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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • thrive/θɹajv/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful in good conditions.
  • throat/ˈθɹəʊt/nounA2The inside front of your neck.
  • throb/θɹɒb/verbB2+3 meaningsTo hurt with a steady beat, in time with the pulse.
  • throbbingnounB2Beating or pulsing strongly and steadily, as an aching wound does.
  • throes/θɹəʊz/nounC1Violent pangs, especially at the end of something.
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The ceremonial seat of a monarch.
  • throng/θɹɒŋ/nounC1A great crowd pressed close together.
  • throttle/ˈθɹɒtəl/nounB23 meaningsThe control that regulates how much fuel reaches an engine, and so how fast it runs.
  • through thick and thinphraseC1Staying loyal in good times and terrible ones alike.
  • throughout/θɹuːˈaʊt/prepositionB12 meaningsIn every part of, or for the whole time of.
  • throughput/ˈθɹuː.pʊt/nounC1How much passes through a process in a given time.
  • throw/θɹəʊ/verbA12 meaningsTo send something flying through the air with your arm.
  • throw awayphraseA22 meaningsTo discard something as rubbish.
  • throw in the towelphraseC1To admit defeat and give up, as a boxer's corner does.
  • throw the book at somebodyphraseC2To punish somebody with every charge available.
  • throw upphraseB1To be sick — food coming back up.
  • throwback/ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/nounB2+Something that seems to belong to an earlier time.
  • thrum/θɹʌm/verbC2To make a low steady vibrating sound.
  • thrush/θɹʌʃ/nounB2+A speckle-chested songbird that smashes snails on stones.
  • thrust/θɹʌst/verbB22 meaningsTo push something forward with force.
  • thud/ˈθʌd/nounB23 meaningsA dull, heavy sound, made by something solid landing on a surface.
  • thug/θʌɡ/nounB22 meaningsA violent person, especially one who attacks or intimidates others.
  • thumb/ˈθʌm/nounA2The short thick digit set apart from the fingers.
  • thumbnail/ˈθʌm.neɪl/nounB1+2 meaningsA small preview image.
  • thumbs downphraseA2A lowered thumb meaning bad or refused.
  • thumbs upphraseA2A raised thumb meaning good or agreed.
  • thump/θʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsA heavy dull blow, or the low sound it makes.
  • thunder/ˈθʌndə/nounB12 meaningsThe loud rumbling sound that follows lightning.
  • thunderbolt/ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/nounB2A flash of lightning, or a shocking piece of news.
  • thunderclap/ˈθʌndɚˌklæp/nounB2+One single crash of sound from a storm.
  • thunderhead/ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/nounC2The towering cloud that comes before a storm.
  • thunderous/ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Extremely loud and deep in sound.
  • thunderstorm/ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/nounB1+A storm with both flashes and crashes.
  • thunk/θʌŋk/nounC2A dull heavy sound of something landing.
  • thursdaynounA1The day between Wednesday and Friday.
  • thus/ˈðʌs/adverbB2In this way; and so.
  • thwack/θwæk/verbC1To hit something with a sharp heavy blow.
  • thwart/θwɔːt/verbC12 meaningsTo stop a plan from succeeding.
  • thyme/taɪm/nounB2+A tiny-leaved herb used in slow-cooked dishes.
  • tiara/tiˈɑːɹə/nounB2+A jewelled band worn on the head.
  • tick/tɪk/nounB12 meaningsA small creature that fastens on and drinks blood.
  • ticket/ˈtɪk.ɪt/nounA12 meaningsThe paper or code that proves you paid.
  • ticket barriernounB2The gate that opens when a valid ticket is shown.
  • ticket numbernounB1The slip that says when you will be called.
  • tickle/ˈtɪkl̩/verbA22 meaningsTo touch somebody lightly so as to cause laughter.
  • ticklish/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensitive to being tickled.
  • tidal/ˈtaɪ.d(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Affected by the rise and fall of the sea.
  • tidbit/ˈtɪd.bɪt/nounB2+A small tasty piece of food or news.
  • tide/taɪd/nounB22 meaningsThe regular rise and fall of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon.
  • tide overphraseC1To help somebody through a hard stretch until things improve.
  • tidings/ˈtaɪdɪŋz/nounC1News.
  • tidy/ˈtaɪ.di/verbA2+3 meaningsTo put things back into order.
  • tidy upphraseA2To put things back where they belong.
  • tie/taɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo fasten two things together with a knot.
  • tie the knotphraseC1To get married.
  • tiebreaker/ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsAn extra game or question played to decide a level contest.
  • tiepinnounB2+A pin that holds a necktie in place.
  • tier/ˈtaɪ.ə/nounB2+2 meaningsOne level in a series stacked above each other.
  • tiger/ˈtaɪɡə/nounA1A large striped wild cat.
  • tight/taɪt/adjectiveA26 meaningsFitting closely against the body, with no room to spare.