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Meanings of Tholing:

verb

Endure (something) without complaint or resistance; tolerate.

Usage examples:

If there's one thing i can't thole it's a lie

noun

A pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots.

Usage examples:

He relates the importance of the thole, which secures the oar to the boat, and notes that towing wa…

Meanings of Tholoi:

noun

A dome-shaped tomb of ancient greek origin, especially one dating from the mycenaean period.

Usage examples:

In lakonia, for example, only the vapheio tholos contained any feasting equipment, and not in large…

Meanings of Tholos:

noun

A dome-shaped tomb of ancient greek origin, especially one dating from the mycenaean period.

Usage examples:

In lakonia, for example, only the vapheio tholos contained any feasting equipment, and not in large…

Meanings of Thomas:

noun

A person who refuses to believe anything until they are shown proof

Meanings of Thonder:

adverb

At some distance in the direction indicated; over there.

Usage examples:

The man over thonder

Meanings of Thong:

noun

A narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip.

Usage examples:

A wooden ladder lashed together with leather thongs led into a hole into the ceiling above.

verb

Flog or lash with a whip.

Meanings of Thonged:

verb

Flog or lash with a whip.

Meanings of Thongs:

noun

A narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip.

Usage examples:

A wooden ladder lashed together with leather thongs led into a hole into the ceiling above.

verb

Flog or lash with a whip.

Meanings of Thor:

proper noun

The god of thunder, the weather, agriculture, and the home, the son of odin and freya (frigga). thursday is named after him.

noun

In norse mythology (= ancient stories from scandinavia), the god of thunder and the weather, who protected people and the land

Usage examples:

Thursday is the fourth day of the week, and is named after thor, the hammer-wielding norse god of t…

Meanings of Thoraces:

noun

The part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

Usage examples:

The lungs are contained within the paired pleural cavities in the thorax.

Plural of thorax specialized

Meanings of Thoracic:

adjective

Relating to the thorax.

Usage examples:

Thoracic vertebrae

Meanings of Thoracoacromial:

adjective

Relating to the chest and the highest point of the shoulder

Usage examples:

The thoracoacromial artery

Meanings of Thoracodorsal:

adjective

Relating to the chest and upper spine (= the column of bones in the back)

Usage examples:

The thoracodorsal nerve supplies one of the muscles of the back.

Meanings of Thoracostomies:

noun

Surgical opening of the chest wall, usually in order to provide access for drainage or resection of (a portion of) a rib.

Meanings of Thoracostomy:

noun

Surgical opening of the chest wall, usually in order to provide access for drainage or resection of (a portion of) a rib.

Meanings of Thoracotomies:

noun

Surgical incision into the chest wall.

Usage examples:

Techniques for pleurodesis include thoracotomy, thoracoscopy, chest tube insertion, and thoracentes…

Meanings of Thoracotomy:

noun

Surgical incision into the chest wall.

Usage examples:

Techniques for pleurodesis include thoracotomy, thoracoscopy, chest tube insertion, and thoracentes…

Meanings of Thorax:

noun

The part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

Usage examples:

The lungs are contained within the paired pleural cavities in the thorax.

Meanings of Thoraxes:

noun

The part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.

Usage examples:

The lungs are contained within the paired pleural cavities in the thorax.

Plural of thorax specialized

Meanings of Thorium:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 90, a white radioactive metal of the actinide series.

Usage examples:

In addition to primeval heat, earth's core also gets heat from radioactive decay of uranium, thoriu…

Meanings of Thorn:

noun

A stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.

Usage examples:

Roses ramble over walls, branches stiff with thorns and laden with huge blossoms.

Meanings of Thornback:

noun

A ray of shallow inshore waters which has spines on the back and tail.

Usage examples:

Although they do not undergo a distinct migration, thornbacks appear to move inshore slightly to sp…

Meanings of Thornless:

adjective

(of a plant) having no thorns.

Usage examples:

Delicate, thornless shrubs and grasses

Meanings of Thornproof:

adjective

Resistant to being punctured or torn by thorns.

Usage examples:

A thornproof pair of gloves

Meanings of Thorns:

noun

A stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.

Usage examples:

Roses ramble over walls, branches stiff with thorns and laden with huge blossoms.