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

tube-nosed
adjective having a tubular nose

tubed
adjective of a tire; having an inner tube

tubeless
adjective of a tire; not needing an inner tube

tuber
noun a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage

Tuber
noun type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles

Tuberaceae
family Tuberaceae noun family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple

Tuberales
order Tuberales noun small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps

tubercle
noun a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis

tubercle bacillus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis noun cause of tuberculosis

tubercular
tuberculous adjective constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; `a tubercular child`; `tuberculous patients`; `tubercular meningitis`

Tubercularia
genus Tubercularia noun type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants

Tuberculariaceae
family Tuberculariaceae noun large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi

tuberculate
adjective covered with tubercles

tuberculin
noun a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

tuberculin test
tuberculin skin test noun a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin

tuberculoid
adjective resembling tuberculosis; `tuberculoid lesions`; `tuberculoid leprosy`

tuberculoid leprosy
noun leprosy characterized by tumors in the skin and cutaneous nerves

tuberculosis
TB noun infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

tuberose
Polianthes tuberosa noun a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers

tuberosity
tubercle 2 eminence noun a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

tuberous
adjective of or relating to or resembling a tuber; `a tuberous root`

tuberous begonia
noun any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots

tuberous plant
noun plant growing from a tuber

Tubman
Harriet Tubman noun United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)

tubocurarine
curare noun a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; `curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction`

Tubuai Islands
Austral Islands noun a chain of small islands in French Polynesia

tubular
cannular adjective constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)

tubular cavity
noun a cavity having the shape of a tube

tubule
noun a small tube

Tubulidentata
order Tubulidentata noun an order of Eutheria

Tucana
noun a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Tuchman
Barbara Tuchman noun United States historian (1912-1989)

tuck
noun a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

tuck box
noun a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)

tuck shop
noun a candy store in Great Britain

tucked
adjective having tucked or being tucked; `tightly tucked blankets`; `a fancy tucked shirt`

tucker
noun a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress

Tucker
noun United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)

tucker-bag
noun a bag used for carrying food; `the swagman filled his tuckerbag`

tucket
noun (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; `he entered to a flourish of trumpets`; `her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare`

Tucson
noun a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century

Tudor
adjective of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century; `half-timbered Tudor houses`; `Tudor furniture`

Tudor arch
four-centered arch noun a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers

Tudor architecture
noun a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses

tudung
noun a scarf worn around the head by Muslim women in Malaysia; conceals the hair but not the face

Tuesday
Tues noun the third day of the week; the second working day

tufa
calc-tufa noun a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime

tuff
noun hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

tuft
tussock noun a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

tufted
adjective having or adorned with tufts; `a tufted bedspread`

tufted centaury
Centaurium scilloides noun tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers

tufted gentian
Gentianopsis holopetala noun small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains

tufted puffin
Lunda cirrhata noun northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye

tufted titmouse
Parus bicolor noun crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States

tufted vetch
bird vetch noun common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers

tug
noun a sudden abrupt pull

tug-of-war
noun any hard struggle between equally matched groups

tugboat
tug noun a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

Tugela
Tugela Falls noun a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap

tugrik
tughrik noun the basic unit of money in Mongolia

Tuileries
Tuileries Gardens noun formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris

Tuileries
noun palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens

Tuileries Palace
noun palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens

tuille
noun armor plate that protects the hip and thigh

tuition
tuition fee noun a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); `tuition and room and board were more than $25,000`

tularemia
tularaemia noun a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

tulip
noun any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

tulip bed
noun a flowerbed in which tulips are growing

tulip orchid
Encyclia citrina noun Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya

tulip tree
tulip poplar noun tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work

Tulipa
genus Tulipa noun Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs

Tulipa gesneriana
noun tall late blooming tulip

tulipwood
true tulipwood noun light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer

tulipwood tree
noun any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

tulle
noun a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

Tulostoma
genus Tulostoma noun type genus of the Tulostomaceae

Tulostomaceae
family Tulostomaceae noun stalked puffballs

Tulostomatales
order Tulostomatales noun an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes

Tulsa
noun a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries

Tulu
noun a Dravidian language spoken by the Tulu

tumble
noun an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end

tumble
verb fly around; `The clothes tumbled in the dryer`; `rising smoke whirled in the air`

tumble-dryer
tumble drier noun a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air

tumblebug
noun any of various dung beetles

tumbler
noun a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom

tumbler
tumbler pigeon noun pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

tumbleweed
noun any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass

tumbleweed
Amaranthus graecizans noun bushy plant of western United States

tumbrel
tumbril noun a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution

tumefaction
noun the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it

tumescence
noun tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

tumid
erect adjective of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

tumidity
tumidness noun slight swelling of an organ or part

tumor
tumour noun an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

tumor necrosis factor
tumour necrosis factor noun a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)

tumor virus
noun a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm

Tums
noun an antacid

tumult
turmoil noun violent agitation

tumultuously
adverb in a tumultuous and riotous manner; `the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously`

tun
noun a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals