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atavist: an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism atavistic: characteristic of an atavist atavism: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
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| thrush |
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults a woman who sings popular songs songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
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| thrust |
push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" lunge: make a thrusting forward movement push: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" force: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" stab: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" pierce: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock drive: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" throw: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" jab: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
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| threshold |
the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" the smallest detectable sensation doorway: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" doorsill: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway brink: a region marking a boundary
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| thrifty |
careful and diligent in the use of resources careful: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"
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