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thunderous
adj. roaring, booming, thundering, tumultuous, noisy, loud,
ear-splitting, deafening: They took curtain calls to thunderous
applause.
thunderstruck
adj. dumbfounded or dumfounded, astonished, astounded,
awestruck, awed, speechless, struck dumb, amazed, taken aback,
staggered, stunned, shocked, dazed, numb, paralysed, aghast,
open-mouthed, nonplussed, Colloq flabbergasted, floored, bowled
over, Brit knocked for six: We were thunderstruck to learn that
our team had been disqualified.
thus adv. 1 so, in this manner or way or fashion or wise, as
follows, Non-Standard thusly: On receipt of the payment, I
wrote thus to him. 2 therefore, ergo, consequently, as a
consequence, as a result, accordingly, (and) so, then, for this
or that reason, hence, in which case or event, that being the
case, that being so: He has already decided; thus, your efforts
to persuade him are useless.
thwart v. 1 frustrate, impede, check, stymie, baffle, stop, foil,
stump, hinder, obstruct, balk, block, oppose, negate, nullify,
Colloq short-circuit: They have thwarted all our efforts to
become friendly.
--n. 2 brace, cross-brace; (rowing-)seat, bench: These canoes
are fitted with two thwarts.
20.4 tickle...
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tickle v. titillate, delight, please, gratify, amuse, entertain,
divert, captivate, thrill, tickle pink or to death: The show we
saw last night really tickled my fancy. She was tickled to
receive the flowers.
ticklish adj. 1 uncertain, unsteady, unsure, unstable, unsettled,
fickle, touch-and-go, touchy: Power that relies on the sword
has a ticklish basis. 2 delicate, precarious, risky, hazardous,