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

tenpin
noun one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling

tenpins
tenpin bowling noun bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins

tenrec
tendrac noun small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog

Tenrecidae
family Tenrecidae noun tenrecs and extinct related forms

tense
noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

tense
verb become stretched or tense or taught; `the bodybuilder`s neck muscles tensed;` `the rope strained when the weight was attached`

tense system
noun a system of tenses used in a particular language

tensed
adjective having inflections to indicate tense

tensely
adverb in a tense manner; `he sat down tensely`

tenseness
noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained; `it places great tension on the leg muscles`; `he could feel the tenseness of her body`

tensile
adjective of or relating to tension; `tensile stress`; `tensile pull`

tensile strength
noun the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart

tensimeter
noun a manometer for measuring vapor pressure

tensiometer
noun a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid

tension
noun the action of stretching something tight; `tension holds the belt in the pulleys`

tension
noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained; `it places great tension on the leg muscles`; `he could feel the tenseness of her body`

tension headache
noun a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress

tensional
adjective of or relating to or produced by tension

tensionless
adjective free from tension

tensity
noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained; `it places great tension on the leg muscles`; `he could feel the tenseness of her body`

tensor
noun any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm

tensor tympani
noun a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum

tent
collapsible shelter noun a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); `he pitched his tent near the creek`

tent caterpillar
noun the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees

tent peg
noun a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent

tent stitch
noun a small diagonal needlepoint stitch

tent-caterpillar moth
noun moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

tent-fly
rainfly noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

tentacle
noun any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

tentacled
adjective having tentacles

tentacular
adjective of or relating to or resembling tentacles

Tentaculata
class Tentaculata noun ctenophores have retractile tentacles

tentatively
adverb in a tentative manner; `we agreed tentatively on a dinner date`

tenter
noun a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

tenterhook
noun one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

tenth
10th adjective coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position

tenthly
adverb (in enumerating something, such as topics or points of discussion) in the tenth place

Tenthredinidae
family Tenthredinidae noun sawflies

tentmaker
noun someone who makes or repairs tents

tentorium
noun (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum

tenuity
noun a rarified quality; `the tenuity of the upper atmosphere`

tenuous
adjective very thin in gauge or diameter; `a tenuous thread`

tenuously
adverb in a tenuous manner; `his works tenuously survive in the minds of a few scholars`

tenure
term of office noun the term during which some position is held

tenured
adjective appointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime; `an irremovable officer`; `a tenured professor`

Tenzing Norgay
noun Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

tepal
noun an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)

tepary bean
Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius noun twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans

tepee
tipi noun a native American tent; usually of conical shape

Tephrosia
genus Tephrosia noun genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas

Tepic
noun a city in west central Mexico

tequila
noun Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant

Tera
Pidlimdi noun a three-tone Chadic language

terabyte
T noun a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes

teraflop
trillion floating point operations per second noun (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system

terahertz
THz noun one trillion periods per second

teratogen
noun any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples

teratogenesis
noun the development of defects in an embryo

teratogenic
adjective of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development

teratology
noun the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

teratoma
noun a tumor consisting of a mixture of tissues not normally found at that site

terazosin
Hytrin noun antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure

terbinafine
Lamisil noun an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease

terbium
Tb noun a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite

terbium metal
noun a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium

terce
tierce noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.

tercentennial
tercentenary noun the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Terebella
genus Terebella noun type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles

Terebellidae
family Terebellidae noun marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies

terebinth
Pistacia terebinthus noun a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine

Teredinidae
family Teredinidae noun shipworms

teredo
noun typical shipworm

teres
teres muscle noun either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms

teres major
teres major muscle noun teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially

teres minor
teres minor muscle noun teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally

Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila noun Spanish mystic and religious reformer; author of religious classics and a Christian saint (1515-1582)

terete
adjective especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

teriyaki
noun beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled

term
noun any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; `the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree`

term
noun the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; `a healthy baby born at full term`

term infant
noun infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks

term insurance
noun low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value; `term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies`

term paper
noun a composition intended to indicate a student`s progress during a school term

termer
noun a person who serves a specified term; `there are not many fourth termers in the Senate`

Termes
genus Termes noun type genus of the Termitidae

terminable
adjective capable of being terminated after a designated time; `terminable employees`; `a terminable annuity`

terminable interest
noun an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions

terminal
adjective causing or ending in or approaching death; `a terminal patient`; `terminal cancer`

terminal emulation
noun (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal

terminal figure
term noun (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

terminal leave
noun final leave before discharge from military service

terminal velocity
noun the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity

terminally
adverb at the end; `terminally ill`

terminated
adjective (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end

termination
ending noun the act of ending something; `the termination of the agreement`

terminative
adjective coming to an end; `a contract terminative with the end of the war`

terminological
adjective of or concerning terminology; `terminological disputes`

terminology
nomenclature noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; `legal terminology`; `biological nomenclature`; `the language of sociology`

terminus
noun either end of a railroad or bus route

terminus
term noun (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome