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

titi
titi monkey noun small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail

titi
Cliftonia monophylla noun tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

Titian
Tiziano Vecellio noun old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)

titillation
noun a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)

titivation
tittivation noun sprucing up; making decorative additions to

title
noun an established or recognized right; `a strong legal claim to the property`; `he had no documents confirming his title to his father`s estate`; `he staked his claim`

title
form of address noun an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.` or `General`; `the professor didn`t like his friends to use his formal title`

title deed
noun a legal document proving a person`s right to property

title of respect
form of address noun an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.` or `General`; `the professor didn`t like his friends to use his formal title`

title page
noun a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher

title role
name part noun the role of the character after whom the play is named

titled
adjective having or given a name or title; `many paintings are titled simply `Untitled``

titmouse
tit noun small insectivorous birds

Tito
Marshal Tito noun Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)

titration
noun a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can them be calculated

titrator
noun an apparatus for performing a titration

titter
noun a nervous restrained laugh

titterer
giggler noun a person who laughs nervously

titular
adjective of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status or function; `titular dignitaries`

titular
adjective of or relating to a legal title to something; `titulary rights`

titulary
adjective of or relating to a legal title to something; `titulary rights`

Titus
Titus Vespasianus Augustus noun Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81)

Titus Oates
noun English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

Tiu
noun god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr

Tivoli
Tibur noun a town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls

tiyin
noun 100 tiyin equal 1 tenge in Kazakhstan

Tlingit
noun the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit

TNT
trinitrotoluene noun explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene

to a man
adverb without exception; `voted for unionization to a man`

to a T
to the letter adverb in every detail; `the new house suited them to a T`

to advantage
adverb in a flattering way; `the dress brought out her figure to advantage`

to be sure
without doubt 2 no doubt adverb admittedly; `to be sure, he is no Einstein`

to begin with
adverb before now; `why didn`t you tell me in the first place?`

to date
adverb prior to the present time; `no suspect has been found to date`

to leeward
leeward side noun the side sheltered from the wind

to order
adverb to specification; `he had the shoes made to order`

to that effect
adverb with that general meaning; `she said something to that effect`

to the full
adverb to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full` in this sense is used as a combining form); `fully grown`; `he didn`t fully understand`; `knew full well`; `full-grown`; `full-fledged`

to the hilt
to the limit adverb in full; `you are in this to the hilt`

to windward
windward side noun the side toward the wind

toad lily
Montia chamissoi noun a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America

toad rush
Juncus bufonius noun low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan

toad-in-the-hole
noun sausage baked in batter

toadfish
Opsanus tau noun bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

toadflax
butter-and-eggs noun common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

toadshade
sessile trillium noun trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor

toadstool
noun common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)

toast
noun slices of bread that have been toasted

toast mistress
noun a woman toastmaster

toasted
adjective browned over by exposure to heat; `he liked toasted marshmallows`

toaster
noun a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread

toaster oven
noun kitchen appliance consisting of a small electric oven for toasting or warming food

toasting
browning noun cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; `proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread`

toasting fork
noun long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

toastmaster
symposiarch noun the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet

toastrack
noun a rack for holding slices of toast

tobacco
baccy noun leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

tobacco hornworm
tomato worm noun large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm

tobacco industry
noun an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco

tobacco juice
noun saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)

tobacco mildew
Peronospora hyoscyami noun fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco

tobacco mosaic virus
TMV noun the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)

tobacco mosaic
noun a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants

tobacco moth
cacao moth noun small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

tobacco pipe
noun a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

tobacco pouch
noun a pouch for carrying pipe tobacco

tobacco shop
tobacconist shop noun a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes

tobacco thrips
Frankliniella fusca noun injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts

tobacconist
noun a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles

Tobago
noun island in West Indies

Tobagonian
adjective of or relating to Tobago or its people; `Tobagonian beaches`

Tobey
Mark Tobey noun United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)

Tobin
James Tobin noun United States economist (1918-2002)

Tobit
Book of Tobit noun an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries

toboggan
noun a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front

tobogganing
noun riding on a long light sled with low handrails

tobogganist
noun someone who rides a toboggan

tobramycin
Nebcin noun an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria

toby
toby jug noun a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat

tocainide
Tonocard noun antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed

Tocantins
Tocantins River noun a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River

toccata
noun a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style

Tocharian
noun a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.

Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville noun French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)

tocsin
warning bell noun a bell used to sound an alarm

tod
adjective alone and on your own; `don`t just sit there on your tod`

Toda
noun the Dravidian language spoken by the Toda in southern India

today
adverb on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; `I can`t meet with you today`

Todd
noun fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers

toddler
yearling noun a young child

Todea
genus Todea noun a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae

Todea barbara
noun fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa

Todidae
family Todidae noun a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes

Todus
genus Todus noun type genus of the Todidae

tody
noun tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill

toe
noun the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

toe
verb drive obliquely; `toe a nail`

toe box
noun the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes; `the toe box may be rounded or pointed`

toe crack
noun a crack on the forepart of a horse`s hindfoot

toe dancing
toe dance noun a dance performed on tiptoe