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6 VERB If you thunder something, you say it loudly and forcefully, especially because you are angry. [WRITTEN ] □ [V with quote] 'It's your money. Ask for it!' she thundered. □ [V n] The Prosecutor looked toward Napoleon, waiting for him to thunder an objection.

7 PHRASE If you steal someone's thunder , you get the attention or praise that they thought they would get, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do. □  He had no intention of letting the Foreign Secretary steal any of his thunder.

thunder|bolt /θʌ ndə ^r boʊlt/ (thunderbolts ) N‑COUNT A thunderbolt is a flash of lightning, accompanied by thunder, which strikes something such as a building or a tree.

thunder|clap /θʌ ndə ^r klæp/ (thunderclaps ) N‑COUNT A thunderclap is a short loud noise that you hear in the sky just after you see a flash of lightning.

thunder|cloud /θʌ ndə ^r klaʊd/ (thunderclouds ) N‑COUNT A thundercloud is a large dark cloud that is likely to produce thunder and lightning.

thun|der|ous /θʌ ndərəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a noise as thunderous , you mean that it is very loud and deep. □  The audience responded with thunderous applause.

thunder|storm /θʌ ndə ^r stɔː ^r m/ (thunderstorms ) N‑COUNT A thunderstorm is a storm in which there is thunder and lightning and a lot of heavy rain.

thunder|struck /θʌ ndə ^r strʌk/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is thunderstruck , you mean that they are extremely surprised or shocked. [FORMAL ]

thun|dery /θʌ ndəri/ ADJ When the weather is thundery , there is a lot of thunder, or there are heavy clouds which make you think that there will be thunder soon. □  Heavy thundery rain fell throughout Thursday.

Thurs. also Thur. , Thu. Thurs. is a written abbreviation for Thursday .

Thurs|day /θɜː ^r zde I , -di/ (Thursdays ) N‑VAR Thursday is the day after Wednesday and before Friday. □  On Thursday Barrett invited me for a drink. □  The local elections will be held this Thursday. □  I'm always terribly busy on Thursdays. □  We go and do the weekly shopping every Thursday morning.

thus ◆◆◇ /ðʌ s/

1 ADV You use thus to show that what you are about to mention is the result or consequence of something else that you have just mentioned. [FORMAL ] □  Some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.

2 ADV [ADV with v] If you say that something is thus or happens thus you mean that it is, or happens, as you have just described or as you are just about to describe. [FORMAL ] □  He stormed four bunkers, completely destroying them. While thus engaged he was seriously wounded. SYNONYMS thus ADV 1

consequently:Relations between the two companies had, consequently, never been close.

therefore:Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories.

so:I was an only child, and so had no experience of large families.

hence:The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.

thwack /θwæ k/ (thwacks ) N‑COUNT A thwack is a sound made when two solid objects hit each other hard. □ [+ of ] I listened to the thwack of the metal balls. □  Then the woodcutter let his axe fly–Thwack! Everyone heard it.

thwart /θwɔː ^r t/ (thwarts , thwarting , thwarted ) VERB If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. □ [V n] The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators.

thy /ða I / DET Thy is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'your' when you are talking to one person. □  Honour thy father and thy mother.