8-letter words starting with th
- thematic — of or relating to a theme.
- themself — Themself is sometimes used instead of 'themselves' when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.
- theobald — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- theobold — Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- theocrat — a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- theodicy — a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
- theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- theodore — pope a.d. 897.
- theogony — the origin of the gods.
- theology — the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity.
- theonomy — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
- theorell — Axel Hugo Teodor [ahk-suh l hoo-goh te-oh-dawr] /ˈɑk səl ˈhu goʊ ˈtɛ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1903–82, Swedish biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1955.
- theories — a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena: Einstein's theory of relativity. Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- theorise — to form a theory or theories.
- theorist — a person who theorizes.
- theorize — to form a theory or theories.
- therblig — (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.
- therefor — for or in exchange for that or this; for it: a refund therefor.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermals — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- thermate — a mixture of thermite and other oxidizing agents used as filling for incendiary munitions.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermite — a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- theropod — any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
- thesiger — Wilfred (Patrick). 1910–2003, British writer, who explored the Empty Quarter of Arabia (1945–50) and lived with the Iraqi marsh Arabs (1950–58). His books include Arabian Sands (1958), The Marsh Arabs (1964), and My Kenya Days (1994)
- thesis's — a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.
- thespiae — a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- thespius — the founder of the city of Thespiae and the father, by Megamede, of 50 daughters, all of whom bore sons to Hercules.
- thessaly — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).
- thetical — positive; dogmatic.
- theurgic — a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian Platonists and others.
- thewless — cowardly; timid.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thiazide — a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension.
- thiazine — any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- thickest — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- thickety — full of or covered with thickets, dense brush or undergrowth
- thickset — set thickly or in close arrangement; dense: a thickset hedge.
- thievery — the act or practice of thieving; theft.
- thieving — to take by theft; steal.
- thievish — given to thieving.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thin out — diminish, dissipate
- thinclad — a runner on a track team
- thindown — a reduction in the number of particles, esp protons, of very high energy reaching and penetrating the earth's atmosphere from outer space
- thingies — Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- thinglab — A simulation system written in Smalltalk-80. It solves constraints using value inference. Version: ThingLab II.
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.