Thyme (n.) 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.
Thymene (n.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.
Thymiatechny (n.) The art of employing perfumes in medicine.
Thymic (a.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
Thymic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.
Thymol (n.) 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.
Thymus (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland.
Thymus (n.) The thymus gland.
Thymy (a.) Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale.
Thyro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as, thyrohyal.
Thyroarytenoid (a.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
Thyrohyal (n.) 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.
Thyrohyoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Thyroid (a.) Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
Thyroid (a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
Thyroideal (a.) Thyroid.
Thyrotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.
Thyrse (n.) A thyrsus.
Thyrsoid (a.) Alt. of Thyrsoidal
Thyrsoidal (a.) Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
Thyrsi (pl. ) of Thyrsus
Thyrsus (n.) A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.
Thyrsus (n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
Thysanopter (n.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Thysanoptera (n. pl.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips.
Thysanopteran (n.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Thysanopterous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.
Thysanura (n. pl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.
Thysanuran (n.) One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.
Thysanurous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.
Thysbe (n.) A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).
Thyself (pron.) An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.
Tiar (n.) A tiara.
Tiara (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.
Tiara (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.
Tiaraed (a.) Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.
Tib-cat (n.) A female cat.
Tibiae (pl. ) of Tibia
Tibia (n.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
Tibia (n.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
Tibia (n.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a tibia.
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.
Tibial (n.) A tibial bone; a tibiale.
Tibialia (pl. ) of Tibiale
Tibiale (n.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.
Tibicinate (v. i.) To play on a tibia, or pipe.
Tibio- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.
Tibiotarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation.
Tibiotarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.
Tibiotarsi (pl. ) of Tibiotarsus
Tibiotarsus (n.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
Tibrie (n.) The pollack.
Tic (n.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic.
Tical (n.) A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
Tical (n.) A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.
Tice (v. t.) To entice.
Tice (n.) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.
Ticement (n.) Enticement.
Tichorrhine (n.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.
Tick (n.) Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
Tick (v. i.) To go on trust, or credit.
Tick (v. i.) To give tick; to trust.
Tick (n.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.
Tick (n.) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).
Tick (n.) The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.
Tick (n.) Ticking. See Ticking, n.
Ticked (imp. & p. p.) of Tick
Ticking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tick
Tick (v. i.) To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
Tick (v. i.) To strike gently; to pat.
Tick (n.) A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
Tick (n.) Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.
Tick (n.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note.
Tick (v. t.) To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.
Ticken (n.) See Ticking.
Ticker (n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
Ticket (v.) A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.
Ticket (v.) A little note or notice.
Ticket (v.) A tradesman's bill or account.
Ticket (v.) A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket.
Ticket (v.) A label to show the character or price of goods.
Ticket (v.) A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.
Ticket (v.) A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot.
Ticketed (imp. & p. p.) of Ticket
Ticketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ticket
Ticket (v. t.) To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.
Ticket (v. t.) To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California.
Ticketing (n.) A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of the buyers.
Ticking (n.) A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
Tickled (imp. & p. p.) of Tickle
Tickling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tickle
Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.
Tickle (v. t.) To please; to gratify; to make joyous.
Tickle (v. i.) To feel titillation.
Tickle (v. i.) To excite the sensation of titillation.
Tickle (a.) Ticklish; easily tickled.
Tickle (a.) Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant.
Tickle (a.) Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown.
Tickle-footed (a.) Uncertain; inconstant; slippery.