- threa
- threa·dle;
English syllables. 2014.
threa
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threa — … Useful english dictionary
threadle — threa·dle … English syllables
throes — noun violent pangs of suffering death throes • Hypernyms: ↑suffering, ↑hurt * * * ▶ plural noun the throes of childbirth: AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; … Useful english dictionary
Three — (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re[ o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throe — noun Etymology: Middle English thrawe, throwe, from Old English thrawu, thrēa threat, pang; akin to Old High German drawa threat Date: 13th century 1. pang, spasm < death throes > < throes of childbirth > 2. plural a hard or painful … New Collegiate Dictionary
drei — AdjNum std. (8. Jh.), mhd. drī, ahd. drī, as. thria, thrie, threa Stammwort. Aus g. * þrej(ez) drei , auch in gt. þreis, anord. þrír, ae. þrī, afr. thrē, thria, thriū (bis in mittelhochdeutsche Zeit war das Zahlwort noch flektiert); dieses aus ig … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
throes — [θrəʊz] plural noun intense or violent pain and struggle: he convulsed in his death throes. Phrases in the throes of struggling in the midst of. Origin ME throwe (sing.); perh. related to OE thrēa, thrawu calamity , influenced by thrōwian suffer … English new terms dictionary
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
throe — n. (usu. in pl.) 1 a violent pang, esp. of childbirth or death. 2 anguish. Phrases and idioms: in the throes of struggling with the task of. Etymology: ME throwe perh. f. OE threa, thrawu calamity, alt. perh. by assoc. with woe … Useful english dictionary
