation consists mainly of thorny trees and bushes. ORIGIN from thorn + Afrikaans veld (see veld ).

thorny

thorny |ˈθɔːni | ▶adjective ( thornier, thorniest ) 1 having many thorns or thorn bushes. 2 causing distress, difficulty, or trouble: a thorny problem for our team to solve. DERIVATIVES thornily adverb, thorniness noun

thorny devil

thorny devil ▶noun another term for moloch.

thorny-headed worm

thorny-headed worm ▶noun a parasitic worm with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates. Also called spiny-headed worm. ●Phylum Acanthocephala.

thorny oyster

thorny oys ¦ter ▶noun a bivalve mollusc of warm seas, the pinkish-brown shell of which is heavily ribbed and bears blunt or flattened spines. ●Family Spondylidae: Spondylus and other genera.

thorough

thorough |ˈθʌrə | ▶adjective complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial: planners need a thorough understanding of the subject. • performed or written with great care and completeness: officers have made a thorough examination of the wreckage. • taking pains to do something carefully and completely: the British authorities are very thorough. • [ attrib. ] Brit. absolute (used to emphasize the degree of something, typically something unwelcome or unpleasant ): the child is being a thorough nuisance. DERIVATIVES thoroughness noun ORIGIN Old English thuruh, alteration of thurh ‘through ’. Original use was as an adverb and preposition, in senses of through. The adjective dates from the late 15th cent. , when it also had the sense ‘that goes or extends through something ’, surviving in thoroughfare .

thorough bass

thor |ough bass |ˈθʌrəbeɪs | ▶noun Music basso continuo (see continuo ).

thoroughbred

thor ¦ough |bred |ˈθʌrəbrɛd | ▶adjective (of a horse ) of pure breed, especially of a breed originating from English mares and Arab stallions and widely used as racehorses. • informal of outstanding quality: this thoroughbred car affords the luxury of three spoilers. ▶noun a horse of a thoroughbred breed. • informal an outstanding or first-class person or thing: this is a real thoroughbred of a record.

thoroughfare

thor ¦ough |fare |ˈθʌrəfɛː | ▶noun a road or path forming a route between two places. • a main road in a town.

thoroughgoing

thor ¦ough |going |θʌrəˈgəʊɪŋ | ▶adjective involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something: a thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy. • [ attrib. ] exemplifying a specified characteristic fully; absolute: a thoroughgoing chocoholic.

thoroughly

thoroughly |ˈθʌrəli | ▶adverb 1 in a thorough manner: he searched the house thoroughly. 2 very much; greatly: I thoroughly enjoyed the day | [ as submodifier ] : she was soon thoroughly bored.

thorough-paced

thorough-paced ▶adjective archaic (of a horse ) trained to all paces. • highly skilled or trained. • complete; thoroughgoing.

thoroughpin

thor ¦ough |pin ▶noun a swelling of the tendon sheath above the hock of a horse, which may be pressed from inside to outside and vice versa.

thorow-wax

thorp

thorp |θɔːp |(also thorpe ) ▶noun [ in place names ] a village or hamlet: Althorpe. ORIGIN Old English thorp, throp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorp and German Dorf .

Thorpe, Ian

Thorpe |θɔːp | (b.1982 ), Australian swimmer; full name Ian James Thorpe. He won three gold medals in the 2000 Olympics, and two further golds at the 2004 Olympics.

Thorpe, Jim

Thorshavn

Thors |havn variant spelling of Tórshavn.

Thorvaldsen, Bertel

Thorvaldsen, Bertel |ˈtɔːvals (ə )n |(also Thorwaldsen ) ( c. 1770 –1844 ), Danish neoclassical sculptor. Major works include a statue of Jason in Rome (1803 ) and the tomb of Pius VII (1824 –31 ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

thorn

thorn noun a thorn in her finger: prickle, spike, barb, spine.

thorny

thorny adjective 1 dense thorny undergrowth: prickly, spiky, barbed, spiny, sharp; technical spinose, spinous. 2 the thorny subject of confidentiality: problematic, tricky, ticklish, touchy, delicate, controversial, awkward, difficult, knotty, tough, taxing, trying, troublesome; complicated, complex, involved, intricate; vexed, sticky.

thorough

thorough adjective 1 a thorough investigation: rigorous, in-depth, exhaustive, thoroughgoing, minute, detailed, close, meticulous, methodical, careful, complete, comprehensive, full, extensive, widespread, sweeping, all-embracing, all-inclusive. ANTONYMS superficial, cursory, partial. 2 he is slow but thorough: meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, careful, diligent, industrious, hard-working. ANTONYMS careless. 3 the child is being a thorough nuisance: utter, downright, thoroughgoing, absolute, complete, total, out-and-out, arrant, real, perfect, sheer, unqualified, unmitigated.

thoroughbred

thoroughbred adjective thoroughbred horses: purebred, pedigree, pure, pure-blooded, blooded.

thoroughfare

thoroughfare noun they take the back roads, avoiding the busy thoroughfares: route, passageway, waterway, throughway; main road, highway, freeway, street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard.

thoroughly

thoroughly adverb 1 we will investigate all complaints thoroughly: rigorously, in depth, exhaustively, minutely, closely, in detail, meticulously, scrupulously, assiduously, conscientiously, painstakingly, methodically, carefully, comprehensively, fully, from A to Z, from soup to nuts. 2 she is thoroughly spoiled: utterly, downright, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, one-hundred-percent, really, perfectly, positively, in every respect, through and through; informal plain, to the hilt.

Oxford Thesaurus

thorn

thorn noun prickle, spike, barb, spine, bristle; technical spicule. PHRASES thorn in the flesh (or in someone's side ) he has become a thorn in the flesh of any establishment | you're an irritant, a thorn in his side, an embarrassment: annoyance, irritant, irritation, source of irritation, source of vexation, source of annoyance, pinprick, pest, bother, trial, torment, plague, inconvenience, nuisance, menace; informal aggravation, peeve, pain, pain in the neck, bind, bore, headache, hassle; Scottish informal nyaff, skelf; N. Amer. informal pain in the butt, nudnik, burr in /under someone's saddle; Austral. /NZ informal nark; Brit. vulgar slang pain in the arse.

thorny

thorny adjective 1 he had to scramble through dense thorny undergrowth: prickly, spiky, barbed, spiny, spined, bristly, briary, sharp, pointed; technical spinose, spinous. 2 the thorny subject of confidentiality: problematic, tricky, ticklish, delicate, controversial, awkward, prickly; difficult, knotty, tough, taxing, trying, troublesome, irksome, vexatious, bothersome, worrying, upsetting; complicated, complex, involved, convoluted, intricate, vexed; informal sticky; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS easy, uncomplicated.

thorough

thorough adjective 1 a thorough investigation: rigorous, in-depth, exhaustive, thoroughgoing, minute, detailed, close, meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, careful, sedulous, complete, comprehensive, elaborate, full, intensive, extensive, widespread, sweeping, searching, all-embracing, all-inclusive. ANTONYMS superficial, cursory, partial. 2 he is slow but thorough: meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, punctilious, methodical, careful, attentive, diligent, industrious, persevering, laborious, hard-working. ANTONYMS careless. 3 the child is being a thorough nuisance: utter, downright, thoroughgoing, absolute, complete, total, out-and-out, outright, real, perfect, profound, proper, consummate, all-out, wholesale, surpassing, sheer, rank, pure, unqualified, unmitigated; N. Amer. full-bore; Brit. informal right; Austral. /NZ informal fair; rare arrant, right-down.

thoroughbred

thoroughbred adjective 1 a thoroughbred horse: pure-bred, pedigree, pure, pure-blooded, full-blooded, pedigreed. ANTONYMS hybrid. 2 informal with its terrific handling and accurate steering, it feels like a thoroughbred coupé: top-quality, high-quality, first-class, first-rate, high-grade, of the first water, of the first order; choice, select, exclusive, rare, singular, unique, prime, prize, upmarket, fine, excellent, superb, distinguished, exceptional, outstanding, marvellous, superlative, special; best, choicest, finest, matchless, peerless, unequalled, perfect, flawless; French par excellence.

thoroughfare

thoroughfare noun 1 a scheme to stop the park being used as a thoroughfare: through route, access route, way, passage; Brit. informal rat run. 2 the teeming thoroughfares of central London: street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard, way; main road, high road, A road, B road, trunk road, arterial road, artery, broadway; Brit. dual carriageway, clearway, motorway; French autoroute; Italian autostrada; German Autobahn; N. Amer. highway, freeway, parkway, crossway, turnpike, pike, throughway, expressway, superhighway, interstate; S. African national road; Austral. beef road; informal main drag.

thoroughly

thoroughly adverb 1 we will investigate every complaint thoroughly: rigorously, in depth, exhaustively, from top to bottom, minutely, closely, in detail, meticulously, scrupulously, assiduously, conscientiously, painstakingly, methodically, carefully, sedulously, completely, comprehensively, fully, to the fullest extent, intensively, extensively. 2 she is thoroughly spoilt: utterly, downright, absolutely, completely, totally, entirely, really, perfectly, profoundly, properly, consummately, surpassingly, positively, simply, unconditionally, unreservedly, categorically, incontrovertibly, unquestionably, undeniably, in every respect, through and through, outright; informal plain, clean.

Duden Dictionary

Thor

Thor Eigenname germanische Mythologie |Th o r |Gott des Donners

Thora

Tho ra Substantiv, feminin jüdische Religion , die |Thor a auch ˈtoːra |die Thora; Genitiv: der Thora hebräisch tôrạ̈ die fünf Bücher Mosis; mosaisches Gesetz

Thoraces

Tho ra ces |Th o races …tseːs |Plural von Thorax

thorakal

tho ra kal Adjektiv Medizin |thorak a l |den Thorax 1 betreffend, an ihm gelegen

Thorakoskop

Tho ra ko s kop , Tho ra ko skop Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Thorakosk o p |das Thorakoskop; Genitiv: des Thorakoskops, Plural: die Thorakoskope Instrument zur Ausleuchtung der Brusthöhle

Thorakoskopie

Tho ra ko s ko pie , Tho ra ko sko pie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Thorakoskop ie |die Thorakoskopie; Genitiv: der Thorakoskopie, Plural: die Thorakoskopien Untersuchung der Brusthöhle und Durchführung von Operationen mithilfe des Thorakoskops

Thorakotomie

Tho ra ko to mie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Thorakotom ie |die Thorakotomie; Genitiv: der Thorakotomie, Plural: die Thorakotomien operative Öffnung der Brusthöhle

Thorakozentese

Tho ra ko zen te se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Thorakozent e se |die Thorakozentese; Genitiv: der Thorakozentese, Plural: die Thorakozentesen Punktion des Brustfellraums

Thorarolle

Tho ra rol le Substantiv, feminin , die |Th o rarolle |[Pergament ]rolle mit dem Text der Thora

Thoraschrein

Tho ra schrein Substantiv, maskulin , der |Th o raschrein |zur Aufbewahrung der Thorarolle dienender Schrein in der Synagoge

Thorastudium

Tho ra stu di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Th o rastudium | Studium 2a der Thora

Thorax

Tho rax Substantiv, maskulin Anatomie , der |Th o rax |der Thorax; Genitiv: des Thorax [es ], Plural: die Thoraxe, Fachsprache Thoraces |[…t͜seːs ]|lateinisch thorax < griechisch thṓrax (Genitiv: thórakos ) = Brust (panzer )1 Brustkorb 2 (bei Gliederfüßern ) mittleres, zwischen Kopf und Hinterleib liegendes Segment 3

Thorium

Tho ri um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Th o rium |nach dem Gott Thor radioaktives, weiches, silberglänzendes Schwermetall chemisches Element Th

Thorn

Thorn Eigenname |Th o rn |polnisch Toruń

Thoron

Tho ron Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Thor o n |das Thoron; Genitiv: des Thorons radioaktives Isotop des Radons Tn

Thorvaldsen

Thor vald sen , Thor wald sen Eigenname Thorwaldsen |Th o rvaldsen Th o rwaldsen |dänischer Bildhauer

French Dictionary

thoracique

thoracique adj. adjectif Qui appartient au thorax. : La cage thoracique. Note Orthographique t h oracique.

thorax

thorax n. m. nom masculin Partie du tronc qui contient les poumons et le cœur. Prononciation Le x se prononce, [tɔraks ]; le mot rime avec axe Note Orthographique t h ora x.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Thor

Thor /θɔː r /名詞〘北欧神話〙トール〘Odinの子で, 雷戦争力気象農業などの神; →Thursday 〙.

thorax

tho rax /θɔ́ːræks /名詞複～es, -races /-rəsìːz /C 1 〘医〙胸部, 胸郭 .2 〘虫〙(昆虫の )胸部 (→insect ).3 (古代ギリシャの )胸甲, 胸当て .

Thoreau

Thor eau /θəróʊ |θɔ́ːrəʊ /名詞ソロー〘Henry David ～, 1817 --62; 米国の作家思想家〙.

thorn

thorn /θɔː r n /名詞複～s /-z /1 C (植物の )とげ , 針 ▸ remove [take out ] a thorn from one's finger 指からとげを抜く 2 C U いばら ; とげのある植物〘hawthornなど〙.3 C 心配 [苦労 ]の種 ▸ a thorn in the side [flesh ] of the Japanese government 日本政府の悩みの種 ▸ He is a real thorn of my side .彼は本当に私の悩みの種だ ▸ a crown of thorns イバラの冠 ; 苦難 ▸ on thorns 絶えず不安で 4 C (古英語の )ソーン (の文字 ) 〘þ; 近代英語のthに相当〙.動詞他動詞 …をとげで突く ; …を悩ませる .～́ à pple 〘植〙チョウセンアサガオ ; サンザシ (の実 )(haw ).

thorny

thorn y /θɔ́ː r ni /形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗1 困難な, やっかいな〈問題争点など〉.2 とげのある〈植物〉; とげの多い .th ó rn i ness 名詞

thorough

thor ough /θə́ːroʊ |θʌ́rə / (! tho-は /θəː |θʌ /) 〖語源は「…を通って」; 元はthroughの強調形〗(副 )thoroughly 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈検査知識などが〉徹底的な , やり残しのない, 完全な ▸ do a thorough search [job ]徹底的な捜索 [仕事 ]をする 2 〈人が〉 «…の点で » きちょうめんな, 徹底主義の «in » ▸ He is very thorough in his research .彼は調査がとても徹底している 3 ｟否定的に｠〖名詞の前で〗まったくの (!悪い面を強調して ) ▸ This traffic jam is a thorough nuisance .この渋滞はまったくもって迷惑だ 4 〈芸術家などが〉熟達した .副詞前置詞｟古｠＝through .名詞｟英｠〖T- 〗〘史〙徹底的政策〘Charles I 時代の民事および宗教的な事柄に対する圧制的な政策〙.

thoroughbred

thor ough bred /θə́ːroʊbrèd |θʌ́rə -/名詞 C 1 純血種の馬 ; 〖しばしばT -〗サラブレッド .2 一流の人 ; 育ちのいい人 .形容詞 1 〈馬などが〉純血種の .2 〈人が〉育ちのいい, 一流の .

thoroughfare

thor ough fare /θə́ːroʊfèə r |θʌ́rə -/名詞 C ｟かたく｠大通り, 目抜き通り ; 通り抜けられる道路 ▸ No thoroughfare .｟掲示｠通行 [進入 ]禁止 .

thoroughgoing

th ò rough g ó ing 形容詞 1 〖通例名詞の前で〗入念な, 徹底した .2 〖名詞の前で〗まったくの, 完全な .

thoroughly

thor ough ly /θə́ːroʊli |θʌ́rə -/→thorough 副詞 1 徹底的に , 完全に ▸ dry [test ] thoroughly 徹底的に乾かす [検査する ]2 まったく (completely )▸ He looked thoroughly depressed [confused ].彼は本当に疲れた [当惑した ]様子だった ▸ I thoroughly enjoyed the match .私は心ゆくまで試合を楽しんだ

thoroughness

th ó r ough ness 名詞 U «…の点での » 徹底 (ぶり ), 完全 «in » .