Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Thundering

Thun″der‐ing, a. 1. Emitting thunder.Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. J. Trumbull.2. Very great; — often adverbially.— Thun″der‐ing‐ly, adv.

2594

Thundering (2)

Thun″der‐ing, n. Thunder. Rev. iv. 5.

2595

Thunderless

Thun″der‐less, a. Without thunder or noise.

2596

Thunderous

Thun″der‐ous (?), a. [Written also thundrous.] 1. Producing thunder.How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. Milton.2. Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; ...

2597

Thunderproof

Thun″der‐proof′ (?), a. Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.

2598

Thundershower

Thun″der‐show′er (?), n. A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.

2599

Thunderstone

Thun″der‐stone′ (?), n. 1. A thunderbolt, — formerly believed to be a stone.Fear no more the lightning flash,Nor the all-dreaded thunderstone. Shak.2. (Paleon.) A belemnite. See...

2600

Thunderstorm

Thun″der‐storm′ (?), n. A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.

2601

Thunderstrike

Thun″der‐strike′ (?), v. t. [imp.Thunderstruck (?); p. p.Thunderstruck, -strucken (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Thunderstriking.] 1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. S...

2602

Thunderworm

Thun″der‐worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbæna, native of Florida; — so called because it leaves its burr...

2603

Thundery

Thun″der‐y (?), a. Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. “Thundery weather.” Pennant.

2604

Thundrous

Thun″drous (?), a. Thunderous; sonorous. “Scraps of thunderous epic.” Tennyson.

2605

Thunny

Thun″ny (?), n.(Zoöl.) The tunny.

2606

Thurgh

Thurgh (?), prep. Through. Chaucer.

2607

Thurghfare

Thurgh″fare′ (?), n. Thoroughfare.This world is but a thurghfare full of woe. Chaucer.

2608

Thurible

Thu″ri‐ble (?), n. [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus, thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. � a sacrifice, an offering, from � to sacrifice.] (R. C. Ch.) A cens...

2609

Thuriferous

Thu‐rif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. thurifer, turifer; thus frankincense + -ferre to bear.] Producing or bearing frankincense.

2610

Thurification

Thu′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. thus incense + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning incense.

2611

Thuringian

Thu‐rin″gi‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people. — n. A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.

2612

Thuringite

Thu‐rin″gite (?), n. [From Thuringia, where it is found.] (Min.) A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hy...

2613

Thurl

Thurl (?), n. [AS. þyrel a hole. √53. See Thirl, Thrill.] 1. A hole; an aperture.2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit.

2614

Thurl (2)

Thurl, v. t. [See Thrill.] 1. To cut through; to pierce. Piers Plowman.2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another.

2615

Thurling

Thurl″ing, n.(Mining) Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a).

2616

Thurrok

Thur″rok (?), n. [AS. þurruc a boat.] The hold of a ship; a sink.Small drops of water that enter through a little crevice into the thurrok and into the bottom of a ship. Chaucer.

2617

Thursday

Thurs″day (?), n. [OE. þursdei, þorsday, from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. þōrr Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS. þunor thunder; D. Donderdag Thursday, G. Donners...

2618

Thurst

Thurst (?), n.(Coal Mining) The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls. Raymond.

2619

Thus

‖Thus (?), n. [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See Thurible.] The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other coni...