4 VERB If something or someone thunders somewhere, they move there quickly and with a lot of noise. □ [V prep/adv] A lorry thundered by.
5 VERB If something thunders , it makes a very loud noise, usually continuously. □ [V ] She heard the sound of the guns thundering in the fog. □ [V -ing] …thundering applause.
6 VERB If you thunder something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. [WRITTEN ] □ [V with quote] 'It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered. □ [V n] The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection.
7 PHRASE If you steal someone's thunder , you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do. □ He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder.
thunder|bolt /θʌ ndə r boʊlt/ (thunderbolts ) N‑COUNT A thunderbolt is a flash of lightning, accompanied by thunder, which strikes something such as a building or a tree.
thunder|clap /θʌ ndə r klæp/ (thunderclaps ) N‑COUNT A thunderclap is a short loud noise that you hear in the sky just after you see a flash of lightning.
thunder|cloud /θʌ ndə r klaʊd/ (thunderclouds ) N‑COUNT A thundercloud is a large dark cloud that is likely to produce thunder and lightning.
thun|der|ous /θʌ ndərəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a noise as thunderous , you mean that it is very loud and deep. □ The audience responded with thunderous applause.
thunder|storm /θʌ ndə r stɔː r m/ (thunderstorms ) N‑COUNT A thunderstorm is a storm in which there is thunder and lightning and a lot of heavy rain.
thunder|struck /θʌ ndə r strʌk/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is thunderstruck , you mean that they are extremely surprised or shocked. [FORMAL ]
thun|dery /θʌ ndəri/ ADJ When the weather is thundery , there is a lot of thunder, or there are heavy clouds which make you think that there will be thunder soon. □ Heavy thundery rain fell throughout Thursday.
Thurs. also Thur. , Thu. Thurs. is a written abbreviation for Thursday .
Thurs|day /θɜː r zde I , -di/ (Thursdays ) N‑VAR Thursday is the day after Wednesday and before Friday. □ On Thursday Barrett invited me for a drink. □ The local elections will be held this Thursday. □ I'm always terribly busy on Thursdays. □ We go and do the weekly shopping every Thursday morning.
thus ◆◆◇ /ðʌ s/
1 ADV You use thus to show that what you are about to mention is the result or consequence of something else that you have just mentioned. [FORMAL ] □ Some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
2 ADV [ADV with v] If you say that something is thus or happens thus you mean that it is, or happens, as you have just described or as you are just about to describe. [FORMAL ] □ He stormed four bunkers, completely destroying them. While thus engaged he was seriously wounded. SYNONYMS thus ADV 1
consequently: Relations between the two companies had, consequently, never been close.
therefore: Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories.
so: I was an only child, and so had no experience of large families.
hence: The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
thwack /θwæ k/ (thwacks ) N‑COUNT A thwack is a sound made when two solid objects hit each other hard. □ [+ of ] I listened to the thwack of the metal balls. □ Then the woodcutter let his axe fly–Thwack! Everyone heard it.
thwart /θwɔː r t/ (thwarts , thwarting , thwarted ) VERB If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. □ [V n] The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators.
thy /ða I / DET Thy is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'your' when you are talking to one person. □ Honour thy father and thy mother.
thyme /ta I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Thyme is a type of herb used in cooking.
thy|roid /θa I rɔ I d/ (thyroids ) N‑COUNT Your thyroid or your thyroid gland is a gland in your neck that produces chemicals which control the way your body grows and functions.
thy|self /ða I se lf/ PRON Thyself is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'yourself' when you are talking to only one person. □ Love thy neighbour as thyself.
ti|ara /tiɑː rə/ (tiaras ) N‑COUNT A tiara is a metal band shaped like half a circle and decorated with jewels which a woman of very high social rank wears on her head at formal social occasions; also used of similar ornaments that girls or women wear on their heads.
tibia /t I biə/ (tibias ) N‑COUNT Your tibia is the inner bone of the two bones in the lower part of your leg. [MEDICAL ]
tic /t I k/ (tics ) N‑COUNT If someone has a tic , a part of their face or body keeps making a small uncontrollable movement, for example because they are tired or have a nervous illness. □ …people with nervous tics.
tick /t I k/ (ticks , ticking , ticked )
1 N‑COUNT A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. [mainly BRIT ] □ Place a tick in the appropriate box. in AM, usually use check 2 VERB If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings. in AM, usually use check 3 VERB When a clock or watch ticks , it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works. □ [V ] A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter. ● PHRASAL VERB Tick away means the same as tick . □ [V P ] A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner. ● tick|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the endless ticking of clocks.