Webster's Dictionary 1828

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THESIS

THE'SIS, noun [Latin thesis; Gr. a position, to set.]1. A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument; a ...

866

THETICAL

THET'ICAL, adjective [See Thesis.] Laid down.

867

THEURGIC

THEUR'GICTHEUR'GICAL, adjective [from theurgy.] Pertaining to the power of performing supernatural things.Theugic hymns, songs of incantation.

868

THEURGIST

THE'URGIST, noun One who pretends to or is addicted to theurgy.

869

THEURGY

THE'URGY, noun [Gr. God, and work.] The art of doing things which it is the peculiar province of God to do; or the power or act of performing supernatural things by invoking the...

870

THEW

THEW, noun Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior. [Not in use.]1. Brawn. [Not in use.]

871

THEWED

THEW'ED, adjective Accustomed; educated. [Not in use.]

872

THEY

THEY, pronounplural; objective case, them.]1. The men, the women, the animals, the things. It is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun referring to persons, or as a su...

873

THIBLE

THI'BLE, noun A slice; a skimmer; a spatula. [Not in use or local.]

874

THICK

THICK, adjective1. Dense; not thin; as thick vapors; a thick fog.2. Inspissated; as, the paint is too thick3. Turbid; muddy; feculent; not clear; as, the water of a river is thi...

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THICKEN

THICKEN, verb transitive thik'n. To make thick or dense.1. To make close; to fill up interstices; as, to thicken cloth.2. To make concrete; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint, ...

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THICKENED

THICK'ENED, participle passive Made dense, or more dense; made more close or compact; made more frequent; inspissated.

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THICKENING

THICK'ENING, participle present tense Making dense or more dense, more close, or more frequent; inspissating.THICK'ENING, noun Something put into a liquid or mass to make it mor...

878

THICKET

THICK'ET, noun A wood or collection of trees or shrubs closely set; as a ram caught in a thicket Genesis 22:13.

879

THICKHEADED

THICK'HEADED, adjective Having a thick skull; dull; stupid.

880

THICKISH

THICK'ISH, adjective Somewhat thick.

881

THICKLY

THICK'LY, adverb Deeply; to great depth.1. Closely; compactly.2. In quick succession.

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THICKNESS

THICK'NESS, noun The state of being thick; denseness; density; as the thickness of fog, vapor or clouds.1. The state of being concrete or inspissated; consistence; spissitude; a...

883

THICKSET

THICK'SET, adjective [thick and set.] Close planted; as a thickset wood.1. Having a short thick body.

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THICKSKIN

THICK'SKIN, noun [thick and skin.] A coarse gross person; a blockhead.

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THICKSKULL

THICK'SKULL, noun [thick and skull.] Dullness; or a dull person; a blockhead.

886

THICKSKULLED

THICK'SKULLED, adjective Dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.

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THICKSPRUNG

THICK'SPRUNG, adjective [thick and sprung.] Sprung up close together.

888

THIEF

THIEF, nounplural thieves.1. One who secretly, unlawfully and feloniously takes the goods or personal property of another. The thief takes the property of another privately; the...

889

THIEF-CATCHER

THIE'F-CATCHER, noun [thief and catch.] One who catches thieves, or whose business is to detect thieves and bring them to justice.

890

THIEF-LEADER

THIE'F-LEADER, noun [thief and lead.] One who leads or takes a thief. [Not much used.]

891

THIEF-TAKER

THIE'F-TAKER, noun [thief and taker.] One whose business is to find and take thieves and bring them to justice.