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thalweg. Noun. 1. (Geography) The line of fastest flow along a river’s course. 2. (Geology) The line of lowest connected points in a valley cross-section. e THAM. Initialism. 1. (chemistry) Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, an organic compound. e Thamar. Proper noun. 1. A female given name. A less common spelling of Tamar. e thame. Pronoun. 1. (Scotland, obsolete) them. e Thames. Proper noun. 1. Estuary in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound. 2. River in Ontario province, Canada, flowing 258 km (160 mi.) to Lake St. Clair. 3. River in South England flowing 336 km (209 mi.) through London to the North Sea. e Thamien. Proper noun. 1. Alternative spelling of Tamyen. e than. Preposition. 1. Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as _more_, _less_, and _fewer_. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. e thana. Noun. 1. A police station, or a police jurisdiction in India. 2. An Indian military outpost. e than a bygod. Phrase. 1. (colloquial) (idiomatic) Used with a comparative to express extreme heat or cold. e thanadar. Noun. 1. The commander of a thana; a police chief. e thanatological. Adjective. 1. Pertaining to thanatology. e thanatologically. Adverb. 1. In a thanatological way. e thanatologist. Noun. 1. One who studies death. e thanatology. Noun. 1. (psychology) The study of human aspects of death and the associated grief and rituals. e thanatomimesis. Noun. 1. The mimicry of death. e thanatomimetic. Adjective. 1. Being, or pertaining to, thanatomimesis. e thanatophile. Noun. 1. A person fascinated with death and death related subjects, often sexually. e thanatophobia. Noun. 1. Fear of dying. e thanatophobic. Adjective. 1. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, thanatophobia, the fear of death. e thanatopsis. Noun. 1. Contemplation of death. e Thanatos. Proper noun. 1. (Greek mythology) Ancient Greek God of peaceful or natural death. e thanatosis. Noun. 1. The act of feigning death. e thane. Noun. 1. In Anglo-Saxon England, a man holding lands from the king, or from a superior in rank. There were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them, and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the Norman Conquest, this title was no longer used, and baron took its place. e thanedom. Noun. 1. The property or jurisdiction of a thane. e thang. Noun. 1. (slang) a thing: usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity. e thangka. Noun. 1. A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes. It is unique to Tibet. e thank. Noun. 1. (obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought. Verb. 1. Credit or hold something responsible. 2. Express gratitude or appreciation to someone. e thanka. Noun. 1. Alternative spelling of thangka. e thanke. Verb. 1. Obsolete spelling of thank. e thankful. Adjective. 1. Showing appreciation, gratitude. e thankfully. Adverb. 1. In a thankful manner. e thankfulness. Noun. 1. The state of being thankful. e thank goodness. Interjection. 1. Used to express gratitude or relief. e thankless. Adjective. 1. (of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative. 2. (of a task) not appreciated or rewarded. e thanklessly. Adverb. 1. In a thankless manner, ungratefully. e thanklessness. Noun. 1. The property of being thankless. e thank one's lucky stars. Verb. 1. To be grateful, feel oneself fortunate. e thanks. Interjection. 1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude. Noun. 1. (plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude. 2. Grateful feelings or thoughts. e thanks a bunch. Interjection. 1. (idiomatic) (less common) An unsarcastic thank you. 2. (idiomatic) A mildly sarcastic thank you. e thanks a lot. Phrase. 1. Although originally sarcastically, now more accepted as interjection when someone has done something against you. e thanks a million. Phrase. 1. (informal) thank you, intensified. e thanks for nothing. Interjection. 1. (idiomatic, ironic) Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted. e Thanksgiving. Proper noun. 1. (Canadian, US) Thanksgiving Day. 2. (Canadian, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving weekend. e thanksgiving. Noun. 1. A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction. 2. An expression of gratitude. e Thanksgiving Day. Noun. 1. (Canadian) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October. 2. (US) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November. e thanks to. Preposition. 1. Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically. e thank you. Interjection. 1. An expression of gratitude or politeness, in response to something done or given. Noun. 1. A specific expression of gratitude. e thank-you. Noun. 1. (as a modifier before a noun) That expresses thanks. 2. An expression of gratitude. e thankyou. Interjection. 1. Alternative spelling of thank you. Noun. 1. Alternative spelling of thank-you. e		thank you very much. Phrase. 1. Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you. e thantophobia. Noun. 1. Alternative spelling of thanatophobia. e thanx. Interjection. 1. (slang, intentional) Alternative spelling of thanks. e thapsigargin. Noun. 1. (biochemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone that is an inhibitor of a certain class of enzymes. e Thar. Proper noun. 1. A desert in India and Pakistan. e thar. Adverb. 1. Form of there. e Tharaka. Proper noun. 1. A Bantu language of Kenya. e that. Adverb. 1. (Dialectal) indeed. 2. (dialectal in positive, standard in negative constructions) So, so much; very. 3. To a given extent or degree. Pronoun. 1. (demonstrative) That thing. 2. (relative) Which. e thataway. Adverb. 1. Humorous or dialect version of _that way_. e that be it. Phrase. 1. Finished. There is nothing more to the issue. e thatch. Noun. 1. A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn. 2. A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. 3. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. Verb. 1. To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc. e Thatcher. Proper noun. 1. An occupational surname for someone who covered roofs in straw. 2. Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister. e thatcher. Noun. 1. A person who installs thatch as a roofing material. e Thatcherisation. Noun. 1. Alternative spelling of Thatcherization. e Thatcherise. Verb. 1. Alternative spelling of Thatcherize. e Thatcherism. Proper noun. 1. The political ideology attributed to the governments of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979 - 1990), characterised by, among other things, a free market economy, privatisation and low taxation. e Thatcherist. Noun. 1. A proponent of Thatcherism. e Thatcherite. Adjective. 1. Of or relating to Thatcherism. 2. Supporting Thatcherism. Noun. 1. An advocate of Thatcherism. e Thatcherization. Noun. 1. The act or process of Thatcherizing. e Thatcherize. Verb. 1. To subject to Thatcherism. 2. To turn eyes and mouth on a portrait photo upside down in order to create an optical illusion. e Thatcher's children. Noun. 1. People who grew up or were born in the United Kingdom during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) and who are said to have adopted the ideology of Thatcherism. e thatching. Noun. 1. Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof. e that does it. Interjection. 1. (idiomatic) Expression of annoyance or frustration; indicates that one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper. e that'd've. Contraction. 1. (nonstandard) that would have; that would’ve. e that is. Adverb. 1. In other words. e that is it. Phrase. 1. Finished. There is nothing more to the issue. e that is to say. Adverb. 1. Namely, to wit, in other words. Used to introduce a clarification. e that'll. Contraction. 1. That shall, that will. e that'll be the day. Phrase. 1. (idiomatic) Said in reply to something that one believes will never happen. e that'll've. Contraction. 1. (nonstandard) That shall have. 2. (nonstandard) That will have. e that's. Contraction. 1. That has. 2. That is. e that said. Adverb. 1. However. e that's all she wrote. Interjection. 1. (US) Indicating an abrupt termination of a project, or of one's hopes or plans. e that's it. Phrase. 1. Finished. There is nothing more to the issue. e that's just me. Interjection. 1. (colloquial, idiom) Indicates the expression of a personal opinion, but often used ironically as an understatement. e that's life. Phrase. 1. An expression of acceptance of misfortune. e that's that. Interjection. 1. (idiomatic) There is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter. e that's the ticket. Phrase. 1. (idiomatic) That's just right; that's just what is needed. e that's the way life is. Proverb. 1. Certain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless. 2. That is the way things happen. e that's the way the ball bounces. Proverb. 1. That is the way things happen. e that's the way the cookie crumbles. Proverb. 1. That is the way things happen; that's life. e that's the way the mop flops. Proverb. 1. That is the way things happen. e that's what I'm talking about. Interjection. 1. __. e that's what she said. Phrase. 1. A joking and often tasteless retort, intended to draw attention to a previous statement which has the potential for a risqué double entendre. e that's what's up. Interjection. 1. (idiomatic) Used to express acquiescence or concurrence. e that was it. Phrase. 1. Finished. There was nothing more to the issue. e thaumatin. Noun. 1. A virtually calorie-free protein sweetener and flavour modifier. e thaumatology. Noun. 1. The study of miracles. e thaumaturge. Noun. 1. A performer of thaumaturgy; a magician. e