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

temporal lobe
noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head

temporal property
noun a property relating to time

temporal relation
noun a relation involving time

temporal role
temporal noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb

temporal vein
vena temporalis noun any of several veins draining the temporal region

temporalis muscle
temporal muscle noun muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws

temporally
adverb with regard to temporal order; `temporally processed`

temporalty
temporality noun the worldly possessions of a church

temporarily
adverb for a limited time only; not permanently; `he will work here temporarily`; `he was brought out of retirement temporarily`; `a power failure temporarily darkened the town`

temporariness
noun the property of lasting only a short time

temporary hookup
noun a connection intended to be used for a limited time

temporary injunction
interlocutory injunction noun injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over

temporary removal
noun a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

temporary state
noun a state that continues for a limited time

temporizer
temporiser noun someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time

tempt
verb dispose or incline or entice to; `We were tempted by the delicious-looking food`

temptable
adjective susceptible to temptation

temptation
enticement noun something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

tempter
noun a person who tempts others; `Satan is the great tempter of mankind`

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

temptress
siren noun a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

tempura
noun vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried

Temuco
noun a city in central Chile south of Concepcion

ten
10 adjective being one more than nine

ten thousand
adjective denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units

ten-membered
10-membered adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members

ten-sided
adjective having ten sides

ten-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus pungitius noun confined to rivers

ten-spot
noun a spot (or playing card) with ten pips on the face

ten-strike
noun a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; `he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame`

tenability
tenableness noun the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; `he questioned the tenability of my claims`

tenable
well-founded adjective based on sound reasoning or evidence; `well-founded suspicions`

tenant
renter noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; `the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn`t pay the rent`

tenant farmer
noun a farmer who works land owned by someone else

tenantry
noun tenants of an estate considered as a group

tench
Tinca tinca noun freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

tend
verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; `She tends to be nervous before her lectures`; `These dresses run small`; `He inclined to corpulence`

tendency
inclination noun a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; `the alkaline inclination of the local waters`; `fabric with a tendency to shrink`

tendentious
tendencious adjective having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; `a tendentious account of recent elections`; `distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion`

tendentiously
adverb in a tendentious manner; `the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities`

tendentiousness
noun an intentional and controversial bias

tender
adjective young and immature; `at a tender age`

tender
pinnace noun a boat for communication between ship and shore

tender loving care
TLC noun considerate and solicitous care; `young children need lots of TLC`

tender offer
noun an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both

tenderfoot
noun an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)

tendergreen
spinach mustard noun Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage

tenderhearted
adjective easily moved by another`s distress; `a noble tenderhearted creature who sympathizes with all the human race`- W.M.Thackeray

tenderheartedness
noun warm compassionate feelings

tenderization
tenderisation noun the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it

tenderized
tenderised adjective made tender as by marinating or pounding; `tenderized meat`

tenderizer
tenderiser noun a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender

tenderloin
undercut noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

tenderloin
noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

tenderly
adverb with tenderness; in a tender manner; `tenderly she placed her arms round him`

tenderness
noun a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

tenderness
noun warm compassionate feelings

tending
noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; `no medical care was required`; `the old car needs constant attention`

tendinitis
tendonitis noun inflammation of a tendon

tendinous
sinewy adjective consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon

tendon
sinew noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

tendril
noun slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

tendril-climbing
adjective of or relating to plants that climb by means of tendrils

Tenebrionidae
family Tenebrionidae noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms

tenebrous
tenebrific adjective dark and gloomy; `a tenebrous cave`

tenement
tenement house noun a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

tenement district
noun a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

Tenerife
noun a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands

tenesmus
noun painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome

tenfold
ten-fold adjective containing ten or ten parts

tenge
noun the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan

tenner
ten dollar bill noun a United States bill worth 10 dollars

Tennessean
noun a native or resident of Tennessee

Tennessee
Volunteer State noun a state in east central United States

Tennessee walker
Tennessee walking horse noun a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk

Tenniel
Sir John Tenniel noun English cartoonist (1820-1914)

tennis
lawn tennis noun a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

tennis ball
noun ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis

tennis camp
noun a camp where tennis is taught

tennis club
noun a club of people to play tennis

tennis coach
noun a coach of tennis players

tennis court
noun the court on which tennis is played

tennis elbow
lateral epicondylitis noun painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)

tennis lesson
noun a lesson in playing tennis

tennis match
noun a match between tennis players

tennis player
noun an athlete who plays tennis

tennis pro
professional tennis player noun someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis

tennis racket
tennis racquet noun a racket used to play tennis

tennis stroke
tennis shot noun the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket

Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson noun Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

tenon
noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

tenor
adjective of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; `tenor voice`

tenor clef
noun a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns

tenor drum
tom-tom noun any of various drums with small heads

tenor saxophonist
tenorist noun a musician who plays the tenor saxophone

Tenoretic
noun trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic

tenoroon
noun a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon

tenosynovitis
tendosynovitis noun inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath

tenpence
noun a decimal coin worth ten pennies

tenpenny nail
noun a nail 3 inches long