thingumbob
Mr. Thingumbob; a vulgar address or nomination to any person whose name is unknown, the same as Mr. What-d'ye-cal'em. Thingumbobs; testicles.
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thingumy
THINGUMBOB, expressions used for the name of a thing which cannot be recollected at the instant.
thingy
A penis.
think about
To ponder.
think about somebody
Consider someone's feelings or needs
think aloud
to speak one's thoughts out loud while thinking
think back
remember something from the past
think before you speak
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
think of England
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
think of somebody
consider someone's needs or feelings
think on one's feet
To think and react quickly in a situation
think one hung the moon
to think someone is perfect or extraordinary
think one is God's own cousin
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
think one's shit doesn't stink
Believe one is superior to others
think out loud
to speak one's thoughts as they occur
think over
Consider something carefully before making a decision
think tank
A group that researches and discusses ideas and policies
think the world of
To have a very high opinion of someone or something
think twice
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
think up
To invent or come up with an idea
think with one's little head
To make decisions based on emotion or personal desire rather than logic
thinking cap
to think carefully and concentrate
thinking man's
Intelligent or intellectual, often requiring thought and analysis
Third Degree
The highest degree, that of Master Mason, in British Freemasonry. In U.S.A. the term is applied to the use of ex- haustive questioning and cross questioning by the police in the endeavour to extort a con- fession or compromising information from a criminal, accomplice, or witness.
Third Estate
The Commons, as the third estate of the realm coming after the Sovereign and the Peers. The term is a translation of the French Tiers Etat, being the third and lower body of representatives in the States General (tf-v.).
third hand
hearsay or secondhand information that has been passed on multiple times
Third Period
NOMINALISM REVIVED (To the 16th cent.). Thomas de Bradwardme, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1349), The Profound Doctor.
third string
A secondary or backup option
third time is a charm
Success often comes after multiple attempts
third wheel
An unwanted or awkward person in a group of two
thirding
A custom practised at the universities, where two thirds of the original price is allowed by the upholsterers to the students for household goods returned to them within the year.
thirteener
A shilling in Ireland, which there passes for thirteen pence.
thirteenth reason why
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
thirty pieces of silver
The sum of money that Judas Iscanot received from the chief priest for the betrayal of his Master (Matt. xxvi, 15); hence used proverbially of a bribe or "blood-money.
Thirty Years War
A scries of wars between the Catholics and Protestants of Germany in the 17th century, in which France, Sweden, and other peoples participated from time to time. It began in Bohemia in 1618, and ended in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia.
this afternoon
the part of the day between noon and evening
this evening
the evening of the current day
this is all a fable
The Percies are descended from a great Norman baron, who came over with William, and who took his name from his castle and estate in Normandy.— SCOTT: Tales of a Grandfather, iv.
This is part of Dr
Evan's epitaph on Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726), the dramatist, herald, and architect. The "heavy loads" referred to were Blenheim, Greenwich Hospital (which he finished), Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and other massive buildings.
This is the foul fiend Flibbertigibbet
He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. He . . . squints the eye and makes the hare-lip. — King Lear, iii, 4.
this is where we came in
A situation has returned to its starting point
this minute
at this exact moment
this morning
the morning of the current day
this or that
A choice between two alternatives
this summer
the summer that is about to happen or has just started
this time
on this particular occasion
this weekend
the weekend that is about to happen
this year
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
this'n
this one.
thomas
Man Thomas; a man's penis.
thomas
(I.), My Thought Book, 8vo. 1825.
Thomas the Rhymer
A border poet and seer of the close of the 13th century, also called Thomas of Erceldoune and Thomas Learmont. He is the reputed author of a number of poems, including one on Tristram (which Scott be- lieved to be genuine), and is fabled to have pre- dicted the death of Alexander III of Scotland, the Battle of Bannockburn, the union of England and Scotland under James VI, etc. He must not be confused with Thomas Rymer (d.
thomond
Like Lord Thomond's cocks, all on one side. Lord Thomond's cock-feeder, an Irishman, being entrusted with some cocks which were matched for a considerable sum, the night before the battle shut them all together in one room, concluding that as they were all on the same side, they would not disagree: the consequence was, they were most of them either killed or lamed before the morning.
Thomson and Thompson
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
thorn in someone's side
A constant annoyance or source of trouble
thorn in the flesh
A constant source of annoyance or trouble
thorns
To be or sit upon thorns; to be uneasy, impatient, anxious for an event.
thorough churchman
A person who goes in at one door of a church, and out at the other, without stopping.
thorough cough
Coughing and breaking wind backwards at the same time.
thorough go nimble
A looseness, a violent purging.
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