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Thornbird
- - A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.
Thorndike
- noun - English actress (1882-1976)
- United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
Thrashing
- verb - a sound defeat
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
- dance the slam dance
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Threadier
- adjective - forming viscous or glutinous threads
- thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Threading
- verb - pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
- pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
- thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
Threonine
- noun - a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition
Threshing
- verb - beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it"
Thriftier
- adjective - careful and diligent in the use of resources
- mindful of the future in spending money;
Thriftily
- adverb - in a thrifty manner; "a used towel that he had used and had left thriftily on the ledge below the mirror rather than consign to the linen basket"
Thrilling
- verb - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
- causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"
- causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock; "a thrilling wind blew off the frozen lake"
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
- fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
- tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement