8-letter words starting with th
- thinking — of or relating to thinking or thought.
- thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinnest — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinning — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinnish — somewhat thin.
- thioacid — an acid in which part or all of the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thionine — a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens
- thiophen — a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- thiophil — having an attraction to sulphur
- thiotepa — a drug, C6H12N3PS, used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer or neoplastic cells
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thirlage — an obligation imposed upon tenants of certain lands requiring them to have their grain ground at a specified mill
- thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- thirties — a cardinal number, 10 times 3.
- thisaway — this way; in this direction.
- thisness — the state or quality of being 'this' rather than 'that' (used to distinguish one thing from another)
- thlipsis — compression or constriction by an outside cause, esp of the blood vessels or another part of the body
- tholepin — thole1
- thomisid — a spider of the family Thomisidae, comprising the crab spiders.
- thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thongage — an additional charge made at a restaurant to a patron wearing thongs (flip-flops)
- thoracal — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- thoracic — of or relating to the thorax.
- thoraco- — thorax
- thornset — set with thorns
- thornton — William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thothmes — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- thoughts — the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought.
- thousand — a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- thowless — lacking vigour or spirit
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thraldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thralled — a person who is in bondage; slave.
- thrapple — the throat or windpipe
- thrashed — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thrasher — a person or thing that thrashes.
- thraward — contrary, stubborn or obstinate
- thrawart — obstinate or intractable.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thrawnly — in a thrawn, contrary or perverse manner
- threaded — interwoven or ornamented with threads: silk threaded with gold.
- threaden — relating to something that is composed of or made of thread
- threated — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
- three rs — When talking about children's education, the three Rs are the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic.
- threnode — threnody.