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thotmes iii
nounLow in general usage, High in historical or academic contexts
/ˌθuːtˈməʊz ˈθɜːd/Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, known for military expansions and often referred to as Thutmose III.
thou
pronounverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2 (Used only in specific historical, religious, or literary contexts. Very rare in modern speech.)
/ðaʊ/Archaic second-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to modern 'you'.
thought
nounverbA1 (very high)
/θɔːt/The process or product of using the mind to consider or reason about something; an idea or opinion produced by thinking.
thought disorder
nounLow in general usage, but common in academic and technical contexts.
/θɔːt dɪsˈɔːdə/A clinical condition characterized by disorganized or incoherent thinking, often associated with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
thought experiment
nounC1/C2
/ˈθɔːt ɪkˌsper.ɪ.mənt/A mental exercise using imagination to explore the consequences of a hypothesis, principle, or theory, without necessarily performing a physical experiment.
thought leader
nounMedium
/ˈθɔːt ˌliːdə/An individual or organization recognized as an authoritative voice in a specific field, industry, or topic.
thought police
nounMedium
/ˈθɔːt pəˈliːs/A fictional or metaphorical organization that monitors and suppresses unorthodox or dissenting thoughts, ideas, or opinions.
thought reading
nounC1
/ˈθɔːt ˌriːdɪŋ/The supposed ability to perceive or know another person's thoughts directly, without them being communicated.
thought transference
nounLow
/θɔːt trænsˈfɜːrəns/The direct transmission of thoughts from one mind to another without using sensory channels, often synonymous with telepathy.
thoughtfulness
nounB2
/ˈθɔːtf(ə)lnəs/The quality of being considerate of others' needs and feelings; careful thinking.
thoughtway
nounLow
/ˈθɔːtweɪ/A specific method or pattern of thinking.
thousand
adjectivedeterminernounA1
/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/The cardinal number equivalent to ten hundreds; 1,000.
thousand and one nights
nounC1
/ˈθaʊznd‿ən‿wʌn ˈnaɪts/A reference to the collection of Middle Eastern folk tales, most famously translated as 'The Arabian Nights' or 'One Thousand and One Nights', in which the narrator Scheherazade tells stories to a king over many nights to delay her execution.
thousand days
nounC1
/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd deɪz/A period of exactly 1,000 days; used both literally and metaphorically to denote a significant, often transformative, passage of time.
thousand guineas
nounLow
/ˌθaʊz(ə)nd ˈɡɪniz/A specific sum of money, literally one thousand guineas (historical British coin/unit worth £1 1s, now defunct).
thousand island dressing
nounLow
/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd ˈaɪlənd ˈdrɛsɪŋ/A creamy salad dressing made primarily from mayonnaise, ketchup, and often including chopped pickles, onions, and spices.
thousand islands
plural-nounB2
/ˌθaʊz(ə)nd ˈaɪləndz/A proper noun referring to a specific geographic region comprised of numerous islands in the Saint Lawrence River, spanning the Canada-US border.
thousand oaks
nounLow
/ˈθaʊzənd əʊks/A city in Ventura County, California, United States, named after the many oak trees in the area.
thousand-jacket
nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
/ˌθaʊz(ə)nd ˈdʒakɪt/A very short coat or jacket, often considered inadequate or of poor quality, literally or figuratively.
thousandth
adjectivenounB1
/ˈθaʊz(ə)nθ/The ordinal number corresponding to one thousand; position 1000 in a sequence.

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