| thirteenth |
If twelve kids decided to play a game outside, the next kid to join would be the thirteenth kid. |
| thirtieth |
If twenty-nine people have gotten on an airplane, the next person to get on will be the thirtieth person. |
| thirty |
Thirty is the word for the number 30. |
| this |
This means the thing that you are talking about now or is in front of you now. This also means the thing that you were just talking about. [6 definitions] |
| thorn |
A thorn is a small, sharp thing that some plants have. Thorns on plants grow out from their stems or branches. Thorns can sometimes hurt your skin if you are not careful when you touch the plant. |
| thorough |
When you do something in a thorough way, you do it in a complete way. You don't skip anything important. If you wash your hands in a thorough way, your hands become very clean. |
| those |
Those has the same meaning as that, but we use those when we are talking about more than one thing. |
| though |
Though is a word that we use to connect ideas in a sentence. We use though when two things are true but they don't agree with each other very well. Though is an important word, but we probably use "even though" more often when we talk. "Even though" is a little stronger, but it has the same meaning. [2 definitions] |
| thousand |
Thousand is the word for the number 1,000. |
| thread |
Thread is very thin, long string that is used to sew or make cloth. Your clothes are made with many, many threads sewn together. Thread is made from fibers such as the fiber from cotton plants or from wool. Some thread is made by humans from chemicals. |
| three |
Three is the word for the number 3. |
| throat |
Your throat is the part of your body that lets food go to your stomach and air go to your lungs. Your throat is inside your neck. |
| throne |
A throne is the large seat where a king or queen sits at special times. Other types of people who have power might also use a throne. |
| through |
When something goes through something else, it goes in one end or side and out the other. When you drink soda through a straw, the soda goes into the straw at one end and comes out the other. If a person goes through something, they go in at one end or side of it and out the other. If you walk through the park, you go into it somewhere and come out at the other side. [5 definitions] |
| throw |
When you throw a ball, you send the ball through the air by using your arm or both your arms. [2 definitions] |
| throw up |
When you throw up, your body brings up food and liquid from your stomach and sends it out through your mouth. People sometimes throw up when they are sick or after they go up and down suddenly or around in circles. |
| thumb |
Your thumb is the short, thick finger at the side of your hand. |
| thunder |
Thunder is the loud noise you sometimes hear during a storm. Thunder comes during storms that have lightning. Lightning makes a big flash of light across the sky, and after that, you hear the loud, low noise of thunder. |
| thunderstorm |
A thunderstorm is a kind of storm with strong wind, dark clouds, and heavy rain. During a thunderstorm, there is lightning and thunder. The lightning makes flashes of bright light in the sky, and thunder makes loud, loud noise. |
| Thursday |
Thursday is the fifth day of the week. Thursday comes between Wednesday and Friday. |
| Tibet |
Tibet is a land that is part of China. Tibet is near India and Nepal, and it is where the highest mountains in the world are. |