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The Thames Torso murders almost fell into my lap. After deciding to use a real historical crime as the focus for the book, I went to Google and searched for unsolved murders in Victorian London, and they basically popped out at me about halfway down the first results page.
Sarah Pinborough

Meaning of "Thames" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THAMES

Thames  [tɛmz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THAMES

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Thames is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THAMES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thames

River Thames

Note ▪ Distances are in kilometres. ▪ Waterway distances are shown, not towpath distances. ▪ If using imperial units convention would be to use statute miles (1609 m) upstream of Teddington and sea miles (1853.3 m/6080 ft) downstream from Teddington. ▪ North then south is used for opposing places in the case of bridges. Thameside settlements Towns/villages by parish beside the river blank spaces indicate as place above (") Legend Kemble, Gloucestershire Kemble (meads) Ewen, Somerford Keynes Poole Keynes meads and lakes of both Ashton Keynes Ashton Keynes Leigh (meads) Ashton Keynes (meads) Cricklade Latton (meads) Castle Eaton (meads) Castle Eaton Marston Maisey (meads) Kempsford Hannington (meads) Kempsford (meads) Limit of navigation Inglesham (meads) Lechlade Buscot (meads) Lechlade...

Definition of Thames in the English dictionary

The definition of Thames in the dictionary is . a river in S England, rising in the Cotswolds in several headstreams and flowing generally east through London to the North Sea by a large estuary. Length: 346 km Ancient name: Tamesis,. Other definition of Thames is . a river in SE Canada, in Ontario, flowing south to London, then southwest to Lake St Clair. Length: 217 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THAMES


Ems
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THAMES

Thammuz
than
than most
thanage
thanatism
thanatist
thanatognomonic
thanatography
thanatoid
thanatological
thanatologist
thanatology
thanatophobia
thanatopsis
Thanatos

WORDS THAT END LIKE THAMES

Commonwealth Games
frames
fun and games
games
hames
Henley-on-Thames
Highland Games
James
Kingston upon Thames
mesdames
mind games
name names
Olympic Games
Paralympic Games
Pythian Games
Richmond-upon-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames
team games
theory of games
Winter Olympic Games

Synonyms and antonyms of Thames in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Thames» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THAMES

Find out the translation of Thames to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Thames from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thames» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泰晤士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Thames
570 millions of speakers

English

Thames
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेम्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التايمز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Thames
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Thames
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেমস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Thames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thames
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thames
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テムズ川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

템스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thames
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thames
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேம்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थेम्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Thames
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Thames
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Thames
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Thames
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Thames
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Thames
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Thames
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Thames
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Thames
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Thames

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THAMES»

The term «Thames» is very widely used and occupies the 15.223 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THAMES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Thames» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Thames» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thames

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9 QUOTES WITH «THAMES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Thames.
1
John Aubrey
The silver Thames takes some part of this county in its journey to Oxford.
2
John Burns
The Thames is liquid history.
3
Boris Johnson
But if people want to swim in the Thames, if they want to take their lives into their own hands, then they should be able to do so with all the freedom and exhilaration of our woad-painted ancestors.
4
Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Thames could be thought of as England's longest archaeological site, and no fewer than 90,000 objects recovered from its foreshore are in the collection of the Museum of London, whose 30-year relationship with London mudlarks is both committed and highly regulated.
5
Charles Lyell
I long ago suggested the hypothesis, that in the basin of the Thames there are indications of a meeting in the Pleistocene period of a northern and southern fauna.
6
Sarah Pinborough
The Thames Torso murders almost fell into my lap. After deciding to use a real historical crime as the focus for the book, I went to Google and searched for unsolved murders in Victorian London, and they basically popped out at me about halfway down the first results page.
7
Ernie Pyle
Someday when peace has returned to this odd world I want to come to London again and stand on a certain balcony on a moonlit night and look down upon the peaceful silver curve of the Thames with its dark bridges.
8
Ernie Pyle
Below us the Thames grew lighter, and all around below were the shadows - the dark shadows of buildings and bridges that formed the base of this dreadful masterpiece.
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Margaret Thatcher
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THAMES»

Discover the use of Thames in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thames and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Thames Torso Murders of Victorian London
He resumed his crimes in 1902, taking his last victim south of the Thames and leaving her body in a pile of dismembered parts as he had done with most of his other victims. This work delves deep into the case of the Thames Torso Murders.
R. Michael Gordon, 2002
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Sodom on the Thames: Sex, Love, and Scandal in Wilde Times
Sex, Love, and Scandal in Wilde Times Morris B. Kaplan. year with the Oratorians . The new distance between them causes tension. Their efforts at reconciliation lead them to recognize an old asymmetry: He says we are absurdly shy with ...
Morris B. Kaplan, 2012
3
The River Thames
This book will appeal to anyone exploring the Thames either on foot, by boat, or by car and will be treasured both by visitors and those who live by the river.
‎2010
4
The Thames Path: From the Sea to the Source
A guidebook to the Thames Path National Trail following the popular route from the Thames Barrier in London to the source of the Thames 180 miles away in rural Gloucestershire.
Leigh Hatts, 2011
5
London and the Thames Valley
This book deals with the civil engineering heritage of the capital and Thames Valley. The development of London has attracted the design and construction skills of a range of eminent civil engineers and contractors.
Denis Smith, 2001
6
A Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames: ...
This Act is entitled “ An Act for making the River Thames navigable for Barges, Boats, and Lighters, from the Village of Bercot in the County of Oxon, unto the University and City of Orton.”— It recites, That the effecting this Navigation would be ...
Patrick Colquhoun, 1800
7
Pleistocene History of the Lower Thames Valley
The Lower Thames Valley is a classic area for British Pleistocene studies.
Philip Leonard Gibbard, 1994
8
Little Toot on the Thames
When Little Toot becomes lost on the Thames he experiences many adventures and becomes a hero.
Hardie Gramatky, 1964
9
Basic Electronics for Tomorrow's Inventors: A Thames and ...
Inside you'll find: Things You'll Need--lists of all the electronic components and equipment required for each experiment A Circuit Diagram--shows how each of the electronic components are connected to produce the experiment How the Circuit ...
Nick Dossis, 2012
10
Between the Thames and the Tiber: The Further Adventures of ...
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson traverse the British Isles and the Italian Peninsula in a rousing series of new adventures After a thrilling jaunt in the Far East, Holmes and Watson return to England to address an inheritance left by one of ...
Ted Riccardi, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THAMES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thames is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taylor Swift cradles Jaime King's newborn son and her godson Leo …
Baby boy Leo Thames and his God Mother = Bliss. X,' Jaime, 36, captioned the intimate Instagram photo. Scroll down for video. 'My loves meet': Jaime King ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Thames Valley trains disrupted by hot weather
Hot weather is set to disrupt trains in the Thames Valley area with speeds being cut over fears of rails buckling. First Great Western has amended some services ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
3
James Bond fans see filming of Spectre on River Thames in London
Some bridges over the Thames were temporarily closed to the public as film crew warned pedestrians from getting too close to the action on Sunday night. «BBC News, May 15»
4
Thames Valley Police appeal for information on missing Malik family …
Anyone with information is asked to call Thames Valley Police on 101 quoting reference number 342 or from outside the UK by calling 0044 1865 841 148. «Kent Online, Apr 15»
5
Boat Race spectators rescued by emergency services after …
The spectators were standing on the foreshore of the Thames when they became stranded by the rising tide and the large wash from the flotilla following the ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
6
Women's University Boat Race turns tide with historic first Thames race
(CNN) For more than 150 years, men's rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge have battled it out for supremacy in the annual University Boat Race on ... «CNN International, Apr 15»
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Thunderbirds are go – shocked commuters gawp at REAL …
City workers in the capital were amazed as the bright yellow underwater rescue vehicle from the new TV series, Thunderbirds Are Go, cruised up the Thames ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Winston Churchill: Family travel up Thames in honour of 50th …
Winston Churchill's family have travelled along the Thames in the same boat which ... The Havengore carried members of the family up the Thames earlier this ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
9
Boris Johnson furious as Thames Estuary airport idea shelved by …
Boris Johnson's ambitious attempt to build a new airport in the Thames Estuary has been officially rejected by the Airports Commission in a move dubbed by the ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
10
Xavier Thames' 30 lead San Diego State past NDSU, into Sweet 16
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Xavier Thames sent San Diego State home. As in back to the sunshine of California and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the second time in school ... «ESPN, Mar 14»

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