| the last straw |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
| the lesser of two evils |
the option that is not as bad as the other option, even though both are bad. |
| the long haul |
a relatively short or long distance. [2 definitions] |
| them |
the persons or things already mentioned; a form of "they" used as the object of a verb or preposition. [2 definitions] |
| thematic |
of or relating to a theme. |
| theme |
the central topic of a speech, discourse, sermon, essay, or other literary work. [3 definitions] |
| theme park |
an amusement park in which the structures and settings share a common theme. |
| theme song |
a melody or song identified with a play, movie, television program, or the like, esp. one used as an introduction or closing, or one used to create a certain mood or tone. |
| the most |
(old-fashioned; slang) the most exciting or delightful; best. |
| themselves |
used to emphasize they. [3 definitions] |
| then |
at that past time. [6 definitions] |
| thence |
from that time on; thenceforth. [2 definitions] |
| thenceforth |
from then on; thereafter. |
| thenceforward |
thenceforth. |
| The Nibelungenlied |
a thirteenth-century Middle High German epic poem that recounts the adventure of Siegfried. |
| theo- |
god. |
| theobromine |
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid related to caffeine, found in cacao plants, kola nuts, chocolate, and tea, and used as a diuretic and nerve stimulant. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. [2 definitions] |
| theodicy |
any system of theology that attempts to reconcile divine omnipotence with the presence of evil. |
| theodolite |
a precision instrument used in surveying that has a telescopic sight for measuring horizontal and vertical angles. |
| Theodore Roosevelt |
the 26th President of the United States (1901-1909), who had earlier fought in the Spanish American War in a cavalry regiment of his own formation called the Rough Riders. As president, Roosevelt worked to reform big business, show America's power to the world, create the Panama Canal, and to protect much of America's wilderness (b.1858--d.1919). |