throe
11throe — noun severe spasm of pain, especially near the moment of death As if their own indignant Earth …
12throe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pang, spasm, paroxysm, pain, agitation. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain: cramp1, paroxysm, shoot, spasm. See PAIN. 2. A sensation of physical discomfort… …
13throe — throw …
14throe — sb. [thrawe]. Alys. 606. AS. þreág …
15throe — θrəʊ n. violent pangs; torturous struggle, suffering …
16throe — n. Paroxysm (of extreme pain, especially in childbirth), fit, spasm, anguish, pang, agony …
17throe — n 1. spasm, paroxysm, convulsion; fit, seizure, stroke, attack, Pathol. ictus. 2. pang, pain, shooting pain, sharp or piercing pain. 3. throes a. agony, torture, excruciation; grief, distress, suffering, anguish.b. turmoil, tumult, turbulence,… …
18throe — [[t]θroʊ[/t]] n. 1) pat a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm 2) throes a) any violent convulsion or struggle b) the agony of death • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME throwe, alter. of thrawe, OE thrawu, c. ON thrā …
19throe(s) — throw(s) …
20throe — 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 …
