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

tarahumara frog
Rana tarahumarae noun Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water

tarantella
tarantelle noun a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons

tarantism
noun a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider

Tarawa
Makin noun battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

Taraxacum
genus Taraxacum noun an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions

Tarbell
Ida Tarbell noun United States writer remembered for her muckraking investigations into industries in the early 20th century (1857-1944)

Tardigrada
class Tardigrada noun in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx

tardigrade
noun an arthropod of the division Tardigrada

tardiness
noun the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time

tardive
adjective late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease); `tardive dyskinesia`

tardive dyskinesia
noun involuntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbs; often occurs in patients with Parkinsonism who are treated with phenothiazine

tare
noun counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight

Tareekh e Kasas
Movement for Revenge noun an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan

target
target area noun the location of the target that is to be hit

target acquisition system
noun a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment

target cell
noun an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center; associated with anemia

target company
takeover target noun a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer

target organ
noun (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance

target practice
noun practice in shooting at targets

target-hunting
adjective guided automatically toward the target

Taricha
genus Taricha noun Pacific newts

Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky noun Russian filmmaker (1932-1986)

tarmacadam
tarmac noun a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

tarn
noun a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)

tarnish
noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

tarnished plant bug
Lygus lineolaris noun widespread plant and fruit pest

taro
taro root noun tropical starchy tuberous root

taro
dasheen 2 eddo noun edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

tarot card
tarot noun any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers

tarpan
Equus caballus gomelini noun European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century

tarpaulin
tarp noun waterproofed canvas

tarpon
Tarpon atlanticus noun large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida

Tarquin
Tarquin the Proud noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)

tarragon
estragon noun fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning

tarred-and-feathered(a)
adjective smeared with tar and covered with feathers as a punishment; `the poor tarred-and-feathered wretch`

tarriance
lingering noun the act of tarrying

Tarrietia
genus Tarrietia noun small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees

Tarrietia argyrodendron
noun Australian timber tree

tarsal
adjective of or relating to or near the tarsus of the foot; `tarsal bones`

tarsier
noun nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates

Tarsiidae
family Tarsiidae noun coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers

Tarsioidea
suborder Tarsioidea noun in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii

tarsitis
noun inflammation of the eyelid

Tarsius
genus Tarsius noun type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae

Tarsius glis
noun a variety of tarsier

Tarsius syrichta
noun a variety of tarsier

tarsus
noun the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively

tart
noun a small open pie with a fruit filling

tartan
plaid noun a cloth having a crisscross design

tartar
calculus 1 tophus noun an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

tartar
noun a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

tartar emetic
antimony potassium tartrate noun a poisonous colorless salt used as a mordant and in medicine

tartare sauce
tartar sauce noun mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish

Tartarian honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica noun a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia

tartaric
adjective relating to or derived from or resembling tartar; `tartaric acid`

tartaric acid
noun an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder

Tartary
Tatary noun the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; `under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean`

tartlet
noun a small tart usually used as a canape

tartly
adverb in a tart manner; ``Never mind your immortal soul,` she said tartly`

tartness
noun a sharp sour taste

tartrate
noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid

Tartu
noun a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League

Tartuffe
Tartufe noun a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

tarwood
Halocarpus bidwilli noun New Zealand shrub

Tarzan
Tarzan of the Apes noun a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tashkent
Taskent noun the capital of Uzbekistan

Tashmit
Tashmitum noun consort of Nabu

task
chore noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; `estimates of the city`s loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars`; `the job of repairing the engine took several hours`; `the endless task of classifying the samples`; `the farmer`s morning chores`

task force
noun a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

taskmaster
noun someone who imposes hard or continuous work

taskmistress
noun a woman taskmaster

Tasman
Abel Tasman noun Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)

Tasman dwarf pine
Microstrobos niphophilus noun small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches

Tasman Sea
noun an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand

Tasmania
noun an island off the southeastern coast of Australia

Tasmanian
adjective of or relating to Tasmania

Tasmanian devil
ursine dasyure noun small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail

tassel
noun adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end

tassel flower
Emilia javanica noun tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia

tassel hyacinth
Muscari comosum noun large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers

tassel-shaped
adjective shaped like a tassel

tasseled
tasselled adjective fringed or adorned with tassels

tasset
tasse noun one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

Tasso
Torquato Tasso noun Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

taste
tasting noun a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; `a wine tasting`

taste
sense of taste noun the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; `his cold deprived him of his sense of taste`

taste cell
gustatory cell noun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve

taste property
noun a property appreciated via the sense of taste

taste sensation
gustatory sensation noun the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; `the candy left him with a bad taste`; `the melon had a delicious taste`

tastebud
taste bud noun an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue

tastefully
adverb with taste; in a tasteful manner; `the house was tastefully decorated`

tastefulness
noun elegance indicated by good taste

tastelessly
adverb without taste or in poor taste; in a tasteless manner; `the house was tastelessly decorated`

taster
taste tester noun someone who samples food or drink for its quality

tastily
adverb in a tasty manner; `the meal was tastily cooked`

tastiness
noun pleasant palatability

tasting
noun a small amount (especially of food or wine)

tasting
savouring noun taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; `cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most`

tasty
adjective pleasing to the sense of taste

Tatahumara
noun the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara