Lexicon: thousand – threnody

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thousand, adj. [OE þùsend.]

thousand (-s), n. [see thousand, adj.]

thread (-s), n. [OE thred, thread.]

A fine cord of flax, silk, cotton or wool, often for use in sewing and weaving.

thread (-ed, -ing), v. [see thread, n.]

  1. Pass one end of a fiber through the eye of a needle for sewing.
  2. String together a number of objects on a cord.

threadless, adj. [see thread, n.]

Pointless; random; inconsistent; without an obvious connection between successive points in a story or discussion.

threaten (-ed), v. [OE þréat-n-ian.]

threatening, adj. [see threaten, v.]

Menacing; evil bringing.

three, adj. [OE þrí.]

threescore, adj. [OE scoru, notch, tally, the number of twenty.]

Sixty.

threnody (-ies), n. [Gk 'dirge'.]

Dirge; lament; requiem; funeral song; haunting melody; [fig.] bird call.