Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 39
Thyme (n.) (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme ({Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme. -- Cowper.
Cat+thyme,+A+labiate+plant+({Teucrium+Marum">Cat thyme, a labiate plant ({Teucrium Marum) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. -- J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Wild thyme, Thymus Serpyllum, Common on banks and hillsides in Europe.
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. -- Shak.
Thyme (n.) Any of various mints of the genus Thymus.
Thyme (n.) Leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables.
Thymene (n.) (Chem.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.
Thymiatechny (n.) (Med.) The art of employing perfumes in medicine. [R.] -- Dunglison.
Thymic (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
Thymic (a.) (Med. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.
Thymol (n.) (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.
Thymol (n.) A colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic [syn: thymol, thyme camphor, thymic acid].
Thymus (a.) (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland.
Thymus (n.) The thymus gland.
Thymus gland, or Thymus body, A ductless gland in the throat, or in the neighboring region, of nearly all vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the throat, or neck, sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of the thorax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and early life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult. The thymus gland functions as the site of maturation of T-lymphocytes (T-cells), which confer cell-mediated immunity on the host organism; thus, removal or malfunciton of the thymus can lead to absence of cell-mediated immunity, and a consequent loss of resistance to infection.
Thymus (n.) Large genus of Old World mints: thyme [syn: Thymus, genus Thymus].
Thymus (n.) A ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age [syn: thymus gland, thymus].
Thymy (a.) Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale. -- Akenside.
Where'er a thymy bank he found, He rolled upon the fragrant ground. -- Gay.
Thyro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as, thyrohyal.
Thyroarytenoid (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.
Thyrohyal (n.) (Anat.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.
Thyrohyoid (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
Thyroid (a.) 【解】甲狀腺的；甲狀軟骨的；盾狀的 Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
Thyroid (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.
Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), An endocrine gland having two lobes, located in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx, which secretes two hormones ({thyroxine and triiodothyronine) that regulate the rates of growth and metabloism. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. Cases of hypothyroidism, where the gland is insufficiently active, can be treated by administration of thyroxine or a combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), Dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen.
Thyroid foramen, The obturator foramen.
Thyroid (a.) Of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake" [syn: thyroid, thyroidal].
Thyroid (a.) Suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality".
Thyroid (n.) 【解】甲狀腺；甲狀軟骨；甲狀腺劑 Located near the base of the neck [syn: thyroid gland, thyroid].
Thyroid gland (n.) Located near the base of the neck [syn: thyroid gland, thyroid].
Thyroid gland (n.) (Anatomy) 【解】甲狀腺 A two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
Compare: Thyroxine, Triiodothyronine.
Thyroxine (n.) Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T].
Triiodothyronine (n.) Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer [syn: triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T].
Triiodothyronine (n.) [Mass noun] (Biochemistry) 三碘甲狀腺原氨酸 A thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but having greater potency.
Thyroideal (a.) (Anat.) Thyroid.
Thyrotomy (n.) (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.
Thyroxine (n.) Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T].
Thyroxine (n.) An iodine-containing hormone that is produced by the thyroid gland, increases the rate of cell metabolism, regulates growth, and is made synthetically for treatment of thyroid disorders.
Thyroxine (n.) Biochemistry. the thyroid gland hormone that regulates the metabolic rate of the body.
Thyroxine (n.) Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained from the thyroid glands of animals or synthesized, used in the treatment of hypothyroidism. Symbol: T4 . Also, Thyroxin. [Origin: 1915-20; Thyr- + ox- + in(dol)e (orig. thought to be a chemical component)].
Thyrse (n.) A thyrsus. Thyrsoid
Thyrse (n.) A dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose [syn: thyrse, thyrsus].
Thyrsoid (a.) Alt. of Thyrsoidal.
Thyrsoidal (a.) Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
Thyrsi (n. pl. ) of Thyrsus.
Thyrsus (n.) A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.
A good to grow on graves
As twist about a thyrsus. -- Mrs. Browning.
In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine. -- Longfellow.
Thyrsus (n.) (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
Thysanopter (n.) (Zool.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Thysanoptera (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips.
Thysanoptera (n.) Thrips [syn: Thysanoptera, order Thysanoptera].
Thysanopteran (n.) (Zool.) One of the Thysanoptera.
Thysanopterous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.
Thysanura (n. pl.) (Zool.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.
Thysanura (n.) Firebrats; silverfish; machilids [syn: Thysanura, order Thysanura].
Thysanuran (n.) (Zool.) One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.
Thysanurous (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.
Thysbe (n.) (Zool.) A common clearwing moth ({Hemaris thysbe).
Thyself (pron.) An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.
Thyself shalt see the act. -- Shak.
Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. -- Milton.
Tiar (n.) A tiara. [Poetic] -- Milton. Tennyson.
Tiara (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.
Tiara (n.) The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.
Tiara (n.) A jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
Tiaraed (a.) Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.
Tib-cat (n.) A female cat. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Tibiae (n. pl. ) of Tibia.
Tibia (n.) (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
Tibia (n.) (Zool.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
Tibia (n.) (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a tibia.
Tibial (a.) Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.
Tibial spur (Zool.), A spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.
Tibial (n.) (Anat.) A tibial bone; a tibiale.
Tibial (a.) Relating to or located near a tibia
Tibialia (n. pl. ) of Tibiale.
Tibiale (n.) [NL.] (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.
Tibicinate (v. i.) To play on a tibia, or pipe. [R.]
Tibio- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.
Tibiotarsal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation.
Tibiotarsal (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.
Tibiotarsi (n. pl. ) of Tibiotarsus.
Tibiotarsus (n.) (Anat.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
Tibrie (n.) (Zool.) The pollack. [Prov. Eng.]
Tic (n.) [F.] (Med.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic. -- Dunglison.
Tic douloureux. (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face.
Tic (n.) A local and habitual twitching especially in the face
Tical (n.) A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy. --Malcom.
Tical (n.) A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.
Tical (n.) The basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: baht, tical].
Tice (v. t.) To entice. [Obs.] -- The Coronation.
Tice (n.) (Cricket) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.
Tice, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 4538
Housing Units (2000): 1789
Land area (2000): 1.140402 sq. miles (2.953628 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.132269 sq. miles (0.342576 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.272671 sq. miles (3.296204 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71800
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.674815 N, 81.817565 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 33905
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tice, FL
Tice
Ticement (n.) Enticement. [Obs.]
Tichorrhine (n.) (Paleon.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.
Tick (n.) Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.
Tick (v. i.) To go on trust, or credit.
Tick (v. i.) To give tick; to trust.
Tick (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.
Tick (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).
Tick bean, A small bean used for feeding horses and other animals.
Tick trefoil (Bot.), A name given to many plants of the leguminous genus Desmodium, which have trifoliate leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute hooked hairs by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece of sheep.
Tick (n.) The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.
Tick (n.) Ticking. See Ticking, n.
Ticked (imp. & p. p.) of Tick.
Ticking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tick.
Tick (v. i.) To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
Tick (v. i.) To strike gently; to pat.
Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. -- Latimer.
Tick (n.) A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.
Tick (n.) Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check. -- Dickens.
Tick (n.) (Zool.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Death tick. (Zool.) See Deathwatch.
Tick (v. t.) To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.
When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. -- Dickens.
Tick (n.) A metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking].
Tick (n.) Any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals.
Tick (n.) A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: check mark, check, tick].
Tick (n.) A light mattress.
Tick (v.) Make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" [syn: click, tick].
Tick (v.) Make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn: tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat].
Tick (v.) Sew; "tick a mattress" [syn: tick, retick].
Tick (v.) Put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick].
Tick (n.). A jiffy (sense 1).
Tick (n.) In simulations, the discrete unit of time that passes between iterations of the simulation mechanism. In AI applications, this amount of time is often left unspecified, since the only constraint of interest is the ordering of events. This sort of AI simulation is often pejoratively referred to as tick-tick-tick simulation, especially when the issue of simultaneity of events with long, independent chains of causes is handwave d.
Tick (n.) In the FORTH language, a single quote character.
Tick, () A jiffy (sense 1).
Tick, () In simulations, the discrete unit of time that passes between iterations of the simulation mechanism. In AI applications, this amount of time is often left unspecified, since the only constraint of interest is the ordering of events. This sort of AI simulation is often pejoratively referred to as "tick-tick-tick" simulation, especially when the issue of simultaneity of events with long, independent chains of causes is handwaved.
Tick, () In the FORTH language, a single quote character. [{Jargon File]
Tick, () contracts. Credit; as, if a servant usually buy for the master upon tick, and the servant buy something without the master's order, yet, if the master were trusted by the trader, he is liable. 1 Show. 95; 3 Keb. 625; 10 Mod. 111; 3 Esp. R. 214; 4 Esp. R. 174.
Ticken (n.) See Ticking. [R.] -- R. Browning.
Ticking (n.) A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
Ticker (n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
Ticker (n.) A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations ({stock ticker), market report, or other news on a paper ribbon or "tape."
Ticker (n.) An electronic instrument receiving information by transmision from a remote source and displaying it in readable fashion, not necessarily on paper tape (e.g. on a video display terminal or moving ribbon of electronically controlled lights).
Ticker (n.) The heart. [Colloq.]
Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long.
Stock ticker, An electro-mechanical information receiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 such devices were largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices.
Ticker (n.) The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" [syn: heart, pump, ticker].
Ticker (n.) A small portable timepiece [syn: watch, ticker].
Ticker (n.) A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape [syn: ticker, stock ticker].
Ticket (v.) A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something. Specifically:
Ticket (v.) A little note or notice. [Obs. or Local]
He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty years, giving notice of the time to his auditors in a ticket on the school doors. -- Fuller.
Ticket (v.) A tradesman's bill or account. [Obs.]
Note: Hence the phrase on ticket, on account; whence, by abbreviation, came the phrase on tick. See 1st Tick.
Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvets On ticket for his mistress. -- J. Cotgrave.
Ticket (v.) A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket.
Ticket (v.) A label to show the character or price of goods.
Ticket (v.) A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.
Ticket (v.) (Politics) A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot. [U. S.]
The old ticket forever! We have it by thirty-four votes. -- Sarah Franklin (1766).
Scratched ticket, A ticket from which the names of one or more of the candidates are scratched out.
Split ticket, A ticket representing different divisions of a party, or containing candidates selected from two or
more parties.
Straight ticket, A ticket containing the regular nominations of a party, without change.
Ticket day (Com.), The day before the settling or pay day on the stock exchange, when the names of the actual purchasers are rendered in by one stockbroker to another. [Eng.] -- Simmonds.
Ticket of leave, A license or permit given to a convict, or prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to labor for himself before the expiration of his sentence, subject to certain specific conditions. [Eng.] -- Simmonds.
Ticket porter, A licensed porter wearing a badge by which he may be identified. [Eng.]
Ticketed (imp. & p. p.) of Ticket.
Ticketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ticket.
Ticket (v. t.) To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.
Ticket
(v. t.)
To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to
Ticket (n.) A commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment).
Ticket (n.) A label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. [syn: tag, ticket].
Ticket (n.) A summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
Ticket (n.) A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices [syn: slate, ticket].
Ticket (n.) The appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family" [syn: ticket, just the ticket].
Ticket (v.) Issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine].
Ticket (v.) Provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now".
Ticketing (n.) A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; -- so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of the buyers.
Ticking (n.) A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
Ticking (n.) A metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking].
Ticking (n.) A strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers.
Tickled (imp. & p. p.) of Tickle.
Tickling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tickle.
Tickle (v. t.) To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.
If you tickle us, do we not laugh? -- Shak.
Tickle (v. t.) To please; to gratify; to make joyous.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. -- Pope.
Such a nature Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow Which he treads on at noon. -- Shak.
Tickle (v. i.) To feel titillation.
He with secret joy therefore Did tickle inwardly in every vein. -- Spenser.
Tickle (v. i.) To excite the sensation of titillation. -- Shak.
Tickle (a.) Ticklish; easily tickled. [Obs.]
Tickle (a.) Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant. [Obs.]
The world is now full tickle, sikerly. -- Chaucer.
So tickle is the state of earthy things. -- Spenser.
Tickle (a.) Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown. [Obs.]
Thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a milkmaid, if she be in love, may sigh it off. -- Shak.
Tickle (n.) A cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking.
Tickle (n.) The act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling, titillation].
Tickle (v.) Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: tickle, titillate, vellicate].
Tickle (v.) Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill, tickle, vibrate].
Tickle (v.) Touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves".
Tickle, () A text editor, file translator and TCL interpreter for the Macintosh.
Version 5.0v1. The text editor breaks the 32K limit (like MPW).
The file translation utilities support drag and drop
handling via tcl scripts of BinHex, MacBinary, Apple Computer Single/Double, StuffIt (with engine), Unix compress, Unix tar and UUencode files as well as text translation.
Tickle implements tcl 7.0 with tclX extensions and Macintosh equivalents of Unix's ls, pwd, cd commands. It provides Macintosh access to Resource Manager, Communications Toolbox, OSA Components (and AppleScript), Editions (publish and subscribe) and Apple Events (including AEBuild and AEPrint). OSA Script support allows programming of any OSA scripting component within Tickle interpreter windows. It provides the OSAtcl and OSAJ J/{APL">J/{APL extensions and creates "Ticklets" which are small application programs that carry only the tcl script and use code in the OSAtcl component to drive an application that allows drag and drop with tcl scripts. Tickle is scriptable and recordable.
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Tickle-footed (a.) Uncertain; inconstant; slippery. [Obs. & R.] -- Beau. & Fl.