Webster's Dictionary 1913

1918

Theiform

The″i‐form (?), a. [NL. thea tea, the tea plant + -form: cf. F. théiforme.] Having the form of tea.

1919

Theine

The″ine (?), n. [F. théine, fr. NL. thea. See Theiform.] (Chem.) See Caffeine. Called also theina.

1920

Their

Their (?), pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. þeirra, þeira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite article; akin to AS. ðāra, ðǣra, gen. pl. of the definite article, or f...

1921

Theism

The″ism (?), n. [From Gr. � God; probably akin to � to pray for, � spoken by God, decreed: cf. F. théisme. Cf. Enthusiasm, Pantheon, Theology.] The belief or acknowledgment of t...

1922

Theism (2)

The″ism (thē″ĭz'm), n. [NL. & E. thea tea + -ism.] (Med.) The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea.

1923

Theist

The″ist (?), n. [Cf. F. théiste. See Theism.] One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one who believes in a personal God; — opposed to atheist.

1924

Theistic

{ The‐is″tic (?), The‐is″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.

1925

Thelphusian

Thel‐phu″si‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical countries.

1926

Thelytokous

The‐lyt″o‐kous (thē̍‐lĭt″ō̍‐kŭs), a. [Gr. θη̑λυσ female + τόκοσ a bringing forth.] (Zoöl.) Producing females only; — said of certain female insects.

1927

Them

Them (t͡hĕm), pron. [AS. ðǣm, dat. pl. of the article, but influenced by the Scand. use of the corresponding form þeim as a personal pronoun. See They.] The objective case of th...

1928

Thematic

The‐mat″ic (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. thématique.] 1. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See Theme, n., 4.2. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject.Thematic ca...

1929

Theme

Theme (?), n. [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. thème, L. thema, Gr. �, fr. � to set, place. See Do, and cf. Thesis.] 1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a propositi...

1930

Themis

The″mis (?), n.(Gr. Myth.) The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.

1931

Themselves

Them‐selves″ (?), pron. The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself.

1932

Then

Then (t͡hĕn), adv. [Originally the same word as than. See Than.] 1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).And the Canaanite was then in the land. G...

1933

Then (2)

Then (?), conj. 1. Than. Spenser.2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke.Now, then...

1934

Thenadays

Then″a‐days (?), adv. At that time; then; in those days; — correlative to nowadays.

1935

Thenal

{ The″nal (?), The″nar (?), } a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar; palmar.

1936

Thenar (2)

The″nar (?), n.(Anat.) (a) The palm of the hand. (b) The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the...

1937

Thenardite

The‐nard″ite (?), n. [Named after the French chemist, L. J. Thénard.] (Min.) Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster.

1938

Thence

Thence (?), adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see -wards) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. ðanon, ðanan, ðonan; akin to OHG. dannana, d...

1939

Thenceforth

Thence′forth″ (?), adv. From that time; thereafter.If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13.This word is so...

1940

Thenceforward

Thence′for″ward (?), adv. From that time onward; thenceforth.

1941

Thencefrom

Thence′from″ (?), adv. From that place.

1942

Theobroma

The′o‐bro″ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a god + � food, fr. � to eat: cf. F. théobrome.] (Bot.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao.

1943

Theobromic

The′o‐bro″mic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from Arachis hypogæa), etc., as a whi...

1944

Theobromine

The′o‐bro″mine (?), n.(Chem.) An alkaloidal ureide, C7H8N4O2, homologous with and resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also extracted from cacao and chocolate (from T...