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

tank iron
noun plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron

tank shell
noun a shell fired by the cannon on a tank

tank suit
noun a woman`s one-piece bathing suit

tank top
noun a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse

tanka
noun a Tibetan religious painting on fabric

tankage
noun the act of storing in tanks

tankard
noun large drinking vessel with one handle

tanker
tank driver noun a soldier who drives a tank

tanker plane
noun an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire

tanned
adjective converted to leather by a tanning agent

Tannenberg
battle of Tannenberg noun a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians

tanner
noun a craftsman who tans skins and hides

tannery
noun workplace where skins and hides are tanned

tannic
adjective derived from tannin

tannin
tannic acid noun any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine

tanning
noun making leather from rawhide

tannish
adjective of a color resembling tan

tannoy
noun a loudspeaker

Tanoan
Tanoan language noun a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States

tansy
golden buttons noun common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally

tansy mustard
Descurainia pinnata noun North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy

tansy ragwort
ragweed 2 benweed noun widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity

tansy-leaved rocket
Hugueninia tanacetifolia noun perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium

tansy-scented
tansy-smelling adjective smelling of tansy

tantalising
adjective very pleasantly inviting; `a tantalizing aroma`; `a tempting repast`

tantalite
noun a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum

tantalizer
tantaliser noun someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach

tantalizing
adjective very pleasantly inviting; `a tantalizing aroma`; `a tempting repast`

tantalizingly
invitingly adverb in a tantalizing manner; `she smiled at him tantalizingly`

tantalum
Ta noun a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

Tantalus
noun (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

Tantilla
genus Tantilla noun black-headed snakes

Tantra
Tantrism noun doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one`s self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet

Tantric
Tantrik adjective of or relating to Tantrism; `Tantric rituals`

Tantrism
noun movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism

Tantrist
noun an adherent of Tantrism

tantrum
scene 1 conniption noun a display of bad temper; `he had a fit`; `she threw a tantrum`; `he made a scene`

Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania noun a republic in eastern Africa

Tanzanian
adjective of or relating to the republic of Tanzania or its people

Tanzanian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Tanzania

Tanzanian shilling
noun the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents

Tao
noun the ultimate principle of the universe

Taoism
noun religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu

Taoism
noun popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic

Taoist
Tao noun an adherent of any branch of Taoism

Taoist Trinity
noun the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism

Taos
noun an artist colony in northern New Mexico

tap
pat noun a light touch or stroke

tap
knock verb make light, repeated taps on a surface; `he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently`

tap dancer
noun a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes

tap dancing
tap dance noun a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet

tap water
noun water directly from the spigot

tap wrench
noun a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread

tapa
tappa noun a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark

tape
noun a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; `he used a piece of tape for a belt`; `he wrapped a tape around the package`

tape
taping noun a recording made on magnetic tape; `the several recordings were combined on a master tape`

tape cartridge
noun a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems

tape deck
noun electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system

tape drive
tape transport noun a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

tape grass
eelgrass 2 wild celery 1 Vallisneria spiralis noun submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia

tape player
noun electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes

tape recorder
tape machine noun a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape

tape recording
taping noun a recording made on magnetic tape; `the several recordings were combined on a master tape`

taped
tape-recorded adjective recorded on tape

tapeline
tape measure noun measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; `the carpenter should have used his tape measure`

tapenade
noun a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil

taper
noun the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)

taper
point verb give a point to; `The candles are tapered`

taper file
noun a file with converging edges

tapered
tapering adjective becoming gradually narrower; `long tapering fingers`; `trousers with tapered legs`

tapering
tapered adjective gradually narrowed toward a point; `a tall tapering spire`

tapestried
adjective hung or decorated with tapestry

tapestry
arras noun a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs

tapestry
noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

tapeworm
cestode noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

tapeworm infection
noun intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish

taphephobia
noun a morbid fear of being buried alive

tapioca
noun granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

tapioca pudding
noun sweet pudding thickened with tapioca

tapir
noun large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout

Tapiridae
family Tapiridae noun tapirs and extinct related forms

Tapirus
genus Tapirus noun type genus of the Tapiridae

tapis
noun a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery

tapotement
noun massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis

Tappan
Arthur Tappan noun United States abolitionist (1786-1865)

Tappan Zee Bridge
noun a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River

tapped
adjective in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug; `latex from tapped rubber trees`

tapper
wiretapper noun someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire

tappet
noun a lever that is moved in order to tap something else

tapping
noun the sound of light blow or knock; `he heard the tapping of the man`s cane`

taproot
noun something that provides an important central source for growth or development; `the taproot of his resentment`; `genius and insanity spring from the same taproot`

taps
lights-out noun (military) signal to turn the lights out

tapster
noun a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks

tar pit
noun a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved

tar-wood
Halocarpus bidwilli noun New Zealand shrub

Tara
noun a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

Tarabulus
Tripoli noun a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea

Tarabulus Al-Gharb
capital of Libya noun the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC

Taracahitian
noun a member of a group of peoples of Mexico

Tarahumara
noun a member of the Taracahitian people of north central Mexico