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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Talleyrand
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand noun French statesman (1754-1838)

tallgrass
tall-grass noun any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture

Tallinn
Tallin noun a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia

Tallis
Thomas Tallis noun English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

tallish
adjective somewhat tall

tallow
noun obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants

tallow oil
noun an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant

tally
verb keep score, as in games

tally clerk
noun one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received

tallyman
noun one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received

Talmud
noun the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism

Talmudic literature
noun (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings

talon
noun a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

Talpidae
family Talpidae noun moles

talus
scree noun a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

tam
tam-o`-shanter noun a woolen cap of Scottish origin

tamable
tameable adjective capable of being tamed

tamale
noun corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed

tamale pie
noun a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish

tamandua
tamandu noun small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America

tamarau
tamarao noun small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines

Tamaricaceae
family Tamaricaceae noun family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)

tamarin
lion monkey noun small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail

tamarind
tamarindo noun large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys

Tamarindus
genus Tamarindus noun widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa

tamarisk
noun any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

tamarisk gerbil
Meriones unguiculatus noun a gerbil that is popular as a pet

Tamarix
genus Tamarix noun genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia

tambala
noun 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi

tambour
noun a drum

tambour
embroidery hoop noun a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering

tambourine
noun a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

tame
adjective flat and uninspiring

tamed
adjective brought from wildness; `the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed`

tamely
adverb in a tame manner; `the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely`

tameness
noun the attribute of having been domesticated

tamer
noun an animal trainer who tames wild animals

Tamerlane
Tamburlaine noun Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)

Tamias
genus Tamias noun chipmunks of eastern North America

Tamiasciurus
genus Tamiasciurus noun American red squirrels

Tamil
adjective of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; `the Tamil Tigers are fighting the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka`; `Tamil agglutinative phrases`

Tamil Nadu
noun a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras

Tamm
Igor Tamm noun Russian physicist (1895-1971)

Tammany Hall
Tammany Society noun a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800`s and early 1900`s) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

Tammuz
Thammuz noun the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)

tammy
noun plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains

tamp
tamper noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

Tampa
noun a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico

Tampa Bay
noun an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida

Tampax
noun tampon used to absorb menstrual flow

Tampere
Tammerfors noun an industrial city in south central Finland

Tampico
noun a port city in eastern Mexico

tampion
tompion noun plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture

tampon
noun plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)

tamponade
tamponage noun blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

Tamus
genus Tamus noun a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes

tan
adjective of a light yellowish-brown color

Tanacetum
genus Tanacetum noun a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum

Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum noun shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

tanager
noun any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males

Tanakh
Tanach noun the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings

tanbark
noun bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering

tanbark oak
Lithocarpus densiflorus noun evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark

Tancred
noun Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112)

tandem
in tandem adverb one behind the other; `ride tandem on a bicycle built for two`; `riding horses down the path in tandem`

tandem trailer
noun trucking rig with two trailers in tandem

tandoor
noun a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan

tanekaha
Phyllocladus trichomanoides noun medium tall celery pine of New Zealand

Taney
Roger Taney noun United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)

Tang
Tang dynasty noun the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

tang
noun any of various coarse seaweeds

Tanga
noun a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean

Tanganyika
noun a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania

tangelo
ugli noun large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

tangency
noun the state of being tangent; having contact at a single point or along a line without crossing

tangent
tan noun ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

tangent plane
noun the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface

tangential
adjective of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent; `tangential forces`

tangentially
adverb in passing; `touched on it tangentially`

tangerine
adjective of a strong reddish orange color

tangibility
tangibleness noun the quality of being perceivable by touch

tangible
touchable adjective perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch; `skin with a tangible roughness`

tangibly
adverb in a tangible manner; `virtue is tangibly rewarded`

Tangier
Tangiers noun a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; `the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841`

Tangier pea
Tangier peavine noun North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers

tangle
snarl noun something jumbled or confused; `a tangle of government regulations`

tangle orchid
noun an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers

tanglebush
desert olive noun spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits

tangled
adjective in a confused mass; `pushed back her tangled hair`; `the tangled ropes`

tango
noun a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

tangram
noun a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs

Tangshan
noun an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province

tank
storage tank noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

tank
armored combat vehicle noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

tank car
noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

tank circuit
noun an oscillatory circuit

tank destroyer
noun an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds

tank engine
tank locomotive noun a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed

tank farm
noun an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks

tank furnace
noun furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained