|
Word
|
Definition
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| tabacosis
| tobacco poisoning
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| tabanid
| blood-sucking insect; gad-fly
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| tabaret
| striped watered silk and satin fabric
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| tabatière
| snuff-box
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| tabby
| plain-woven silk taffeta fabric
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| tabefaction
| wasting away; emaciation
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| tabellary
| auditor; carrier of letters
|
| tabellion
| scrivener
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| tabernacle
| ornamental container for storing Communion bread and wine
|
| tabernacular
| of, like or pertaining to a tabernacle
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| tabescent
| wasting; shrivelling
|
| tabific
| wasting; consumptive; producing tabes
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| tabinet
| silk and wool watered fabric
|
| tablature
| mental image or picture; plate-like surface or object
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| tablier
| apron; part of dress resembling an apron
|
| tabloidese
| language typical of tabloid journalism
|
| tabor
| light medieval drum buckled onto the player's chest
|
| tabouret
| low stool; embroidery frame
|
| tacenda
| things not to be mentioned
|
| tacent
| silent
|
| tach
| link
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| tacheometer
| instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map
|
| tachism
| painting by smearing or splattering
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| tachistoscope
| instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception
|
| tachograph
| instrument for recording speed of rotation
|
| tachometer
| instrument for measuring speed of rotation
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| tachygraphy
| shorthand
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| tachymetry
| measurement of speed
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| tachyphrasia
| abnormally rapid or voluble speech
|
| tachyscope
| early cinematograph
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| taction
| contact; touch
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| tactometer
| instrument measuring sense of touch
|
| tactual
| of, like or pertaining to or derived from the sense of touch
|
| taenia
| band; tapeworm; fillet
|
| taeniacide
| killing of tapeworms
|
| taeniate
| like a ribbon or tapeworm
|
| taenioid
| of a ribbon-like shape
|
| taffeta
| thin glossy silk
|
| taffrail
| rail round the stern of a ship
|
| tagmeme
| analysis of arrangement of spoken elements
|
| tain
| tin foil used as backing for mirror; thin tin plate
|
| talalgia
| pain in heel or ankle
|
| talar
| ankle-length robe
|
| talaric
| of, like or pertaining to or reaching the ankles
|
| taligrade
| walking on the outer side of the foot
|
| talionic
| retributive; like for like
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| taliped
| one with a club-foot
|
| tallage
| feudal tax of a lord on tenants; any tax or toll
|
| talliate
| to impose a tax
|
| talpa
| mole or similar mark on the body
|
| talus
| rock detritus or debris at the base of a slope
|
| tambour
| sloping buttress or fortification
|
| tamin
| thin glazed worsted
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| tamis
| thin wool
|
| tampion
| protective plug placed in mouth of gun or cannon
|
| tanacles
| pincer-like instruments of torture
|
| tandem
| two-seated carriage with horses harnessed in series
|
| tangoreceptor
| sensory receptor responding to touch
|
| tanistry
| succession by previously elected relative
|
| tanquam
| a person fit for college education
|
| tantalus
| locked case used to hold wine bottles
|
| tanti
| worthwhile
|
| tantième
| share of profits or royalties
|
| tantivy
| at full gallop; headlong
|
| taperer
| one who bears a taper during a religious procession
|
| taphephobia
| fear of being buried alive
|
| taphrogenesis
| vertical movement of the earth's crust
|
| tapinosis
| use of degrading or diminutive diction regarding a topic
|
| tapotement
| use of light taps in massage
|
| tappit
| crested
|
| tarantas
| four-wheeled carriage mounted on poles
|
| tarantella
| fast violent Italian folk dance
|
| tarantism
| irresistible urge to dance
|
| tarassis
| hysteria suffered by a man
|
| tardigrade
| slow-paced
|
| tardiloquous
| slow in speech
|
| tarlatan
| thin sheer stiff cotton
|
| tarradiddle
| lie; falsehood; nonsense; fib
|
| tarriance
| act of tarrying or delaying; procrastination
|
| tarrish
| of the quality or consistency of tar
|
| tartarology
| beliefs about hell or the underworld
|
| taseometer
| instrument for measuring stress in a structure
|
| tasimeter
| instrument for measuring changes in pressure
|
| tasse
| one of a series of armour plates that go around the hips like a skirt
|
| tastevin
| wine taster
|
| tatonnement
| experimentation; trial and error
|
| tatou
| armadillo
|
| tatterdemalion
| tattered; ragged; scarecrow-like
|
| taupe
| brownish-grey
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| taurean
| of, like or pertaining to a bull
|
| tauricide
| killing or killer of a bull
|
| tauricornous
| having horns like a bull's
|
| tauriform
| having the form of a bull
|
| taurine
| of, like or pertaining to bulls
|
| taurine
| bull-like; of a bull
|
| tauromachy
| bullfighting
|
| tauromorphous
| bull-shaped
|
| tautochronous
| lasting the same amount of time
|
| tautological
| repetition of an idea implied in a statement
|
| tautomerism
| possession of more than one structure by a substance
|
| tautonym
| taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same
|
| tautophony
| repetition of the same sound
|
| taw
| to prepare skins by soaking, salting, stretching and paring
|
| taws
| thong used for punishment
|
| taxaceous
| of, like or pertaining to yew trees
|
| taxeme
| a basic unit of systems of classification
|
| taximeter
| instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle
|
| taxis
| movement of a whole organism
|
| tazza
| cup with saucer-shaped bowl on a pedestal
|
| teasel
| brush with hooked bits used in napping cloth
|
| technocracy
| government by technical experts
|
| technography
| description of arts and crafts
|
| technolithic
| of, like or pertaining to stone tools
|
| technomania
| craze for technology
|
| technonomy
| laws of industrial arts
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| technophile
| one who is fond of technology
|
| technophobia
| fear of technology
|
| technopole
| place where high-technology industries located
|
| tecnology
| teaching of children
|
| tectiform
| shaped like a roof
|
| tectonic
| of, like or pertaining to building; structural
|
| tectonics
| science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms
|
| tectorial
| covering
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| tectosphere
| part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity
|
| tectrix
| small feather of a bird's wing
|
| ted
| to spread grass for drying
|
| tediferous
| bearing a torch
|
| teen
| injury; grief
|
| teg
| a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep
|
| tegestology
| study and collecting of beer mats
|
| tegmen
| covering or shell
|
| tegmental
| of, like or pertaining to coverings or outer shells
|
| tegminal
| covering; protecting
|
| tegula
| tile
|
| tegular
| of, like or overlapping like tiles or slates
|
| tegulated
| composed of plates overlapping like tiles
|
| tegument
| natural covering of an animal or plant body
|
| teichopsia
| visual blurring and colours associated with migraines
|
| teichoscopy
| observation from the perspective of a wall
|
| teinoscope
| prism telescope
|
| teknonymy
| the naming of the parent from the child
|
| telaesthesia
| perception of events or objects not actually present or near
|
| telamon
| a column carved in the shape of a human male
|
| telarian
| creature that spins a web
|
| telary
| web-spinning
|
| telautograph
| telegraph that reproduces writing done with a pen or pencil
|
| telega
| four-wheeled springless wagon
|
| telegnosis
| knowledge of events taking place far away; clairvoyance
|
| telegony
| influence of previous mate on offspring of current one
|
| telematics
| transmission of computerized data over long distances
|
| telemeter
| instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer
|
| telenergy
| application of spirit energy at a distance
|
| teleology
| study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
|
| teleonomy
| characteristic of being governed by an overall purpose
|
| teleorganic
| vital
|
| telergy
| physical force at work in telepathy
|
| teleseism
| tremor due to a very distant earthquake
|
| telesis
| making use of natural or social processes for a goal
|
| telespectroscope
| instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies
|
| telestereoscope
| instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically
|
| telesthesia
| abnormal impression of objects beyond the senses
|
| telestic
| of, like or pertaining to the mysteries
|
| telestich
| poem where final letters of each line spell a word
|
| teletactor
| instrument that allows deaf people to feel sound vibrations
|
| telic
| expressing purpose; purposive; signifying intention
|
| tellograph
| signalling apparatus like a semaphore system
|
| tellural
| of, like or pertaining to the earth
|
| tellurian
| terrestrial
|
| tellurometer
| instrument using microwaves to measure distance
|
| telmatology
| study of swamps
|
| telodynamic
| of, like or pertaining to transmission of power to a distance
|
| telos
| aim; purpose; ultimate end
|
| teloteropathy
| telepathy between living persons
|
| telpherage
| system of cargo conveyance using electric motor and cable
|
| telson
| last segment of a crustacean
|
| temenos
| place dedicated to a god; sacred precinct
|
| temerarious
| rashly or presumptuously daring
|
| tempera
| painting using white of egg instead of oil
|
| temperative
| having a moderating influence
|
| tempestive
| timely; seasonable
|
| temporal
| indicating time when
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| temporaneous
| lasting only a short while
|
| tempore
| in the time of
|
| temporise
| to delay; to procrastinate
|
| temulence
| intoxication
|
| tenaculum
| pincers
|
| tenaille
| outwork in main ditch of a fortification
|
| tendentious
| designed to advance a cause
|
| tenderometer
| instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables
|
| tenebrific
| producing darkness
|
| tenebrose
| dark; gloomy
|
| tenendum
| clause in a deed defining land tenure
|
| tenne
| heraldic designation for orange-brown colour
|
| tenon
| projecting part of joint for inserting into mortise
|
| tensimeter
| instrument for measuring vapour pressure
|
| tensiometer
| instrument for measuring tension
|
| tentamen
| experiment; attempt
|
| tentation
| experiment by trial and error
|
| tentiginous
| lust-provoking
|
| tentigo
| priapism; morbid lasciviousness
|
| tenue
| bearing; carriage; manner of dress
|
| tepefaction
| making or becoming tepid
|
| tephra
| ash and debris ejected by volcano
|
| tephrochronology
| dating of volcanic eruptions by studying layers of ash
|
| tephromancy
| divination by ashes
|
| tephrosis
| incineration
|
| tepor
| state of being tepid or lukewarm
|
| teramorphous
| of abnormal or monstrous form
|
| teratism
| monster, malformed person or animal
|
| teratogenic
| producing monsters or abnormal growth
|
| teratoid
| monstrous
|
| teratology
| study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations
|
| terce
| prayer service held at 9 a.m.
|
| tercel
| male hawk
|
| tercet
| group of three rhyming lines
|
| terdiurnal
| three times per day
|
| terebrate
| to bore into; to pierce
|
| terete
| smooth and cylindrical or tapering
|
| tergal
| of, like or pertaining to the back
|
| tergiversation
| equivocation
|
| termagant
| an overbearing or nagging woman
|
| terminative
| indicating motion up to or time until
|
| terminism
| doctrine that there is a time limit for repentance
|
| ternary
| in threes; having three components; having three as a base
|
| terotechnology
| use of various skills to extend life of equipment
|
| terpsichorean
| of, like or pertaining to dancing
|
| terraceous
| earthen
|
| terracotta
| reddish-brown
|
| terramara
| kind of earthy fertiliser
|
| terraneous
| of, like or pertaining to the earth
|
| terraqueous
| amphibious; consisting of land and water
|
| terrazzo
| flooring of chips of marble
|
| terrella
| magnetic model of the earth
|
| terremotive
| seismic
|
| terrene
| of the earth; earthly; worldly; mundane
|
| terreplein
| top of a rampart where guns are mounted
|
| terret
| swivel-ring; ring for fastening chain to
|
| terricolous
| living in or on the soil
|
| terrier
| register or roll of rents from an estate
|
| terrigenous
| produced on land; produced by the land
|
| terriginous
| earth-born; derived from the land
|
| terrine
| earthenware jar or dish
|
| terry
| piled fabric consisting of uncut loops
|
| tersive
| cleansing; detersive
|
| terzain
| stanza of three lines
|
| tesla
| unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
|
| tessaraglot
| speaking four languages
|
| tessellate
| to form into or adorn with mosaic
|
| tessellation
| fitting together exactly; leaving no spaces
|
| tessera
| small token or ticket; block of stone used in mosaic; password
|
| tesseract
| figure of a cube within a cube
|
| tesserarian
| of, like or pertaining to dice games
|
| tesseratomy
| division into four parts
|
| testaceous
| of or having a hard shell; brick-red
|
| testamur
| certificate of having passed an examination
|
| tester
| piece of armour for the head; headgear for a horse
|
| tester
| canopy over a bed, pulpit or altar
|
| testicond
| having the testes concealed within the body
|
| testudinal
| of, like or pertaining to tortoises or tortoise-shell
|
| testudo
| wheeled shelter used for protection from above attacks
|
| tetanigenous
| causing tetanus
|
| tetchy
| irritable
|
| tetrachotomous
| divided into fours
|
| tetrachromatic
| concerning theory that there are four primary colours
|
| tetradarchy
| government by four people; tetrarchy
|
| tetragrammaton
| sacred word or acronym of four letters
|
| tetrakishexahedron
| cube with pyramid erected on each face
|
| tetralemma
| quandary with four alternatives
|
| tetramerous
| having four parts
|
| tetramorph
| artistic representation of the four evangelists in one figure
|
| tetrapod
| quadruped
|
| tetrapolis
| group of four cities
|
| tetrapteran
| having four wings
|
| tetraptych
| hinged painting in four parts
|
| tetrarchy
| government by four people
|
| teuthology
| study of cephalopods
|
| Teutomania
| obsession with Teutonic or German things
|
| tewel
| a chimney; the rectum or anus of a horse
|
| textology
| study of the production of texts
|
| textorial
| of, like or pertaining to weaving
|
| textrine
| of, like or pertaining to weaving
|
| textuary
| a person having extensive biblical knowledge
|
| thalassian
| marine; type of sea turtle
|
| thalassiarchy
| sovereignty of the seas; thalassocracy
|
| thalassic
| marine; of seas; of inland seas
|
| thalassocracy
| sovereignty of the seas
|
| thalassography
| science of the sea
|
| thalassometer
| instrument for measuring tides
|
| thalassophilous
| living in or fond of the sea
|
| thalassophobia
| fear of the sea
|
| thalassotherapy
| medical treatment using baths in sea water
|
| thalerophagous
| feeding on fresh vegetable matter
|
| thalposis
| sensation of warmth
|
| thalweg
| middle of navigable waterway used as boundary line
|
| thanatism
| belief that the soul dies with the body
|
| thanatognomonic
| indicating or characteristic of death
|
| thanatography
| narrative of a death
|
| thanatoid
| apparently dead; deathly; deadly
|
| thanatology
| study of death and its customs
|
| thanatomania
| belief that one has been affected by death magic, and resulting illness
|
| thanatophobia
| fear of death
|
| thanatopsis
| view of or reflection upon death
|
| thanatosis
| gangrene; necrosis; state imitating death
|
| thanatousia
| funeral rites
|
| thaumatogeny
| doctrine of the miraculous origin of life
|
| thaumatography
| description of natural wonders
|
| thaumatolatry
| worship of miracles or wonders
|
| thaumatology
| study of miracles
|
| thaumatrope
| gadged showing persistence of visual impressions using spinning disk
|
| thaumaturgy
| performing of miracles
|
| theandric
| divine and human at the same time
|
| theanthropic
| simultaneously human and divine
|
| theanthroposophy
| system of belief concerning Christ as god and man
|
| thearchy
| rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers
|
| theatrocracy
| goverment by gathered assemblies of citizens
|
| theatromania
| craze for going to plays
|
| theca
| sheath; capsule
|
| thecate
| having a sheath
|
| theftuous
| thievish
|
| thegosis
| tooth-grinding in order to sharpen teeth
|
| theiform
| of the form of tea
|
| theism
| belief in the existence of God without special revelation
|
| thelematic
| of, like or pertaining to will or volition; voluntary
|
| thelemic
| allowing people to do as they wish
|
| thelemite
| libertine
|
| thelitis
| inflammation of the nipple
|
| thelytoky
| parthenogenetic production of females only
|
| theocentrism
| belief that God is central fact of existence
|
| theocracy
| government by priests or by religious law
|
| theocrasy
| mixture of religions; fitting other religions into own
|
| theodicy
| defense of goodness in view of the existence of evil
|
| theodidact
| student of God; one who is taught by God
|
| theodolite
| surveying instrument for measuring angles
|
| theody
| hymn in praise of God
|
| theogamy
| marriage of gods
|
| theogonic
| accounting for the origin or presence of gods
|
| theolepsy
| seizure or possession by a god
|
| theologaster
| petty or shallow theologian
|
| theologoumenon
| theological statement as opposed to divine one
|
| theomachy
| war amongst or against the gods
|
| theomancy
| divination by means of oracles
|
| theomania
| belief that one is a god
|
| theomastix
| punisher of mortals sent by God; such a punishment
|
| theometry
| measurement or estimation of God
|
| theomicrist
| one who belittles God
|
| theonomy
| government or rule by God
|
| theopantism
| belief that God is the only reality
|
| theopathy
| emotional experience brought on by religious belief
|
| theophagy
| sacramental consumption of a god
|
| theophany
| manifestation or appearance of a god to people
|
| theophilanthropism
| love of both God and humanity
|
| theophile
| one who loves or is loved by God
|
| theophobia
| fear of God
|
| theophorous
| having the name of a god; derived from a god's name
|
| theopneustic
| divinely inspired
|
| theopsychism
| belief that the soul is of a divine nature
|
| theorbo
| double-necked lute
|
| theosophy
| immediate divine illumination or wisdom
|
| theotechny
| use of the gods as primary moving force in a poem or play
|
| theotherapy
| faith healing
|
| theotokos
| title given to the Virgin Mary as bearer of God
|
| therblig
| unit of work for quantifying industrial operations
|
| thereinto
| into that or it
|
| thereoid
| bestial; savage
|
| thereology
| therapeutics
|
| thereon
| thereupon
|
| therewith
| thereupon; forthwith
|
| therewithal
| besides
|
| theriac
| antidote to venomous bites
|
| theriacal
| of, like or pertaining to antidotes
|
| therianthropic
| combining human and animal forms
|
| theriatrics
| veterinary medicine
|
| theriodic
| malignant
|
| theriogenology
| study of animals' reproductive systems
|
| theriolatry
| animal-worship
|
| theriomorph
| animal form in art
|
| theriomorphosis
| transformation into a beast
|
| therm
| unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
|
| thermaesthesia
| sensitivity to heat or cold
|
| thermantidote
| apparatus for cooling air
|
| thermic
| of, like or pertaining to heat
|
| thermogenesis
| production of heat
|
| thermograph
| instrument for recording changes in temperature
|
| thermokinematics
| study of motion of heat
|
| thermolabile
| easily decomposed by heat
|
| thermology
| study of heat
|
| thermolysis
| decomposition caused by heat
|
| thermometrograph
| instrument for recording changes in temperature
|
| thermonous
| of, like or pertaining to stimulation by heat
|
| thermophilous
| preferring or thriving in high temperatures
|
| thermopile
| instrument measuring minute changes in temperature
|
| thermoplagia
| sunstroke
|
| thermoscope
| instrument indicating change in temperature
|
| thermotaxis
| movement influenced or controlled by heat
|
| thermotropism
| growth of organism influenced by heat
|
| theroid
| of, like or pertaining to a beast or wild animal
|
| therology
| study of wild mammals
|
| thersitical
| scurrilous; violent in manner of speech
|
| thesial
| of, like or pertaining to a thesis
|
| thesmothete
| law-giver
|
| thetic
| positively asserting; bearing the thesis; prescribed
|
| theurgy
| magic or miracles by the agency of good spirits
|
| thewe
| pillory for women that keeps the legs together
|
| thiasus
| group of worshippers gathered to dance in praise of gods
|
| thigmotaxis
| movement of plant towards or away from an object
|
| thigmotropism
| turning of an object in response to touch
|
| thionic
| of, like or pertaining to or containing sulphur
|
| thirdborough
| petty constable of a township
|
| thirdendeal
| old liquid measure of three pints; one-third of anything
|
| thither
| to that place
|
| thixotropy
| temporary reduction in viscosity when shaken or stirred
|
| thlipsis
| constriction; compression
|
| thnetopsychism
| belief that the soul dies with the body, to be reborn on day of judgement
|
| thole
| to endure; to suffer
|
| thole
| pin in the side of a boat to keep oar in place
|
| tholobate
| circular substructure on which a dome rests
|
| tholoid
| dome-shaped lava extrusion plugging the vent of a volcano
|
| tholus
| round building; dome; cupola
|
| thooid
| like a wolf
|
| thoracoscope
| instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall
|
| thoughtography
| supposed technique for transferring mental images onto photographs
|
| thrasonic
| boastful; bragging
|
| thremmatology
| science of breeding domestic animals and plants
|
| threnetic
| mournful
|
| threnodic
| mournful
|
| threnody
| ode or song of lamentation; lament; dirge
|
| threpsology
| science of nutrition
|
| threptic
| of, like or pertaining to the rearing of young
|
| thrioboly
| divination using pebbles
|
| thro
| through
|
| throat-pit
| depression between collarbones where they meet the breastbone
|
| thrombus
| blood clot
|
| thronal
| of, like or pertaining to a throne
|
| thropple
| throat or windpipe of an animal
|
| throstle
| machine for drawing, twisting and winding fibres
|
| throttlebottom
| harmless incompetent holding public office
|
| thrum
| loose thread or fringe of a garment or cloth
|
| thumomancy
| divination by means of one's own soul
|
| thurible
| censer
|
| thurifer
| altar boy who bears censer
|
| thuriferous
| incense-bearing
|
| thurl
| cow's hip-joint
|
| thyestean
| cannibalistic
|
| thymiatechny
| use of perfumes for medicinal purposes
|
| thymiaterion
| ancient Greek censer
|
| thymogenic
| due to emotion
|
| thymoleptic
| psychologically energizing
|
| thymopathy
| mental disorder
|
| thyrsus
| staff wreathed with ivy
|
| tiara
| three-tiered crown worn by or carried in front of the pope
|
| tibicinate
| to play on a pipe
|
| tichorrhine
| woolly rhinoceros
|
| tick
| cover of a mattress or pillow
|
| ticking
| strong linen or cotton fabric used for mattress and pillow cases
|
| tidology
| study of tides
|
| tiffany
| transparent silk-like gauzy fabric
|
| tigerism
| swagger
|
| tigrine
| of, like or pertaining to tigers
|
| tilbury
| light open two-wheeled carriage
|
| tiller
| handle or lever for turning a ship's rudder
|
| tilleul
| pale yellowish-green
|
| tilth
| agricultural work
|
| tiltmeter
| instrument for measuring tilting of earth's surface
|
| timarchy
| government by the propertied class; timocracy
|
| timbal
| kettle drum
|
| timberhead
| top end of ship's timber used above the gunwale
|
| timbrology
| study of postage stamps
|
| timbromania
| craze for stamp collecting
|
| timbrophily
| love or fondness for stamps; stamp-collecting
|
| timbrous
| resonant; sonorous
|
| timenoguy
| rope stretched from place to place in a ship
|
| timeous
| in good time; seasonable
|
| timocracy
| government by the propertied class
|
| timoneer
| helmsman
|
| timwhisky
| light carriage for one or two people, pulled by one or two horses
|
| tinchel
| circle of men who encircle a deer
|
| tinction
| act of dyeing
|
| tinctorial
| of, like or pertaining to dyeing; giving colour
|
| tinctumutation
| change of colour
|
| tincture
| a heraldic colour or metal
|
| tingent
| adding colour; having the ability to tinge
|
| tinnient
| ringing; resonant
|
| tinnitus
| ringing sound in the head
|
| tintinnabulate
| to ring; to tinkle
|
| tintinnabulum
| percussion instrument of many bells in succession
|
| tippet
| long black scarf worn by Anglican clergy
|
| tiqueur
| one who suffers from tics
|
| tirailleur
| skirmisher; sharpshooter
|
| tirasse
| pedal-coupler in an organ
|
| tiretaine
| wool cloth mixed with cotton or linen
|
| tiro
| recruit; novice; beginner
|
| tirocinium
| early training; first experience; group of recruits
|
| tiromancy
| divination using cheese
|
| tisane
| infusion of herbs or flowers
|
| tisicky
| wheezy; asthmatic
|
| titaniferous
| bearing titanium
|
| titanism
| spirit of revolt or defiance against social conventions
|
| titanomachy
| war of the Titans against the gods
|
| titian
| red-gold or reddish-brown
|
| titivate
| dress up; spruce up
|
| titrimetry
| measuring by titration
|
| tittup
| to prance mincingly; to walk in an affected manner
|
| titubate
| to stagger; to stumble
|
| titulus
| inscription on or over something
|
| tmema
| segment or section
|
| tmesis
| separation of word into parts by an intervening word
|
| toadstone
| stone thought to grow inside a toad and have magic powers
|
| tobaccophile
| one who loves tobacco
|
| tocodynamometer
| instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth
|
| tocology
| obstetrics; midwifery
|
| tocophobia
| fear of pregnancy or childbirth
|
| tocsin
| alarm bell; sounding of an alarm bell
|
| tod
| old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds
|
| toft
| a small hill
|
| tog
| unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric
|
| togated
| wearing a toga; dignified
|
| toile
| plain or simple twilled fabric
|
| toison
| lamb's wool
|
| tolerationism
| doctrine of toleration of religious differences
|
| tolsester
| duty of ale due to one's lord for the privilege of brewing
|
| tolutation
| act of pacing or ambling
|
| tolypeutine
| of, like or pertaining to armadillos
|
| toman
| myriad; ten thousand
|
| tombac
| cheap gold-coloured alloy of zinc and copper
|
| tombic
| holding that the Egyptian pyramids were intended as tombs
|
| tombola
| lottery in which each entrant must win a prize
|
| tomentose
| bearing thickly matted hair or fur
|
| tomiparous
| of organic matter, multiplying by division
|
| tomium
| cutting edge of a bird's bill
|
| tomograph
| instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays
|
| tomography
| scan to obtain detailed image of solid structure
|
| tomomania
| irrational predilection for performing surgery
|
| ton
| unit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hour
|
| tonant
| thundering
|
| tondo
| circular painting or relief carving
|
| tonetic
| of, like or pertaining to tonal pronunciation or languages
|
| tonetics
| study of pronunciation
|
| tonga
| light two-wheeled carriage
|
| tonish
| modish; fashionable
|
| tonitrophobia
| fear of thunder
|
| tonitruone
| musical instrument that imitates sound of thunder
|
| tonitruous
| thundering
|
| tonlet
| set of overlapping strips on armour skirt
|
| tonneau
| rear extension of body of car
|
| tonometer
| instrument measuring pitch of musical tones
|
| tonsorial
| of, like or pertaining to a barber or a barber's work
|
| tonsure
| shaving of small area on the crown of head of a priest or monk
|
| tontine
| annuity scheme where benefits increase as members die
|
| tonus
| normal elasticity of healthy muscle at rest
|
| topaesthesia
| determining place by sense of touch
|
| toparch
| ruler of a district
|
| topaz
| dark yellow
|
| topgallant
| mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast
|
| tophaceous
| gritty
|
| topiary
| clipping of trees into imitative or fantastic shapes
|
| toplofty
| high and mighty; haughty
|
| topmast
| ship's mast above the lower mast
|
| topology
| study of places and their natural features
|
| topomancy
| divination using landforms
|
| toponomastic
| of, like or pertaining to place names
|
| toponym
| place name derived from geographical feature
|
| toponymics
| study of place-names
|
| topophilia
| great love or affection for a particular place
|
| topophobia
| stage fright; fear of performing; fear of certain places
|
| topophone
| instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog-horn
|
| topotype
| specimen collected in the same locality as an original
|
| topsail
| ship's sail above the lowermost sail
|
| toran
| arched gateway or garland of flowers
|
| torchier
| floor lamp with bowl for reflecting light upwards
|
| torchon
| duster or dishcloth; coarse lace or paper
|
| torcula
| wine press
|
| torcular
| tourniquet
|
| tordion
| Renaissance dance similar to but slower than a galliard
|
| tore
| surface described by rotation of conic section about a line
|
| toreumatography
| description of ancient metal sculpture
|
| toreutics
| study of artistic work in metal
|
| toreutics
| artistic work in metal by chasing and embossing
|
| torfaceous
| growing in mosses or bogs
|
| tormentum
| ancient siege engine
|
| tornote
| having blunt extremities
|
| toroid
| shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring
|
| torose
| swelling; bulging; knobby; muscular
|
| torpedinous
| numbing; having the quality of a torpedo
|
| torpefy
| to make numb or torpid; to paralyze
|
| torpescence
| becoming numb or torpid
|
| torpid
| numb; lethargic; having lost the power to act
|
| torpillage
| electric shock therapy
|
| torpor
| numbness; inactivity; dullness
|
| torporific
| causing dullness or numbness
|
| torquated
| wearing a collar or chain; formed like a torque
|
| torr
| unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure
|
| torrefy
| to scorch or parch; to dry or roast with heat
|
| torrentine
| of, like or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent
|
| torsade
| ornament on a hat like a twisted cord; any twisted cord
|
| torsel
| plate in a brick wall to support the end of a beam
|
| torsibility
| capability of being twisted
|
| torsiograph
| instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object
|
| torsive
| twisted spirally
|
| torticollis
| stiff neck
|
| tortile
| wreathed; twisted; coiled
|
| tortious
| committing a wrongful deed
|
| torulose
| with small swellings at intervals
|
| torus
| rounded swelling; lowest moulding of a column
|
| torvity
| grimness; fierceness
|
| torvous
| stern
|
| tosticated
| fuddled; perplexed
|
| tot
| bone or other object retrieved from garbage pile
|
| totemism
| belief that a group has a special kinship with an object or animal
|
| tother
| the other
|
| totient
| number of numbers less than and prime to a given number
|
| totipotent
| capable of differentiation
|
| totitive
| number less than and prime to another
|
| tourbillon
| swirl; vortex; whirlwind
|
| tournure
| contour; characteristic turn of line; grace or poise
|
| tovarish
| comrade
|
| tow
| bundle of untwisted natural fibres
|
| toxicogenic
| producing or produced by poisons
|
| toxicomania
| morbid craving for poisons
|
| toxicophagous
| eating poison
|
| toxicophobia
| fear of poisoning
|
| toxiferous
| producing or bearing poison
|
| toxiphagous
| poison-eating
|
| toxiphobia
| fear of poison or being poisoned
|
| toxophilite
| lover of archery; an archer; of, like or pertaining to archery
|
| toxophily
| love of archery; archery; study of archery
|
| toze
| to tease out; card; comb; draw out; elicit
|
| trabeate
| built of horizontal beams rather than arches
|
| trabecula
| small bar or rod
|
| trabeculated
| transversely barred
|
| tracasserie
| turmoil
|
| trachelate
| having a neck
|
| trachyphonia
| roughness of voice
|
| tractate
| treatise; tract
|
| tractile
| ductile; able to be drawn out
|
| traditive
| traditional
|
| traduce
| to defame; to slander
|
| traductive
| transmitted
|
| tragedian
| writer or actor of tragedy
|
| tragelaph
| mythical crossbreed of a goat and stag
|
| tragomaschalia
| smelly armpits
|
| tragus
| prominent bump in front of opening of the ear
|
| trahison
| treachery; treason
|
| traject
| crossing; ferry; transference
|
| tralatition
| metaphor
|
| tralatitious
| traditional; transmitted; handed on; metaphorical
|
| tralineate
| to deviate
|
| tramble
| to wash tin-ore by agitation in a trough
|
| trammel
| device used to hold pots and pans over a fire
|
| trammel
| net used to catch fish or birds
|
| trammel
| to hamper or restrain
|
| trammel
| tool used for drawing ellipses
|
| tramontane
| beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized
|
| tranation
| act of swimming over or across
|
| trancey
| creating a trance-like effect; hypnotic
|
| tranche
| slice or block of money or shares
|
| tranchet
| Neolithic flint chisel
|
| tranect
| ferry
|
| trangam
| showy or worthless article
|
| transcalent
| pervious to or allowing the passage of heat
|
| transcendentalism
| theory that emphasizes that which transcends perception
|
| transenna
| screen enclosing a shrine
|
| transept
| part of a church off to one side of main structure
|
| transfluent
| flowing across
|
| tranship
| to transfer from one ship to another
|
| transhumant
| passing from winter to summer pastures
|
| transilient
| leaping or passing across
|
| transire
| ship's customs warrant for clearing goods
|
| translative
| indicating process of change or movement through
|
| translunary
| beyond the moon; spiritual
|
| transmarine
| across or beyond the sea
|
| transmigrationism
| belief that soul passes into other body at death
|
| transmissometer
| instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid
|
| transom
| transverse timbers attached to ship's sternpost
|
| transom
| structure dividing a window horizontally; horizontal bar
|
| transpicuous
| transparent; easily seen through or understood
|
| transpontine
| from the other side of the river; melodramatic
|
| transubstantiation
| miraculous changing of bread and wine into body and blood of Christ
|
| transude
| to ooze out; to exude through the pores
|
| transumption
| transcription; transference; translation
|
| transuranic
| denoting heavy radioactive artificial chemical elements
|
| transverberate
| to pierce
|
| transvolation
| flying higher than normal
|
| trap
| light one-horse carriage with springs
|
| trapezium
| quadrilateral having only one pair of parallel sides
|
| trapunto
| kind of quilting in which only the design is padded
|
| traulism
| stammering
|
| traumatology
| study of wounds and their effects
|
| traumatropism
| alteration in direction of growth of a plant due to a wound
|
| trautonium
| electronic musical instrument like a theramin
|
| trave
| crossbeam or space between crossbeams
|
| travelator
| moving footpath for pedestrians
|
| treacle
| dark; syrupy molasses
|
| trebuchet
| medieval siege engine for launching stones
|
| trechometer
| instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer
|
| treenail
| long wooden pin used to fix planks of ship to the timbers
|
| trefoil
| three-lobed architectural ornament
|
| tregetour
| juggler; trickster; deceiver
|
| treillage
| trellis-work; a trellis
|
| trellis
| structure of cross-barred or lattice-work
|
| trema
| an orifice; a dieresis
|
| tremallose
| gelatinous
|
| tremendum
| feeling of overwhelming awe associated with religious experience
|
| tremissis
| late Roman and early Byzantine gold coin
|
| tremogram
| irregularity in a person's handwriting
|
| tremograph
| instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion
|
| tremolist
| one who employs tremolo
|
| tremolo
| vibrating effect of certain musical instruments or the singing voice
|
| tremulous
| trembling; quivering
|
| trenchant
| incisive; terse; vigorous
|
| trencher
| edible plate and platter made of bread
|
| trendle
| flat rounded baker's vessel
|
| trental
| commemoratory service held thirty days after burial
|
| trepan
| obsolete instrument for cutting open the skull
|
| trepanation
| cutting open the skull
|
| tresayle
| great-great grandfather
|
| tressilate
| to quiver
|
| tressure
| narrow band around a heraldic shield
|
| trews
| close-fitting trousers with tartan pattern
|
| triage
| selection for patients most likely to survive
|
| trialism
| doctrine that humans have three separate essences (body, soul, spirit)
|
| triarchy
| government by three people
|
| triatic
| rope joining adjacent mastheads
|
| tribade
| female homosexual; lesbian
|
| tribadism
| lesbian intercourse in the missionary position
|
| tribble
| horizontal frame with wires for drying paper
|
| tribology
| study of friction and wear between surfaces
|
| triboluminescence
| emission of light caused by friction
|
| tribometer
| instrument measuring friction
|
| tribuloid
| yielding prickly fruit
|
| tribunitial
| of, like or pertaining to a tribune
|
| tributorian
| of, like or pertaining to tribute or payment
|
| trice
| to haul in and lash secure a sail with a small rope
|
| tricephalous
| having three heads
|
| trichoclasis
| brittleness of hair
|
| trichogenous
| producing hair
|
| trichoic
| having or exhibiting three colours
|
| trichoid
| hair-like
|
| trichology
| study of hair and its disorders
|
| trichoschisis
| splitting of hair
|
| trichosis
| arrangement, distribution or disorder of hair
|
| trichotillomania
| neurosis where patient pulls out own hair
|
| trichotomy
| division into three parts or categories
|
| tricoaster
| combination of three-speed gear and coaster brake on a cycle
|
| tricolette
| silk or rayon knitted fabric
|
| tricorn
| three-horned; three-cornered
|
| tricot
| plain knitted silk or woollen fabric
|
| tricotee
| lively old dance
|
| tricotine
| double-twilled worsted fabric
|
| tridominium
| threefold rule
|
| triduan
| lasting three days
|
| triduum
| period of three days of prayer preceding Roman Catholic feasts
|
| trierarchy
| obligation of fitting out ships
|
| trieteric
| occurring in alternate years
|
| trifarious
| facing three ways
|
| triforium
| gallery or arcade over an aisle; gallery over nave and choir
|
| trifurcate
| to divide into three forks
|
| trig
| stone placed under a wheel to keep it from rolling
|
| trigamy
| state of being married to three spouses
|
| triglyph
| architectural ornament of tablet bearing two V-shaped channels
|
| trigonal
| having three angles
|
| trigonometer
| instrument for solving triangles
|
| trigraph
| combination of three letters for one sound
|
| trihoral
| happening every three hours
|
| trilaminar
| having three layers
|
| trilemma
| quandary having three choices
|
| trilith
| stone monument of two upright and one transverse slab
|
| trimacular
| having three spots or marks
|
| trimerous
| having the parts in threes
|
| trin
| triplet
|
| trinacriform
| three-pronged
|
| trindle
| thin piece of wood which holds book spine while trimmed
|
| tringoid
| of, like or pertaining to sandpipers
|
| trinoctial
| lasting three nights
|
| trionym
| name consisting of three words
|
| triphibious
| taking place on land, in water and in air
|
| triphthong
| three vowel sounds pronounced as one
|
| triplopia
| triple vision
|
| trippet
| part of machine which strikes another part regularly
|
| tripsis
| pulverization; shampooing; massage
|
| triptote
| used in three cases only
|
| triptych
| hinged painting with three panels
|
| tripudiate
| to dance for joy; to exult; to stamp
|
| triquetra
| triangular-shaped object
|
| trireme
| ancient ship with three banks of oars
|
| triskaidekaphobia
| fear of the number thirteen
|
| triskelion
| figure of three radiating curves or legs
|
| trismus
| lockjaw
|
| tristachyous
| three-spiked
|
| tristichous
| having or in three rows
|
| tristiloquy
| mournful manner of speech
|
| tristisonous
| mournful-sounding
|
| trisulcate
| having three ridges or forks
|
| tritanopia
| inability to distinguish the colour blue
|
| tritarchy
| government by three people; triarchy
|
| tritavia
| four-greats grandmother
|
| tritavus
| four-greats grandfather
|
| tritheism
| belief that the members of the Trinity are separate gods
|
| tritheocracy
| government by three gods
|
| tritical
| trite; common
|
| triticeous
| wheat-like
|
| triticism
| trite remark
|
| triturate
| to rub or grind into a fine powder
|
| triumphalism
| belief in the superiority of one particular religious creed
|
| triune
| trinity; three in one
|
| trivet
| tripod for a pot; metal plate to raise food from heat
|
| trivirgate
| having three linear marks
|
| troat
| to bellow like a roaring buck
|
| trochal
| wheel-like; circular
|
| trocheameter
| instrument counting wheel's revolutions
|
| trochiferous
| bearing a wheel or wheel-like organ
|
| trochiform
| shaped like a spinning-top
|
| trochilic
| of, like or pertaining to rotatory motion
|
| trochilidine
| of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds
|
| trochiline
| of, like or pertaining to hummingbirds
|
| trochiscus
| medicated tablet or lozenge
|
| trochlear
| like a pulley
|
| trochoid
| curve traced by a fixed point in plane of a circle
|
| trochomancy
| divination by studying wheel tracks
|
| troglodytic
| cave-dwelling
|
| troglodytine
| of, like or pertaining to wrens
|
| troika
| carriage drawn by three horses
|
| troilism
| sexual activity between three people
|
| trommel
| revolving sieve for cleaning or sizing minerals
|
| tromometer
| instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks
|
| tronc
| collection of gratuities to be divided out later
|
| trophallaxis
| mutual exchange of nutriment in symbiosis
|
| trophism
| nutrition
|
| trophobiosis
| exchange of nutriment in symbiotic relationship
|
| trophology
| study of nutrition
|
| trophotropism
| direction of growth by nutritional factors
|
| tropic
| like a keel
|
| tropism
| a tendency to react to stimuli in a specific manner
|
| tropological
| characterized by tropes or figures of speech
|
| tropology
| figurative language; moral interpretation of the Bible
|
| tropometer
| instrument measuring rotation
|
| tropophilous
| flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate
|
| tropophyte
| plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought
|
| trottoir
| pavement
|
| trousseau
| clothes collected by a bride for her marriage
|
| trouvaille
| a fortunate find
|
| trover
| legal action brought to recover goods from wrongful owner
|
| trucage
| faking of works of art
|
| trucidation
| slaughter
|
| truckle
| to submit; to cringe
|
| truculent
| belligerent; cruel; pugnacious; defiant; aggressive
|
| trullization
| act of plastering with a trowel
|
| trumeau
| piece of wall or pillar between two openings
|
| truncheon
| broken spear; broken or cut piece
|
| trunnion
| a pin or pivot on which something can be rotated
|
| trutinate
| to weigh using a balance; to evaluate mentally
|
| truttaceous
| of, like or pertaining to trout
|
| tryma
| nut-like fruit
|
| trypanocide
| killing of trypanosomes
|
| trysail
| ship's sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast
|
| tsiganology
| study of gypsies
|
| tsiology
| treatise on tea
|
| tuant
| of writing, keen or trenchant
|
| tuberiferous
| bearing tubers
|
| tuberiform
| shaped like a lump or protuberance
|
| tuberous
| having tubers; knobbed
|
| tubicinate
| to blow a trumpet
|
| tubicolous
| inhabiting a tube
|
| tubicornous
| hollow-horned
|
| tubifacient
| constructing a tube
|
| tubiform
| shaped like a tube
|
| tubulate
| to form into a tube; to provide with a tube
|
| tubulure
| tubular opening
|
| tuck
| part of ship where ends of lower planks meet under the stern
|
| tucket
| flourish on a trumpet
|
| tufa
| rock made of fine volcanic detritus
|
| tufthunter
| toady
|
| tuille
| armour plate hanging below the tasses
|
| tuism
| theory that individuals have a second or other self
|
| tuism
| apostrophe; reference to or regard to a second person
|
| tuitive
| giving instruction; acquired by instruction
|
| tulchan
| calf's skin set beside a cow to make her give milk freely
|
| tulipomania
| obsession with tulips
|
| tulle
| sheer and delicate thin silk
|
| tumbrel
| old instrument of punishment like a pillory
|
| tumefacient
| causing swelling
|
| tumefy
| to swell
|
| tumescent
| tending to swell
|
| tumid
| inflated; falsely sublime; bombastic
|
| tumorigenic
| producing tumours
|
| tum-tum
| dog-cart
|
| tumular
| consisting of a mound or tumulus
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| tumultuary
| chaotic; haphazard
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| tumulus
| barrow-mound; mound of earth over a grave
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| tund
| to beat; to thump
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| tunicate
| covered with layers
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| tunicle
| short ecclesiastical vestment worn by bishop or subdeacon
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| tup
| ram; pile-driver; striking face of steam hammer or jackhammer
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| turbary
| right to take peat from another's ground
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| turbidimeter
| instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids
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| turbinate
| shaped like a top or inverted cone
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| turdiform
| like a thrush
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| turdine
| of, like or pertaining to thrushes
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| turdine
| of, like or pertaining to thrushes
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| turgent
| swollen
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| turgescence
| act or process of swelling; swollenness
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| turgid
| swollen; inflated
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| turgometer
| instrument for measuring turgidity
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| turncock
| valve for regulating water flow
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| turnery
| art of turning in a lathe
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| turnspit
| person who turns a roasting spit
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| turnverein
| athletic club
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| turophile
| cheese lover
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| turquoise
| blue-green
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| turrical
| of, like or pertaining to a tower or turret; like a turret
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| turriferous
| bearing towers
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| turriform
| shaped like a tower
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| turtleback
| structure over ship's bows or stern
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| tussah
| brownish silk fabric
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| tussicular
| of, like or pertaining to coughs
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| tussock
| a compact tuft of grass or sedge
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| tutelary
| having the guardianship of a thing
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| tutiorism
| doctrine that one should take the safer moral course
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| tutulus
| conical Roman headdress
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| twain
| two
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| twee
| affectedly dainty; sentimentally sweet
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| twiforked
| bifurcate
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| twingle
| to wriggle; to twist
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| twink
| to blink; to twinkle
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| twinter
| two-year-old domestic animal
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| twire
| to peep; to leer
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| twixt
| between
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| twizzle
| to swirl; to spin
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| two-step
| ballroom dance with two main steps
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| twyer
| nozzle for a blast of air
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| tychism
| theory that accepts role of pure chance
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| tye
| inclined trough for washing ore
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| tyloma
| callus
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| tympaniform
| drum-like; shaped like a drum
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| tympanum
| space within an arch; arched recess at entrance of cathedral
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| tympany
| swelling with pride or with pregnancy
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| typhlograph
| instrument to help the blind write clearly
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| typhlology
| study of blindness and the blind
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| typhlophile
| one who is kind to the blind
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| typhogenic
| causing fever
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| typhomania
| delirious state resulting from typhus fever
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| typhonic
| having the character of a whirlwind or tornado
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| typographia
| matter pertaining to printing or printers
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| typography
| art of printing or using type
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| typology
| study of types of things
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| typomania
| craze for printing one's lucubrations
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| typothetae
| master printers collectively
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| typtology
| theory concerning rappings by spirits or ghosts
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| tyrannicide
| killing or killer of a tyrant
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| tyriasis
| elephantiasis
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| tyroid
| resembling cheese; cheesy
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| tyroma
| cheese-like matter
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| tyromancy
| divination using cheese
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I hope you have found this site to be useful. If you have any corrections, additions, or comments, please contact me. Please note that I am not able to respond to all requests. Please consult a major dictionary before e-mailing your query. All material on this page © 2007 Stephen Chrisomalis. Links to this page may be made without permission.
