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[13b] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, goal, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, plan, pretension, purpose—more at GOAL

think verb thought ; think·ing 1 : to form or have in the mind

2 : to have as an opinion : BELIEVE

3 : to reflect on : PONDER

4 : to call to mind : REMEMBER

5 : REASON

6 : to form a mental picture of : IMAGINE

7 : to devise by thinking

— think·er noun

Synonyms

[2] believe, consider, deem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, suppose—more at BELIEVE

usually think about or think over [3] chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, ruminate, study, weigh—more at PONDER

usually think of [4] recall, recollect, remember, reminisce—more at REMEMBER

usually think up [7] concoct, contrive, cook, devise, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture—more at INVENT

think·er noun : one that thinks: as

a : one that thinks in a specified way

b : one that has special capacity for thinking

Synonyms

brain, genius, intellect, whiz, wizard—more at GENIUS

think tank noun : an institute, corporation, or group organized for interdisciplinary research (as in technological or social problems)

thin·ner noun : a volatile liquid (as turpentine) used to thin paint

thin–skinned adjective 1 : having a thin skin or rind

2 : extremely sensitive to criticism or insult

1third adjective : next after the second

— third or third·ly adverb

2third noun 1 : one of three equal parts of something

2 : one that is number three in a countable series

3 : the 3d forward gear in an automotive vehicle

third degree noun : the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to force a confession

third dimension noun 1 : thickness, depth, or apparent thickness or depth that confers solidity on an object

2 : a quality that confers reality

— third–dimensional adjective

third world noun, often cap T&W : the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world

1thirst noun 1 : a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire to drink; also : a bodily condition producing this

2 : an ardent desire

Synonyms

appetite, craving, desire, drive, eagerness, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, lust, passion, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE

2thirst verb 1 : to need drink : suffer thirst

2 : to have a strong desire

Synonyms usually thirst for

ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, want, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE

thirsty adjective thirst·i·er; -est 1 a : feeling thirst

b : deficient in moisture <~ land>

2 : having a strong desire : AVID

Synonyms

[1b] arid, dry, sere—more at DRY

[2] ardent, athirst, avid, eager, enthusiastic, keen—more at EAGER

thir·teen noun : one more than 12

— thirteen adjective or pronoun

— thir·teenth adjective or noun

thir·ty noun, plural thirties : three times 10

— thir·ti·eth adjective or noun

— thirty adjective or pronoun

1this pronoun, plural these 1 : the one close or closest in time or space <~ is your book>

2 : what is in the present or under immediate observation or discussion <~ is a mess>; also : what is happening or being done now

2this adjective, plural these 1 : being the one near, present, just mentioned, or more immediately under observation <~ book>

2 : constituting the immediate past or future

3this adverb : to such an extent or degree

this·tle noun : any of various tall prickly composite plants with often showy heads of tightly packed tubular flowers

this·tle·down noun : the down from the ripe flower head of a thistle

1thither adverb : to that place

2thither adjective : being on the farther side

thith·er·ward adverb : toward that place : THITHER

thong noun 1 : a strip esp. of leather or hide

2 : a sandal held on the foot by a thong between the toes

3 : a narrow strip of swimwear or