Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 32
Thin (v. i.) 變薄；變細；變瘦，變稀；變淡 [（+out）] To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
Thin (adv.) Without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: {thinly}, {thin}] [ant: {thick}, {thickly}].
Thin (a.) Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: {thick}].
Thin (a.) Lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: {thin}, {lean}] [ant: {fat}].
Thin (a.) Very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: {slender}, {thin}].
Thin (a.) Not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: {sparse}, {thin}].
Thin (a.) Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}].
Thin (a.) Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: {thick}].
Thin (a.) (Of sound) Lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: {full}].
Thin (a.) Lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile".
Thin (a.) Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" [syn: {flimsy}, {fragile}, {slight}, {tenuous}, {thin}].
Thin (v.) Lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: {inspissate}, {thicken}].
Thin (v.) Make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: {inspissate}, {thicken}].
Thin (v.) Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: {dilute}, {thin}, {thin out}, {reduce}, {cut}].
Thin (v.) Take off weight [syn: {reduce}, {melt off}, {lose weight}, {slim}, {slenderize}, {thin}, {slim down}] [ant: {gain}, {put on}].
Thine (pron. & a.) 【古】（thou的所有代名詞）你的東西；你的家屬（或有關的人）；（thou的所有格）你的 A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.
Note: In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.
Thin-skinned (a.) (Of a person) 臉皮薄的；敏感的；易生氣的 Easily upset by criticism or insults.
Thin-skinned (a.) (Of fruit) （水果等）皮薄的 Having a thick skin.
Opposite: Thick-skinned
Compare: Thick-skinned
T hick-skinned (a.) (Of a person) 厚臉皮的；（對責難，侮辱等）不敏感的 Not easily upset by criticism or unkind comments.
// You have to be pretty thick-skinned to do this job.
T hick-skinned (a.) (Of fruit) 有厚皮的 H aving a thick skin.
// A thick-skinned variety of grape.
Opposite: Thin-skinned
Thou (pron.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
Art thou he that should come? -- Matt. xi. 3.
Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." -- Skeat.
Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou.
Thing (n.) Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.
God made . . . every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind. -- Gen. i. 25.
He sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt. -- Gen. xiv. 23.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. -- Keats.
Thing (n.) An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material.
Ye meads and groves, unconscious things! -- Cowper.
Thing (n.) A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed.
[And Jacob said] All these things are against me. -- Gen. xlii. 36.
Which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. -- Matt. xxi. 24.
Thing (n.) A portion or part; something.
Wicked men who understand any thing of wisdom. -- Tillotson.
Thing (n.) A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.
See, sons, what things you are! -- Shak.
The poor thing sighed, and . . . turned from me. -- Addison.
I'll be this abject thing no more. -- Granville.
I have a thing in prose. -- Swift.
Thing (n.) pl. Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one's things. [Colloq.]
Note: Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural or collective sense.
And them she gave her moebles and her thing -- Chaucer.
Note: Thing was used in a very general sense in Old English, and is still heard colloquially where some more definite term would be used in careful composition.
In the garden [he] walketh to and fro, And hath his things [i. e., prayers, devotions] said full courteously. -- Chaucer.
Hearkening his minstrels their things play. -- Chaucer.
Thing (n.) (Law) Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; -- distinguished from person.
Thing (n.) In Scandinavian countries,
a legislative or judicial assembly. -- Longfellow.
Things personal. (Law) Same as Personal
property, under Personal.
Things real. Same as Real property, under Real. Thing
Thing, Ting, (n.) In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; -- used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See Legislature, Norway.
Thing (n.) A special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing".
Thing (n.) An action; "how could you do such a thing?"
Thing (n.) A special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart".
Thing (n.) An artifact; "how does this thing work?"
Thing (n.) An event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the...".
Thing (n.) A vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: matter, affair, thing].
Thing (n.) A statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
Thing (n.) An entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was".
Thing (n.) Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ...".
Thing (n.) A special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds".
Thing (n.) A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him".
Thing (n.) A separate and self-contained entity.
Thought (imp. & p. p.) of Think.
Thinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Think.
Think (v. t.) To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.
Note: These are genuine Anglo-Saxon expressions, equivalent to it seems to me, it seemed to me. In these expressions me is in the dative case.
Think (v. t.) To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.
For that I am I know, because I think. -- Dryden.
Think (v. t.) Specifically: To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it.
Well thought upon; I have it here. -- Shak.
Think (v. t.) Specifically: To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate.
And when he thought thereon, he wept. -- Mark xiv. 72.
He thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? -- Luke xii. 17.
Think (v. t.) Specifically: To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow.
Let them marry to whom they think best. -- Num. xxxvi. 6.
Think (v. t.) Specifically: To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.
I thought to promote thee unto great honor. -- Num. xxiv. 11.
Thou thought'st to help me. -- Shak.
Think (v. t.) Specifically: To presume; to venture.
Think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father. -- Matt. iii. 9.
Note: To think, in a philosophical use as yet somewhat limited, designates the higher intellectual acts, the acts preeminently rational; to judge; to compare; to reason. Thinking is employed by Hamilton as
"comprehending all our collective energies." It is defined by Mansel as "the act of knowing or judging by means of concepts,"by Lotze as "the reaction of the mind on the material supplied by external influences." See Thought.
To think better of. See under Better.
To think much of, or To think well of, To hold in esteem; to esteem highly.
Syn: To expect; guess; cogitate; reflect; ponder; contemplate; meditate; muse; imagine; suppose; believe. See Expect, Guess.
Think (n.) Act of thinking; a thought. "If you think that I'm finished, you've got another think coming!" [Obs. or Colloq.]
Think (v. t.) To conceive; to imagine.
Charity . . . thinketh no evil. -- 1 Cor. xiii. 4,5.
Think (v. t.) To plan or design; to plot; to compass. [Obs.]
So little womanhood And natural goodness, as to think the death Of her own son. -- Beau. & Fl.
Think (v. t.) To believe; to consider; to esteem.
Nor think superfluous other's aid. -- Milton.
To think much, To esteem a great matter; to grudge. [Obs.]
"[He] thought not much to clothe his enemies." -- Milton.
To think scorn. (a) To disdain. [Obs.] "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone." -- Esther iii. 6.
To think scorn. (b) To feel indignation. [Obs.]
Think (n.) An instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think".
Think (v.) Judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" [syn: think, believe, consider, conceive].
Think (v.) Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess].
Think (v.) Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: think, cogitate, cerebrate].
Think (v.) Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" [syn: remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think] [ant: blank out, block, draw a blank, forget].
Think (v.) Imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
Think (v.) Focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin".
Think (v.) Have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: intend, mean, think].
Think (v.) Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"
Think (v.) Ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
Think (v.) Dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"
Think (v.) Have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts".
Think (v.) Be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks".
Think (v.) Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam".
Thinkable (a.) Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Thinkable (a.) Capable of being conceived or imagined or considered [ant: unthinkable].
Thinker (n.) 思想家；思考者 [C] One who thinks; especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as, a close thinker; a deep thinker; a coherent thinker.
Thinker (n.) An important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century" [syn: thinker, creative thinker, mind].
Thinker (n.) Someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision).
Thinking (a.) 思想的；有理性的；好思考的 Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly, adv.
Thinking (n.) [U] 思想，思考；意見，想法 The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.
I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king. -- Shak.
Thinking (a.) Endowed with the capacity to reason [syn: intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)].
Thinking (n.) The process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation].
Thinly (a.) 薄薄地；稀疏地；細細地；勉強地，幾乎沒有 In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
Thinly (adv.) Without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly."
Thinly (adv.) Without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: thinly, thin] [ant: thick, thickly].
Thinly (adv.) In a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly" [syn: thinly, lightly] [ant: thickly].
Thinly (adv.) In a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside" [ant: densely, thickly].
Thinner (n.) One who thins, or makes thinner.
Thinness (n.) The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of the word).
Thinnish (a.) Somewhat thin.
Thinolite (n.) A calcareous tufa,
in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the
Quaternary lake basins of
Thin-skinned (a.) Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.
Thio- () A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sulphur. See Sulpho-.
Thiocarbonate (n.) A sulphocarbonate.
Thiocarbonic (a.) Same as Sulphocarbonic.
Thiocyanate (n.) Same as Sulphocyanate.
Thiocyanic (a.) Same as Sulphocyanic.
Thionaphthene (n.) A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, C8H6S, analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives.
Thionic (a.) Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing or resembling sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio compounds; as, the thionic acids. Cf. Dithionic, Trithionic, Tetrathionic, etc.
Thionine (n.) An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also phenylene violet.
Thionol (n.) A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster. It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.
Thionoline (n.) A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine.
Thionyl (n.) The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride.
Thiophene (n.) A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives.
Thiophenic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.
Thiophenol (n.) A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate.
Thiophthene (n.) A double thiophene nucleus, C6H4S2, analogous to thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.
Thiosulphate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite.
Note: The sodium salt called in photography by the name sodium hyposulphite, being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.
Thiosulphuric (a.) (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid, H2S2O3, analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called hyposulphurous acid.
Thiotolene (n.) (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3S.CH3, analogous to, and resembling, toluene; -- called also methyl thiophene.
Thioxene (n.) (Chem.) Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from benzene.
Third (a.) Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. "The third night." -- Chaucer.
Third (a.) Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.
Third estate. (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons.
Third estate. (b) In France, the tiers ['e]tat. See Tiers ['e]tat.
Third order (R. C. Ch.), An order attached to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See Tertiary, n., 1.
Third person (Gram.), The person spoken of. See Person, n., 7.
Third sound. (Mus.) See Third, n., 3.
Third (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.
Third (n.) The sixtieth part of a second of time.
Third (n.) (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.
Third (n.) pl. (Law) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.
Major third (Mus.), An interval of two tones.
Minor third (Mus.), An interval of a tone and a half.
Third (adv.) In the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" [syn: third, thirdly].
Third (a.) Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: third, 3rd, tertiary].
Third (n.) One of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: one-third, third, tierce].
Third (n.) The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" [syn: third base, third].
Third (n.) Following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment".
Third (n.) The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds".
Third (n.) The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" [syn: third gear, third].
Third (n.) The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: third base, third].
Third-borough (n.) An under constable.
Thirdings (n. pl.) The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.
Thirdly (adv.) In the third place.
Third-penny (n.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.
Thirled (imp. & p. p.) of Thirl.
Thirling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thirl.
Thirl (v. t.) To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill.
Thirlage (n.) The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.
Thirst (n.) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
Thirst (n.) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
Thirsted (imp. & p. p.) of Thirst.
Thirsting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thirst.
Thirst (n.) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
Thirst (n.) To have a vehement desire.
Thirst (v. t.) To have a thirst for.
Thirster (n.) One who thirsts.
Thirstily (adv.) In a thirsty manner.
Thirstiness (n.) The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Thirstle (n.) The throstle.
Thirsty (n.) 口乾的，渴的；乾旱的，缺水的；吸水性強的；【口】使人口渴的 [B] Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. -- Judges iv. 19.
Thirsty (n.) Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. -- Ps. lxiii. 1.
When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. -- Addison.
Thirsty (a.) Needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky".
Thirsty (a.) Feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" [ant: hungry].
Thirsty (a.) (Usually followed by `for') Extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" [syn: athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)].
Thirsty (a.) Able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels".
Thirteen (a.) One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
Thirteen (n.) The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and three; thirteen units or objects.
Thirteen (n.) A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.
Thirteenth (a.) Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month.
Thirteenth (a.) Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirteenth (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirteenth (n.) The next in order after the twelfth.
Thirteenth (n.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
Thirtieth (a.) Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; -- the ordinal of thirty; as, the thirtieth day of the month.
Thirtieth (a.) Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thirtieth (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal parts.
Thirty (a.) Being three times ten; consisting of one more than twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists of thirty days.
Thirties (n. pl. ) of Thirty.
Thirty (n.) The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.
Thirty (n.) A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
Thirty-second (a.) Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.
These (n. pl. ) of This.
This (pron. & a.) As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.
This (pron. & a.) As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.
Thistle (n.) (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, So named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures.
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, The common large thistle of neglected pastures.
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, A native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada.
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
Fuller's thistle, The teasel.
Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc.
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, A native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre.
Scotch thistle, Either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland.
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
Star thistle, A species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
Torch thistle, A candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus.
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
Thistle bird (Zool.), The American goldfinch, or yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch.
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), A handsomely colored American butterfly ({Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady.
Thistle cock (Zool.), The corn bunting ({Emberiza militaria). [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle crown, A gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings.
Thistle finch (Zool.), The goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle funnel, A funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
Thistle (n.) Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves.
Thistle, () Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered "thorn," but in the Revised Version "hook." It is also rendered "thorn" in 2 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2; "brambles" in Isa. 34:13. It is supposed to be a variety of the wild plum-tree, but by some it is regarded as the common thistle, of which there are many varieties in Palestine.
Thistle, () Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Gen. 3:18; Hos. 10:8); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matt. 7:16; Heb. 6:8, "brier," R.V. "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See THORNS.)
Thistly (a.) Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.
Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
In such a world, so thorny, and where none Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found, Without some thistly sorrow at its side. -- Cowper.