English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 243 of 557

throughflownoun

The movement of water horizontally beneath the land surface, usually when the soil is completely saturated.

throughgangnoun

a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway

throughgoingnoun

A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.

throughlanenoun

A traffic lane dedicated to allowing an uninterrupted flow of traffic through a given area.

throughlinenoun

In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works.

throughlyadv

Thoroughly, completely.

throughnessnoun

The state of being or going through.

throughotheradj

untidy

throughoutprep

In every part of; all through.

throughoutnessnoun

The state or quality of being present throughout something.

throughputnoun

The rate at which data is transferred through a system.

throughstonenoun

A bondstone.

throughwaynoun

(Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.

throuplenoun

Three individuals engaged in a romantic or sexual relationship.

throuplingnoun

The act of joining together to form a throuple.

throveverb

simple past of thrive

throwverb

To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.

throw a bone toverb

To provide support or assistance to, especially in one particular way or to a limited extent; to make a concession to.

throw a fitverb

To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.

throw a mickeyverb

To have a tantrum.

throw a partyverb

To organize and execute a party.

throw a sickieverb

To take a day off from work for ill health (either real or feigned).

throw a spanner in the worksverb

To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.

throw a sprat to catch a mackerelverb

To sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining something better.

throw a wet blanket onverb

To discredit; to spoil or disparage.

throw a wrench inverb

To introduce a problem, dilemma or obstacle in; to complicate.

throw aboutverb

To change direction; to change from one tack to another.

throw an eyeverb

To glance; peep.

throw awayverb

To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

throw away the keyverb

To never release someone (e.g., from prison).

throw backverb

To hinder the development of something.

throw BBsverb

To pitch exceedingly well, especially with high velocity pitches.

throw caution to the windverb

To do something despite the risks.

throw cold water onverb

(of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

throw dirtverb

To fling dust or similar.

throw dirt enough, and some will stickproverb

If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.

throw dirt onverb

To bury

throw downverb

To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.

throw down the gauntletverb

To issue a challenge.

throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stickproverb

Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.

throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickproverb

To attempt the same strategy or technique (or similar ones) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.

throw for a loopverb

Synonym of knock for a loop.

throw gas on the fireverb

Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

throw gasoline on the fireverb

Synonym of add fuel to the fire.

throw handsverb

To come to blows, fistfight.

throw in at the deep endverb

To introduce (someone) to a new situation without adequate preparation.

throw in one's handverb

To stop attempting to do something; to give up.

throw in one's lot withverb

Synonym of cast in one's lot with.

throw in the barkverb

To administer quinine.

throw in the cardsverb

Synonym of throw in the towel.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 243. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "T" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.