| third stream |
a kind of music that combines jazz improvisation with classical forms. |
| Third World |
(often l.c.) the developing nations, as of Asia and Africa, esp. those not aligned with either of the two dominant political blocs. |
| thirst |
a feeling of dryness in the mouth or throat, associated with the need or desire to drink. [5 definitions] |
| thirsty |
experiencing thirst; needing to drink. [4 definitions] |
| thirteen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 13 and by the Roman numeral XIII. [3 definitions] |
| thirteenth |
indicating rank or position between twelfth and fourteenth. [3 definitions] |
| thirtieth |
indicating rank or position between twenty-ninth and thirty-first. [3 definitions] |
| thirty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 30 and by the Roman numeral XXX. [5 definitions] |
| thirty-second note |
a musical note with one thirty-second the time value of a whole note; demisemiquaver. |
| Thirty Years' War |
a series of European wars occurring from 1618 to 1648, originally between German Catholics and German Protestants but later involving Sweden, France, and Spain, from which France emerged as the most powerful nation in Europe. |
| this |
the person, thing, or matter mentioned, understood, or at hand. [7 definitions] |
| thistle |
any of various plants with prickly leaves and showy heads of usu. purplish flowers. |
| thistledown |
the fluffy, seed-carrying down on the mature flower head of a thistle. |
| thither |
to or toward that place; that way; there. [2 definitions] |
| thitherto |
until that time; up to then. |
| tho |
(informal) though. |
| thole |
a wooden peg or metal pin, usu. one of a pair, set into the gunwale of a boat to act as the fulcrum for an oar. |
| Thomas |
according to the New Testament, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, who doubted the truth of Christ's resurrection until shown physical proof of it. |
| Thomas Alva Edison |
a U.S. inventor (b.1847--d.1931). |
| Thomas Jefferson |
U.S. statesman, architect, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, who became the third President of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809 (b.1743--d.1826). |
| Thomas Malthus |
an English economist (b.1766--d.1834). |