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thrown past participle of "throw."
throw off to cause changes that make (something or parts of something) incorrect, disordered, or out of alignment. [2 definitions]
throw out to put (something) into the trash or garbage. [7 definitions]
throw rug a small rug used to cover a portion of a bare floor.
throw up to bring up food and liquid from your stomach through your mouth; vomit.
throw weight the payload, or carrying capacity, of a ballistic missile, including the weight of its warheads and guidance systems.
thru (informal) through.
thrum1 to play (a stringed instrument or a tune) by plucking, esp. idly or repetitiously. [5 definitions]
thrum2 the remainder of a warp thread left on the loom after the woven fabric has been cut off. [3 definitions]
thrush1 any of several widely distributed songbirds that typically have dark upper plumage and often a speckled breast. [2 definitions]
thrush2 a fungal disease characterized by white spots and eruptions in the mouth, usu. afflicting young children. [2 definitions]
thrust to push or drive forcefully. [11 definitions]
thruway a limited access highway or toll road, usu. crossing an entire state or similar long distance.
Thu Bon River a river that flows from the western mountainous areas of Vietnam to the East China Sea, by way of the city of Hôi An.
thud a muffled sound of impact. [3 definitions]
thug a criminal or ruffian, esp. one who uses physical force or violence; hoodlum.
thulium a rare-earth chemical element that has sixty-nine protons in each nucleus and that occurs as a malleable solid metal. (symbol: Tm)
thumb the short, thick first or inmost finger on humans and other primates that is opposed to the other four fingers and thus permits the hand to grasp and pick up objects. [5 definitions]
thumb index a series of labeled notches cut into the forward edge of a book, indicating and making it easy to turn to the separate sections, as in a dictionary.
thumbnail the fingernail on the thumb. [2 definitions]
thumb one's nose to place the thumb to the nose, with the other fingers extended, as a sign of scorn or defiance. [2 definitions]