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thill
nounVery Low
/θɪl/One of the two long shafts between which a horse is harnessed to pull a cart or carriage.
thimble
nounC1 (Low frequency, specialised vocabulary)
/ˈθɪmbl/A small, protective, cup-shaped cap, typically made of metal or plastic, worn on the finger to push a needle through fabric when sewing.
thimbleberry
nounC2/Proficient
/ˈθɪmb(ə)lb(ə)ri/A shrub in the raspberry genus (Rubus), bearing edible, soft, red or purple berries that resemble a thimble.
thimbleful
nounC2
/ˈθɪmbl̩ˌfʊl/A very small amount of a liquid, especially a spirit, that would fill a thimble.
thimblerig
nounverbverb-transitiveRare
/ˈθɪmblrɪɡ/A gambling game (shell game) where a small ball or pea is hidden under one of three thimble-like cups which are then shuffled quickly, and the player must guess which cup hides the ball; typically used to swindle people.
thimbleweed
nounRare
/ˈθɪmb(ə)lwiːd/A North American perennial plant of the buttercup family (genus Anemone), having a thimble-shaped fruiting head.
thimblewit
nounObsolete/Rare
/ˈθɪmb(ə)lˌwɪt/A foolish, simple-minded, or scatterbrained person.
thimbu
nounRare
/ˈtɪmbuː/The capital city of Bhutan.
thimerosal
nounLow
/θaɪˈmɛrəsæl/An organomercury compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other medical products.
thimphu
nounLow
/ˈtɪmpuː/The capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
thin
adjectiveadverbverb+2C1
/θɪn/Having little distance between opposite surfaces; not thick.
thin client
nounC1
/θɪn ˈklaɪənt/A computer or software that relies heavily on a central server for its computational resources and data storage, performing minimal local processing.
thin film
adjectivenounC1
/ˌθɪn ˈfɪlm/A layer of material with a thickness ranging from fractions of a nanometre to several micrometres, deposited on a substrate.
thin register
nounC1/C2
/θɪn ˈredʒ.ɪ.stə/A high-pitched or light vocal quality, often perceived as lacking resonance or depth.
thin-layer chromatography
nounLow
/ˌθɪn leɪə ˌkrəʊməˈtɒɡrəfi/An analytical technique in chemistry where a liquid sample is separated into its components by migration on a thin layer of adsorbent material.
thing
nounA1
/θɪŋ/A general term for an object, entity, idea, event, or circumstance that is not specifically named.
thing-in-itself
nounC1/C2
/ˌθɪŋ ɪn ɪtˈself/In Kantian philosophy, the ultimate reality of an object as it exists independently of human perception and cognition; the noumenon.
thingamabob
nounIntermediate
ˈθɪŋəməbɒbA placeholder name for a person or thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to mention; a gadget.
thingamajig
nounB2
/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/A placeholder word for an object whose name is unknown, forgotten, or deliberately unspecified.
thingness
nounLow
/ˈθɪŋnəs/The quality or state of being a concrete, distinct object or entity; the essence of being a thing rather than an abstract concept.

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