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thorough

/ˈθʌɹə/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Performed or carried out in a complete or exhaustive manner.

    - "A thorough search of the house was conducted before the police found the missing jewels."
    - "The thorough investigation took several weeks to complete."
  • Adjective

    Giving full attention or consideration to a matter.

    - "The teacher gave thorough instructions before the exam."
    - "He gave thorough consideration to the proposal before making a decision."
  • Adjective

    Performing each action or step completely.

    - "The students were required to complete the assignment thoroughly."
    - "The painter worked thoroughly on each detail of the painting."
  • Adjective

    Thoroughly soaked or wet.

    - "The ground was thoroughly soaked after the heavy rain."
    - "The towel was not thorough in drying the floor."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈθʌɹə/



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  2. /ˈθɜɹoʊ/



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Synonyms

comprehensive , rigorous , scrupulous , downright , outright , unmitigated
Rhymes
Words rhyming with thorough
borrow , plow , now , dow , vow , ow
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Thoroughbred (English) : A horse that is purebred and has been raced.

  2. Thoroughfare (English) : A main street or thoroughfare is a principal road in a town or city.

Variants
List of all variants of thorough that leads to same result
thorough , thorougher , thoroughest , thoroughness , thoroughnesses , thoro , thorough-paced
Forms
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thoroughly, thoroughness

Etymology
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Old English thoru, thuruh, through, from thurh, 'through', from thurh 'porch, doorway', from thor 'door'.

Trivia
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  1. Thorough is an anagram of the word 'hearty'.

  2. The term 'thoroughbred' comes from the Old English word 'thorobred', meaning 'foal raised and trained on a single holding'.

  3. The longest word in the English language with the letter 'th' in it is 'through-gastrulation'. It has 45 letters.

Related Concepts
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  1. Exhaustive: Related to the complete examination or exploration of a subject.

  2. Comprehensive: Related to the complete understanding or knowledge of a subject.

Quotes
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  1. … one realized that it was the restaurant's "thorough" and even comic Frenchness that had made it so entirely New York.

    - Adam Gopnik,{it}New Yorker{/it},22 Mar. 2004

  2. Bruce tells me to squat down and Koani sidles up, ears flattened, tail tucked away, and gives my face a "thorough" licking.

    - Nicholas Evans,{it}Daily Telegraph{/it},26 Sept. 1998

  3. The job was uncharacteristically "thorough" for a Russian contract killing—three different types of bullets riddled Mikho's body.

    - {it}New Republic{/it},15 Dec. 1997
Culture
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Thorough is a common English word used to describe the extent or completeness of an action, process, or search. It has been used extensively in literature and art to convey the idea of exhaustive exploration or examination. For instance, in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, the character Ishmael describes the crew's search for the white whale as 'thorough', suggesting that they will leave no stone unturned in their pursuit.

How to Memorize "thorough"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person conducting a thorough search of a room, checking every corner and crevice.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'thorough' with the word 'complete' or 'exhaustive'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'T-H-O-R-O-U-G-H' to remember the meaning: 'Thoroughly H-andling O-ver R-each O-rderly U-nder G-round H-ill'

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