Thanks

Definition: Thanks

Thanks

Noun

1. An acknowledgment of appreciation.

2. With the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "thanks" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Multilingual Slang

Tips from 1870

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Attribution

Adverb: hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to; on that account; from this cause, from that cause; thanks to, forasmuch as; whence, propter hoc.

Gratitude

Verb: be grateful; Adjective: thank; give thanks, render thanks, return thanks, offer thanks, tender thanks; Noun: acknowledge, requite.

Thanks, praise, benediction; paean; Te Deum; (worship); grace, grace before meat, grace after meat, grace before meals, grace after meals; thank offering.

Interjection: thanks! many thanks! gramercy! much obliged! thank you! thank you very much! thanks a lot! thanks a heap, thanks loads; thank Heaven! Heaven be praised! Gott sei Dank!.

Acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, giving thanks; thankful good will.

Ingratitude

Interjection: thank you for nothing! thanks for nothing! " et tu Brute! ".

Refusal

Adverb: no; on no account, not for the world; no thank you, thanks but no thanks.

Worship

Thanksgiving; giving thanks, returning thanks; grace, praise, glorification, benediction, doxology, hosanna; hallelujah, allelujah; Te Deum, non nobis Domine, nunc dimittis; paean; benschen; Ave Maria, O Salutaris, Sanctus, The Annunciation, Tersanctus, Trisagion.

Return thanks, give thanks; say grace, bless, praise, laud, glorify, magnify, sing praises; give benediction, lead the choir, intone; deacon, deacon off

Crosswords: Thanks

Thanks. (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

Okay, thanks for the company (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

Alright, important safety tip, thanks Egon (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.)

Wow, thanks. (Big; writing credit: Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg)

Gee, thanks, mister (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster)

So thanks for making me a fighter (Fighter; performing artist: CHRISTINA AGUILERA)

He said, Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play ("The Cat's in the Cradle"; performing artist: Harry Chapin)

Thanks for the days you kept me breathing when my asthma was bad (Anything; performing artist: Jay-Z)

It's thanks giving day I'm just putting my order in (Ain't No Place Like Home; performing artist: Prince)

We should give thanks and pray (HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY; performing artist: Rod Stewart)

Some people complain because the roses have thorns. Others give thanks because the thorns have roses. (references; author: unknown)

Thanks for the Memory (1938)

Mr. Cupid Thanks (1936)

Thanks a Million (1935)

A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)

I'm on a Diet No Thanks (1976)

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References

• Thanks Japan Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Thanks to My Mother (reference)

• Thanks, Dad, for Teaching Me Well (reference)

• Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart: Daily Devotions (Songs 4 Worship) (reference)

• My Book of Thanks (reference)

• Nice Hat. Thanks. (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes (reference)

• Thanks I'll Eat It Here (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Thanks A Million Gift Assortment by Frank Ottomanelli (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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A sign constructed by the students thanks NOAA for its role in the construction of the fish pools. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

The water in this Peoria County, Illinois creek runs clear thanks the landowner who planted vegetation along the edges. These riparian buffer strips filter water runoff from the fields. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Soybeans have found their way into an eye-opening array of foods. And thanks to ARS research, soybeans have been incorporated into a host of nonfood products. These range from your morning newspaper printed with so oil-based ink to lipstick, plastics. flooring, paints, and stain-removing cleaners. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Apples are an all-American success story-each of us eats more than 19 pounds of them annually. Thanks to fruit-breeding research, we're able to enjoy more productive, healthy, and flavorful new varieties every year. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Thanks for these kind words. Credit: Library of Congress.

Colonel, Cliff says ten thousand thanks and some more thanks which won't be enough to thank you!!!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Thanks for the buggy ride, Frank. Credit: Library of Congress.

Washington, D.C., 1940--A Negro girl giving thanks for a free school lunch made possible by surplus farm products bought by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation and turned over to local relief agencies for distribution. Credit: Library of Congress.

Thanks for your votes and your support ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Thanks! [from] Dick. Credit: Library of Congress.

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And that union, to attain which the burghers of the Middle Ages, with their miserable highways, required centuries, the modern proletarians, thanks to railways, achieve in a few years. (reference)

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Full of thanks, and full of news, Miss Bates knew not which to give quickest

And that was all the thanks I got for my trouble

Thanks to the men of the Paris faubourgs, the Revolution infused into armies, conquers Europe

Thanks be to God we lived so long and did so much good

Well, thanks.

When I attended the King after my recovery, to return him thanks for his favors, he was pleased to rally me a good deal upon this adventure

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Health

NIDDK thanks them for their contribution. (references)

Finally, special thanks are owed to Tiffany LaRochelle for her excellent editorial support. (references)

Today, thanks to rapid advances in medicine, many PI diseases can be successfully treated or even cured. (references)

Business

This market is burgeoning thanks to the momentum started by the NFFO directives. (references)

The system is well-funded, thanks to a considerable investment by the Government of Kuwait over the past 40 years. (references)

The export sector has also proven surprisingly strong thanks to the huge international success of the Swedish telecom industry. (references)

Economic History

Mongolia

GDP grew by about 6% in 1995, thanks largely to a boom in copper prices. (references)

Chile

Much of Chile's infrastructure is developing thanks to government concessions. (references)

Spain

Manufacturing also showed growth thanks to increases of manufactured food products. (references)

Political Economy

Peru

APRA, one of Peru's leading traditional parties, rebounded thanks to the presidential campaign efforts of its leader Alan Garcia Perez. (references)

BELGIUM

Belgium is a net external creditor, thanks to the household sector's foreign assets, which exceed the external debts of the public and corporate sectors. (references)

NORWAY

On the mainland, energy-intensive industries such as metal processing and fertilizer production will remain prominent thanks to abundant hydropower resources. (references)

Trade

Eq. Guinea

The two banks, with net holdings of franc CFA 31 billion (USD $53 million) in 1998, are highly liquid, thanks to the recapitalization of the SGBGE and the increase in government deposits. (references)

Travel

Vietnam

These remarks should include formal thanks for the hosts accepting the meeting, general objectives for the meeting, an introduction of participants and pleasantries. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "thanks": convey thanks ♦ express one's thanks ♦ express thanks for ♦ formula of thanks ♦ give thanks ♦ give thanks to god ♦ giving thanks ♦ hearty thanks ♦ Her thanks ♦ His thanks ♦ letter of thanks ♦ many thanks for your kindness ♦ note of thanks ♦ pour out one's thanks ♦ profuse of thanks ♦ received with thanks ♦ render thanks ♦ return thanks ♦ smile one's thanks ♦ tender one's thanks ♦ thanks a lot! ♦ thanks a million! ♦ thanks all the same ♦ thanks awfully! ♦ thanks be to god! ♦ thanks but no thanks ♦ thanks for the trouble! ♦ thanks giving ♦ thanks giving day ♦ thanks in advance ♦ thanks loads ♦ thanks much! ♦ thanks to ♦ thanks to your help ♦ To con thanks ♦ vote of thanks ♦ with grateful thanks. Additional references.

Beginning with "thanks": thanks-for-putting-up-with-them-and-that-wasn't-too-bad-was-it.

Ending with "thanks": neighbourhood-thanks, no-thanks.

Afrikaans

dankie (thank you). (various references)

Albanian

falemnderit (bow-to-your-honor, ta, thank, thank you). (various references)

Arabic 

‏الشكر, ‏شكرا (ta, thank you), ‏شكر (acknowledgement, gratitude, recognize, render, return, thank, thankfulness, thanksgiving). (various references)

Bavarian

measse (thank you), danggsche (thank you). (various references)

Bulgarian 

благодаря (much obliged, ta, thank you), благодарност (acknowledgement, gratefulness, gratitude), израз на благодарност. (various references)

Catalan

gràcies. (various references)

Chinese 

谢谢, 感謝 (grateful, gratitude, thankful). (various references)

Croatian

hvala (thank you). (various references)

Czech

podìkování (acknowledgement), díky (cheers, ta). (various references)

Danish

tak (gratitude, thank you). (various references)

Dutch

dankzegging (gratitude), dank (gratitude, thank). (various references)

Esperanto

dankon (thank you), danko (gratitude). (various references)

Faeroese

takk (gratitude), tøkk (gratitude). (various references)

Finnish

kiitos (praise, samoin, thanks! same to you! .). (various references)

French

remerciement (thanking), merci (thank, thank you). (various references)

Frisian

tank (gratitude). (various references)

Galician

gracias. (various references)

German

danke (ta, thank, thank you, thanx), Dank (gratitude, thank, thanks to), bedankt. (various references)

Greek 

ευχαριστώ (content, gratify, please, satisfy, thank). (various references)

Guarani

aguyje. (various references)

Hawaiian

falemnderit (thank you). (various references)

Hebrew 

תודה (gratitude, thanksgiving). (various references)

Hungarian

köszönöm (I am fine, I have done well!, I thank, thank you, thank you very much, thanks!), köszönet (thank), kösz (ta, thank you). (various references)

Icelandic

takk fyrir (thank you), takk (thank), þakka þér fyrir (thank you), þökk (gratitude). (various references)

Indonesian

syukur (fortunately, happily, thank God, thanks be to God), berkat (blessing, dint, profitable, thanks to). (various references)

Irish

buíochas. (various references)

Italian

grazie (gratitude, ta, thank you, thanks to). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

謝辞 (apology), 謝意 (gratitude), 感謝　 (gratitude), 感謝 (gratitude), どうと倒れる (how, in some way or other, much, no matter how hard one may try, nothing can be done, one way or another, quite, really, somehow, somehow or other, to fall down all of a heap, to topple over, very, with roaring sound). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゃい (gratitude), しゃじ (apology, copying, shrines and temples, transcription), どうも (how, much, no matter how hard one may try, quite, really, somehow, very), かんしゃ (gratitude, official residence). (various references)

Korean 

감사 (Appreciation, AUDIT, Auditing, Auditor, survey, surveying, Thanking). (various references)

Luganda

weebale (thank you). (various references)

Luxembourgish

merci. (various references)

Malagasy

fisaorana. (various references)

Manx

Gura mie ayd (Thank you, Thank you sing), booise (gratitude). (various references)

Norwegian

takk (thank you). (various references)

Papiamen

danki (thank you). (various references)

Pig Latin

anksthay.(various references)

Polish

dziekujemy (thank you), dziękuję (thank you). (various references)

Portuguese

obrigado (beholden, bound, indebted, obliged, thank you), agradecimento (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, gratitude, thank). (various references)

Romanian

mulţumiri (acknowledgement, acknowledgment), mulţumire (content, contentedness, contentment, easiness, gratification, gratitude, legion, recompense, relish, reward, satisfaction, thank), mulţumesc (thank you), mersi (many thanks), bogdaproste (god bless you for it). (various references)

Russian 

спасибо (ta, thank you, thankee), благодарность (acknowledgement, gratefulness, gratitude, thankfulness), благодарить благодарность. (various references)

Scottish

tapadh leibh (thank you), tapadh leat (thank you), taing. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zahvalnost (appreciation, gratefulness, gratitude), zahvaljujući (help: with the help of, virtue: by virtue of), zahvaljivanje (graces, thanksgiving), hvala (graces, gratitude, laudation, thank you). (various references)

Spanish

gracias (gratitude, ta, thank you). (various references)

Sranan

tangi (gratitude, thank, thank you), danki (thank you). (various references)

Swahili

asante (thank you). (various references)

Swedish

tack (gratitude, ta, thank, thank you). (various references)

Tagalog

salamat. (various references)

Thai

การขอบคุณ. (various references)

Turkish

teşekkürler (much obliged, ta). (various references)

Ukrainian

сплачувати вдячністю (render thanks), через (about, across, among, amongst, aslant, because of, by, by way of, down, for, from, in, o'er, over, owing to, per, seeing, thanks to, through, throughout, via), висловлювати подяку за (express thanks for), виражати подяку (convey thanks), завдяки (by virtue of, due to, in consequence of, owing to, thanks to, through). (various references)

Welsh

diolch (give thanks, thank, thanksgiving). (various references)

Wolof

jëre-jëf. (various references)

Yucatec

dyos bo'otik (thank you). (various references)

Zulu

siyakubonga (thank you), ngiyabonga (thank you). (various references)

grati, gratia, gratiae, gratiam, gratiarum, gratias, gratiis, gratis, gratum. (various references)

grace. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "thanks": thanksgiving, thanksgivings. (additional references)

Words ending with "thanks": bethanks, outthanks, pickthanks. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Thanks" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: thanka, thanos, thansk, thanx, thenx, thnaks, thunks, Tuanku. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ankhs, hanks, hants, khans, khats, shank, snath, stank, tanks, thank.

-2 letters: ankh, ants, hank, hant, hast, hats, kats, khan, khat, sank, skat, tank, tans, task, than.

-3 letters: ant, ash, ask, has, hat, kas, kat, nah, nth, sat, sha, ska, tan, tas, tsk.

-4 letters: ah, an, as, at, ha, ka, na, sh, ta.

+2 letters: bethanks, khanates, tankship, thankers.

+3 letters: antishark, antishock, astrakhan, katchinas, outthanks, tankships, thankless.

+4 letters: astrakhans, crankshaft, handbasket, mackintosh, nighthawks, notchbacks, phenakites, pickthanks, talkathons, thornbacks, walkathons.

+5 letters: blackthorns, crankshafts, handbaskets, kinesthesia, mythmakings, stickhandle, thanklessly.