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tabernacle noun A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent., A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship., Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship., Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul., Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept., The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable., A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture., Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like., A tryptich for sacred imagery., A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy., A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc., To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed.
tablecloth noun A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals.
table-land noun A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau.
tablespoon noun A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; — distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.
tabularize verb t. To tabulate.
tabulating present participle & vb. noun of Tabulate
tabulation noun The act of forming into a table or tables; as, the tabulation of statistics.
tacamahaca noun A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar., Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).
tachometer noun An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance., An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork., An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial., An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood; a haematachometer.
taenioidea noun pl. The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm.
taeniosomi noun pl. An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon.
tail-water noun Water in a tailrace.
taking-off noun Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take, v. t.
talebearer noun One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief.
taleteller noun One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler.
talismanic adjective Alt. of Talismanical
talmudical adjective Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases.
tamability noun The quality or state of being tamable; tamableness.
tambouring present participle & vb. noun of Tambour
tambourine noun A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel.
tangential adjective Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
tanglefish noun The sea adder, or great pipefish of Europe.
tanglingly adverb In a tangling manner.
tantalized imp. & past participle of Tantalize
tantalizer noun One who tantalizes.
tantamount adjective Equivalent in value, signification, or effect., To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount.
tapestries plural of Tapestry
tapestried imp. & past participle of Tapestry
tapoa tafa A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata) having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; — called also brush-tailed phascogale.
tappit hen A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head., A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); — so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen.
tarantella noun A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; — so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia., Music suited to such a dance.
tarantulas plural of Tarantula
tarantulae plural of Tarantula
tardigrada adjective A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3., An order of minute aquatic arachnids; — called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.
tardigrade adjective Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced., Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada., One of the Tardigrada.
tarnishing present participle & vb. noun of Tarnish
tarquinish adjective Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.
tarsectomy noun The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus.
tarsiatura noun A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.
tartarated adjective Tartrated.
tartareous adjective Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish., Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar., Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous.
tartarized imp. & past participle of Tartarize
tartramate noun A salt of tartramic acid.
tartramide noun An acid amide derivative of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
tartrazine noun An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids.
tartronate noun A salt of tartronic acid.
tartuffish adjective Alt. of Tartufish
taskmaster noun One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer.
tasselling of Tassel
tauntingly adverb In a taunting manner.
taurocolla noun Glue made from a bull’s hide.
tauromachy noun Bullfighting.
tautologic adjective Tautological.
tautomeric adjective Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
tautophony noun Repetition of the same sound.
tautozonal adjective Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.
tawdriness noun Quality or state of being tawdry.
taxability noun The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.
taxidermic adjective Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.
taxonomist noun One skilled in taxonomy.
tchawytcha noun The quinnat salmon.
teacupfuls plural of Teacupful
tear-thumb noun A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.
tea-saucer noun A small saucer in which a teacup is set.
teaselling of Teasel
teaze-hole noun The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.
technicals noun pl. Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.
technicist noun One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical arts.
technology noun Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.
teetotaler noun One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
teetotally adverb Entirely; totally.
teinoscope noun An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished; — called also prism telescope.
telegraphy noun The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.
teleophore noun Same as Gonotheca.
teleostean adjective Of or pertaining to the teleosts., A teleostean fish.
teleostomi noun pl. An extensive division of fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the ganoids.
telephonic adjective Conveying sound to a great distance., Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the telephone.
telerythin noun A red crystalline compound related to, or produced from, erythrin. So called because regarded as the end of the series of erythrin compounds.
telescoped imp. & past participle of Telescope
telescopic adjective Alt. of Telescopical
telesmatic adjective Alt. of Telesmatical
tellership noun The office or employment of a teller.
tellureted noun Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized.
telotrocha noun An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.
telpherage noun The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
temeration noun Temerity.
temperable adjective Capable of being tempered.
temperance verb t. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors., Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness., State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
temperancy noun Temperance.
tempestive adjective Seasonable; timely; as, tempestive showers.
temporally adverb In a temporal manner; secularly.
temporalty noun The laity; secular people., A secular possession; a temporality.
temporized imp. & past participle of Temporize
temporizer noun One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer.
temptation noun The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction., The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil., That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil.
tenability noun The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness.
tenaculums plural of Tenaculum
tenantable adjective Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant.
tenantless adjective Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion.
tenant saw See Tenon saw, under Tenon.
tendencies plural of Tendency
tenderfoot noun A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life.
tenderling noun One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling., One of the first antlers of a deer.
tenderloin noun A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.
tenderness noun The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).
tendrilled adjective Furnished with tendrils, or with such or so many, tendrils.
tenebrific adjective Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy.
tenebrious adjective Tenebrous.
tenemental adjective Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants.
tennantite noun A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper.
ten-strike noun A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball., Any quick, decisive stroke or act.
tentacular adjective Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles.
tentaculum noun A tentacle., One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair.
tenthmeter noun Alt. of Tenthmetre
tenthmetre noun A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 1010 of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.
teracrylic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor.
teratogeny noun The formation of monsters.
teratology noun That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals., Affectation of sublimity; bombast.
tercellene noun A small male hawk.
tergeminal adjective Alt. of Tergeminate
termagancy noun The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness; as, a violent termagancy of temper.
terminable adjective Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable.
terminalia noun pl. A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
terminated imp. & past participle of Terminate
terminator noun One who, or that which, terminates., The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon.
terneplate adjective Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; — so called because made up of three metals.
terpenylic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
terreplein noun The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
terricolae noun pl. A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.
terrifical adjective Terrific.
terrifying present participle & vb. noun of Terrify
terrorless adjective Free from terror.
tersanctus noun An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word “Holy” — in its Latin form, “Sanctus” — thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.
ter-tenant noun See Terre-tenant.
tertiaries plural of Tertiary
terza rima A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours.
tessellata noun pl. A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.
tessellate verb t. To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work., Tessellated.
testaceous adjective Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell., Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color.
testicular adjective Of or pertaining to the testicle.
testifying present participle & vb. noun of Testify
testudinal adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise.
testudines plural of Testudo
tetchiness noun See Techiness.
tetrabasic adjective Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; — said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid.
tetraboric adjective Same as Pyroboric.
tetrachord noun A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable.
tetracolon noun A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.
tetragonal adjective Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers., Having four prominent longitudinal angles., Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization.
tetragynia noun pl. A Linnaean order of plants having four styles.
tetrameter noun A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.
tetramorph noun The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)
tetrandria noun pl. A Linnaean class of plants having four stamens.
tetraptote noun A noun that has four cases only.
tetraspore noun A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds.
tetrastich noun A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines.
tetrastyle adjective Having four columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or colonnade., A tetrastyle building.
tetratomic adjective Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic., Having a valence of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic.
tetterwort noun A plant used as a remedy for tetter, — in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot.
textualist noun A textman; a textuary.
textuarist noun A textuary.
thalassian noun Any sea tortoise.
thanksgive verb t. To give or dedicate in token of thanks.
theatrical adjective Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures.
thecaphore noun A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae., See Basigynium.
thecophora noun pl. A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.
theistical adjective Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.
themselves pronoun The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself.
thenardite noun Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster.
thencefrom adverb From that place.
theobromic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from Arachis hypogaea), etc., as a white waxy crystalline substance.
theocratic adjective Alt. of Theocratical
theodolite noun An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed.
theogonism noun Theogony.
theogonist noun A writer on theogony.
theologian noun A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or divinity; a divine.
theologics noun Theology.
theologist noun A theologian.
theologize verb t. To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology., To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects.
theologies plural of Theology
theopathic adjective Of or pertaining to a theopathy.
theophanic adjective Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.
theoretics noun The speculative part of a science; speculation.
theorizing present participle & vb. noun of Theorize
theosopher noun A theosophist.
theosophic adjective Alt. of Theosophical
thereabout adverb Alt. of Thereabouts
thereafter adverb After that; afterward., According to that; accordingly., Of that sort.
thereagain adverb In opposition; against one’s course.
thereology noun Therapeutios.
thereunder adverb Under that or this.
therewhile adverb At that time; at the same time.
theriodont noun One of the Theriodontia. Used also adjectively.
theriotomy noun Zootomy.
thermology noun A discourse on, or an account of, heat.
thermolyze verb t. To subject to thermolysis; to dissociate by heat.
thermopile noun An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of heat.
thermostat noun A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.
thermotics noun The science of heat.
thermotype noun A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression.
thermotypy noun The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.
thessalian adjective Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece., A native or inhabitant of Thessaly.
theurgical adjective Of or pertaining to theurgy; magical.
thickening present participle & vb. noun of Thicken, Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
thick-knee noun A stone curlew. See under Stone.
thickskull noun A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull.
thick wind A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.
thiderward adverb Thitherward.
thimbleeye noun The chub mackerel. See under Chub.
thimbleful noun As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.
thimblerig noun A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea., To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.
thiocyanic adjective Same as Sulphocyanic.
thionoline noun A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine.
thiophenic adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.
thiophenol noun A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; — called also phenyl sulphydrate.
thiotolene noun A colorless oily liquid, C4H3S.CH3, analogous to, and resembling, toluene; — called also methyl thiophene.
thirteenth adjective Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; — the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month., Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided., The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided., The next in order after the twelfth., The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.
thomsonian adjective Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism., A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.
thomsonite noun A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite.
thoroughly adverb In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.
thoughtful adjective Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind., Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth., Anxious; solicitous; concerned.
thousandth adjective Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; — the ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing., Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth., Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; — used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time., The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.
thrackscat noun Metal still in the mine.
threadbare adjective Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes., Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.
threadfish noun The cutlass fish., A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.
threadworm noun Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.
threatened imp. & past participle of Threaten
threatener noun One who threatens.
three-coat adjective Having or consisting of three coats; — applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.
threepence noun A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
threepenny adjective Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.
three-pile noun An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
threnodist noun One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody.
threshwold noun Threshold.
thricecock noun The missel thrush.
thrifallow verb t. See Thryfallow, and Trifallow.
thriftless adjective Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.
thrivingly adverb In a thriving manner.
throatband noun Same as Throatlatch.
throatboll noun The Adam’s apple in the neck.
throatwort noun A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.
thrombosis noun The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; — distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
throneless adjective Having no throne.
throstling noun A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation.
throttling present participle & vb. noun of Throttle
throughout preposition Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house., In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.
thrum-eyed adjective Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; — the reverse of pin-eyed.
thryfallow verb t. To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow.
thumbscrew noun A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger., An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
thundering present participle & vb. noun of Thunder, Emitting thunder., Very great; — often adverbially., Thunder.
thunderous adjective Producing thunder., Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
thurghfare noun Thoroughfare.
thuringian adjective Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people., A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.
thuringite noun A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron.
thwartness noun The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
thyrohyoid adjective Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.
thyroideal adjective Thyroid.
thyrsoidal adjective Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.
thysanuran noun One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.
tibicinate verb i. To play on a tibia, or pipe.
tibiotarsi plural of Tibiotarsus
tickleness noun Unsteadiness.
ticpolonga noun A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; — called also cobra monil.
tidewaiter noun A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.
tiers etat The third estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the commons in Great Britain; — so called in distinction from, and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy.
tiger-foot noun Same as Tiger’s-foot.
tightening present participle & vb. noun of Tighten
tile-drain verb t. To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.
tiliaceous adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliaceae) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute.
tillandsia noun A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.
timberhead noun The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; — called also kevel head.
timberling noun A small tree.
timberwork noun Work made of timbers.
timbrelled adjective Sung to the sound of the timbrel.
timekeeper noun A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece., A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time., A person who keeps a record of the time spent by workmen at their work., One who gives the time for the departure of conveyances., One who marks the time in musical performances., One appointed to mark and declare the time of participants in races or other contests.
timelessly adverb In a timeless manner; unseasonably.
timeliness noun The quality or state of being timely; seasonableness; opportuneness.
timesaving adjective Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient.
timeserver noun One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; — now used only in a bad sense.
time-table noun A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc., A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains., A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes.
timocratic adjective Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy.
tinctorial adjective Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as, tinctorial matter.
tincturing present participle & vb. noun of Tincture
tinselling of Tinsel
tinternell noun A certain old dance.
tirailleur noun Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
tire-women plural of Tire-woman
tire-woman noun A lady’s maid., A dresser in a theater.
tirralirra noun A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn.
tithingmen plural of Tithingman
tithingman noun The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing., A peace officer; an under constable., A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.
titillated imp. & past participle of Titillate
title-page noun The page of a book which contains it title.
tittimouse noun Titmouse.
titubation noun The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling.
titularity noun The quality or state of being titular.
titularies plural of Titulary
tobogganed imp. & past participle of Toboggan
tobogganer noun Alt. of Tobogganist
toilinette noun A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, — used for waistcoats.
tolerating present participle & vb. noun of Tolerate
toleration noun The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved., Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief., Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters.
tollhouses plural of Tollhouse
tolutation noun A pacing or ambling.
tomahawked imp. & past participle of Tomahawk
tomfoolery noun Folly; trifling.
tomopteris noun A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.
tonca bean See Tonka bean.
tonguebird noun The wryneck.
tonguefish noun A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States.
tongueless adjective Having no tongue., Hence, speechless; mute., Unnamed; not spoken of.
tongue-pad noun A great talker.
tonguester noun One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip.
tongue-tie noun Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums., To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation.
tongueworm noun Any species of Linguatulina.
tonka bean The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean.
tonsilitic adjective Tonsilar.
tonsilitis noun Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy.
tool-stock noun The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
toothbrush noun A brush for cleaning the teeth.
toothleted adjective Having a toothlet or toothlets; as, a toothleted leaf.
toothshell noun Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium.
toparchies plural of Toparchy
topazolite noun A topaz-yellow variety of garnet.
topgallant adjective Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship., Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid., A topgallant mast or sail., Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
tophaceous adjective Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
top-hamper noun The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.
topography noun The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region.
top-shaped adjective Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
topsoiling noun The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun.
top-tackle noun A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.
torbernite noun A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite.
torchlight noun The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession.
tormenting present participle & vb. noun of Torment, Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream.
tormentful adjective Full of torment; causing, or accompainied by, torment; excruciating.
tormentise noun Torture; torment.
toppescent adjective Becoming torpid or numb.
torpidness noun The qualityy or state of being torpid.
torpifying present participle & vb. noun of Torpify
torporific adjective Tending to produce torpor.
torrefying present participle & vb. noun of Torrefy
torrential adjective Alt. of Torrentine
torrentine adjective Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent .
torridness noun The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
tortiously adverb In a tortous manner.
tortuoslty noun the quality or state of being tortuous.
torturable adjective Capable of being tortured.
torturing. present participle & vb. noun of Torture
torulaform adjective Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.
touchiness noun The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
touchstone noun Lydian stone; basanite; — so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite., Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
tough-cake noun See Tough-pitch (b).
toughening present participle & vb. noun of Toughen
tough-head noun The ruddy duck.
tourmaline noun A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels.
tournament noun A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle., Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.
tourniquet noun An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
towardness noun Quality or state of being toward.
town-crier noun A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.
townpeople noun The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk.
toxicology noun The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science.
toxiphobia noun An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.
toxoglossa nounpl. A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.
trabeation noun Same as Entablature.
trabeculae plural of Trabecula
trabecular adjective Of or pertaining to a trabecula or trabeculae; composed of trabeculae.
trachearia nounpl. A division of Arachnida including those that breathe only by means of tracheae. It includes the mites, ticks, false scorpions, and harvestmen.
tracheitis noun Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.
trachinoid adjective Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever.
trachytoid adjective Resembling trachyte; — used to define the structure of certain rocks.
track-road noun A towing path.
trackscout noun See Trackschuyt.
tractarian noun One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called “Tracts for the Times,” issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite., Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
tractation noun Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion.
tractility noun The quality of being tractile; ductility.
trade-mark noun A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of using which is recognized by law.
tradesfolk noun People employed in trade; tradesmen.
traducible adjective Capable of being derived or propagated., Capable of being traduced or calumniated.
traduction noun Transmission from one to another., Translation from one language to another., Derivation by descent; propagation., The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation., Transition., A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to just such an object as each of the premises applies to.
traductive adjective Capable of being deduced; derivable.
trafficked imp. & past participle of Traffic
trafficker noun One who traffics, or carries on commerce; a trader; a merchant.
tragacanth noun A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth.
tragedious adjective Like tragedy; tragical.
trainbands plural of Trainband
traitoress noun A traitress.
traitorous adjective Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject., Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme.
trajecting present participle & vb. noun of Traject
trajection noun The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission., Transposition.
trajectory noun The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.
tralineate verb i. To deviate; to stray; to wander.
tralucency noun Translucency; as, the tralucency of a gem.
trammelled of Trammel
trammeling present participle & vb. noun of Trammel
tramontane adjective Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous., One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger.
tranquilly adverb In a tranquil manner; calmly.
transacted imp. & past participle of Transact
transactor noun One who transacts, performs, or conducts any business.
transcribe verb t. To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.
transcript noun That which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy., A copy of any kind; an imitation., A written version of what was said orally; as, a transcript of a trial.
transexion noun Change of sex.
transferee noun The person to whom a transfer in made.
transfixed imp. & past participle of Transfix
transfrete verb i. To pass over a strait or narrow sea.
transfused imp. & past participle of Transfuse
transgress verb t. To pass over or beyond; to surpass., Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral., To offend against; to vex., To offend against the law; to sin.
transhuman adjective More than human; superhuman.
transience noun Alt. of Transiency
transiency noun The quality of being transient; transientness.
transition noun Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold., A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation., A passing from one subject to another., Change from one form to another.
transitive adjective Having the power of making a transit, or passage., Effected by transference of signification., Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book.
transitory adjective Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.
translated imp. & past participle of Translate
translator noun One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another., A repeating instrument.
translucid adjective Translucent.
transmeate verb t. To pass over or beyond.
transmuted imp. & past participle of Transmute
transmuter noun One who transmutes.
transpired imp. & past participle of Transpire
transplace verb t. To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place.
transplant verb t. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees., To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
transposal noun The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed; transposition.
transposed imp. & past participle of Transpose
transposer noun One who transposes.
transprint verb t. To transfer to the wrong place in printing; to print out of place.
transprose verb t. To change from prose into verse; to versify; also, to change from verse into prose.
transshape verb t. To change into another shape or form; to transform.
transuding present participle & vb. noun of Transude
transverse adjective Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; — often opposed to longitudinal., Anything that is transverse or athwart., The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse., To overturn; to change., To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.
trapanning present participle & vb. noun of Trapan
trapeziums plural of Trapezium
trashiness noun The quality or state of being trashy.
traumatism noun A wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the body; also, violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture of the stomach caused by traumatism.
travailing present participle & vb. noun of Travail
travailous adjective Causing travail; laborious.
travelling of Travel
traversing present participle & vb. noun of Traverse, Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.
travertine noun A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome.
travesties plural of Travesty
travestied imp. & past participle of Travesty
travesting present participle & vb. noun of Travesty
trawlermen plural of Trawlerman
trawlerman noun A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.
treadboard noun See Tread, n., 5.
treadwheel noun A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill.
treasonous adjective Treasonable.
treasuring present participle & vb. noun of Treasure
treasuress noun A woman who is a treasurer.
treasuries plural of Treasury
trebleness noun The quality or state of being treble; as, the trebleness of tones.
trematodea noun pl. An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See Fluke, Tristoma, and Cercaria.
tremendous adjective Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.
tremolando adjective Same as Tremando.
trenchmore noun A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance., To dance the trenchmore.
trepanning present participle & vb. noun of Trepan
trephining present participle & vb. noun of Trephine
trespassed imp. & past participle of Trespass
trespasser noun One who commits a trespass, One who enters upon another’s land, or violates his rights., A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.
triaconter noun A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.
triandrian adjective Alt. of Triandrous
triandrous adjective Of or pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the same flower.
triangular adjective Having three angles; having the form of a triangle., Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem.
triarchies plural of Triarchy
tribometer noun An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.
tricennial adjective Of or pertaining to thirty years; consisting of thirty years; occurring once in every thirty years.
trichiasis noun A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids.
trichinize verb t. To render trichinous; to affect with trichinae; — chiefly used in the past participle; as, trichinized pork.
trichinous adjective Of or pertaining to trichinae or trichinosis; affected with, or containing, trichinae; as, trichinous meat.
trichiurus noun A genus of fishes comprising the hairtails. See Hairtail.
trichocyst noun A lasso cell.
trichogyne noun The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds.
trichopter noun One of the Trichoptera.
trichotomy noun Division into three parts.
trichroism noun The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions.
trichromic adjective Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, three colors or color sensations., Containing three atoms of chromium.
tricipital adjective Having three heads, or three origins; as, a tricipital muscle.
trickiness noun The quality of being tricky.
tricktrack noun An old game resembling backgammon.
triclinate adjective Triclinic.
triclinium noun A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts., A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
tricoccous adjective Having three cocci, or roundish carpels.
tricolored adjective Having three colors.
tricostate adjective Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.
tricrotism noun That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.
tricrotous adjective Tricrotic.
tricurvate adjective Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of Spicule).
tridactyle adjective Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base.
tridentate adjective Alt. of Tridentated
tridentine adjective Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general church council held in that city.
trierarchy noun The office duty of a trierarch.
trieterics noun pl. Festival games celebrated once in three years.
trifarious adjective Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum.
triflorous adjective Three-flowered; having or bearing three flowers; as, a triflorous peduncle.
trifoliate adjective Alt. of Trifoliated
triformity noun The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape.
trifurcate adjective Alt. of Trifurcated
trigastric adjective Having three bellies; — said of a muscle.
trigeminal adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the mouth; trifacial.
triglyphic adjective Alt. of Triglyphical
trigrammic adjective Same as Trigrammatic.
trilateral adjective Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.
trilingual adjective Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages.
trilinguar adjective See Trilingual.
triliteral adjective Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word., A triliteral word.
trilithons plural of Trilithon
trillachan noun The oyster catcher.
trilobitic adjective Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks.
trilocular adjective Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a trilocular heart.
triluminar adjective Alt. of Triluminous
trimembral adjective Having, or consisting of, three members.
trimesitic adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, a tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white crystalline substance.
trimestral adjective Trimestrial.
trimmingly adverb In a trimming manner.
trimorphic adjective Alt. of Trimorphous
trimyarian noun A lamellibranch which has three muscular scars on each valve.
trinervate adjective Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; — said of a leaf.
triniunity noun Triunity; trinity.
trinoctial adjective Lasting during three nights; comprising three nights.
trinominal noun & adjective Trinomial.
trinucleus noun A genus of Lower Silurian trilobites in which the glabella and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the head.
triobolary adjective Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless.
tripartite verb i. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf., Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite., Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.
tripaschal adjective Including three passovers.
tripennate adjective Same as Tripinnate.
tripestone noun A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.
triphthong noun A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.
triphyline noun Triphylite.
triphylite noun A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.
tripinnate adjective Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.
triplasian adjective Three-fold; triple; treble.
triplicate verb t. Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled., A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.
triplicity adjective The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness.
tripolitan adjective Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline., A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.
trippingly adverb In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly.
tripudiary adjective Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing.
tripudiate verb i. To dance.
triquetral adjective Triquetrous.
triquetrum noun One of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b).
triradiate adjective Alt. of Triradiated
trisecting present participle & vb. noun of Trisect
trisection noun The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.
triseriate adjective Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows.
trispaston noun A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights.
tristearin noun See Stearin.
tristfully adverb In a tristful manner; sadly.
trisulcate adjective Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved.
triternate adjective Three times ternate; — applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.
trithionic adjective Of or pertaining to, or designating, a certain thionic acid, H2S3O6 which is obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.
tritozooid noun A zooid of the third generation in asexual reproduction.
triturable adjective Capable of being triturated.
triturated imp. & past participle of Triturate
triumphing present participle & vb. noun of Triumph, Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant.
triumplant verb i. Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant., Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a triumphant song or ode., Graced with conquest; victorious., Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal.
triungulus noun The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of Oil beetle, under Oil.
trivalence noun The quality or state of being trivalent.
triverbial adjective Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti.
trivialism noun A trivial matter or method; a triviality.
triviality noun The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness., That which is trivial; a trifle.
trochaical adjective Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse.
trochanter noun One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter., The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.
trochilics noun The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work.
trochiscus noun A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche.
trochleary adjective Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as, the trochleary, or trochlear, nerve.
trochoidal adjective Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid., See Trochoid, a.
troglodyte noun One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes., An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee., The wren.
tropaeolin noun A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; — so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium (Tropaeolum).
trophonian adjective Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle.
trophosome noun The nutritive zooids of a hydroid, collectively, as distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive zooids.
tropically adverb In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.
tropologic adjective Alt. of Tropological
troubadour noun One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.
troublable adjective Causing trouble; troublesome.
trousering noun Cloth or material for making trousers.
trowelfuls plural of Trowelful
truantship noun The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy.
truculence noun Alt. of Truculency
truculency noun The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.
true-penny noun An honest fellow.
truismatic adjective Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms.
trumpeting present participle & vb. noun of Trumpet, A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft.
truncating present participle & vb. noun of Truncate
truncation noun The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off., The state of being truncated., The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.
trunnioned adjective Provided with trunnions; as, the trunnioned cylinder of an oscillating steam engine.
trustiness noun The quality or state of being trusty.
try-square noun An instrument used by carpenters, joiners, etc., for laying off right angles off right angles, and testing whether work is square.
tschakmeck noun The chameck.
tube-nosed adjective Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; — said of certain sea birds., Belonging to the Tubinares.
tubercular adjective Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate., Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence., Characterized by the development of tubercles; as, tubercular diathesis.
tuberculin noun A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium.
tuberculum noun A tubercle.
tuberosity noun The state of being tuberous., An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
tube-shell noun Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.
tubicinate verb i. To blow a trumpet.
tubicolous adjective Inhabiting a tube; as, tubicolous worms.
tubiporite noun Any fossil coral of the genus Syringopora consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules.
tubulariae noun pl. See Tubularida.
tubularian noun Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida., Of or pertaining to the tubularians.
tubularida noun pl. An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; — called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulariae.
tubulation noun The act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation of a retort.
tubulature noun A tubulure.
tubulicole noun Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.
tubuliform adjective Having the form of a small tube.
tubulipore noun Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, having tubular calcareous calicles.
tufthunter noun A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3.
tuitionary adjective Of or pertaining to tuition.
tula metal An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia.
tumbledung noun Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to Scarabaeus, Copris, Phanaeus, and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she buries it.
tumblerful noun As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.
tumbleweed noun Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.
tumulosity noun The quality or state of being tumulous; hilliness.
tumultuary adjective Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous., Restless; agitated; unquiet.
tumultuate verb i. To make a tumult.
tumultuous adjective Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent., Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting., Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed., Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.
tungstenic adjective Of or pertaining to tungsten; containing tungsten; as, tungstenic ores.
tunicaries plural of Tunicary
tunnelling of Tunnel
turban-top noun A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, / Gyromitra, esculenta.).
turbidness noun The quality or state of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.
turbillion noun A whirl; a vortex.
turbinated adjective Whirling in the manner of a top., Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root., Turbinal., Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; — said of certain shells.
turbinella noun A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds on the columella.
turbulence noun The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.
turbulency noun Turbulence.
tureenfuls plural of Tureenful
turgescing present participle & vb. noun of Turgesce
turgescent adjective Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
turmoiling present participle & vb. noun of Turmoil
turnbroach noun A turnspit.
turnpiking present participle & vb. noun of Turnpike
turnverein noun A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.
turpentine noun A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
turritella noun Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.
turtledove noun Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate., Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).
turtlehead noun An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
tuscaroras noun pl. A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six.
tusk-shell noun See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
tussicular adjective Of or pertaining to a cough.
twentyfold adjective Twenty times as many.
twire-pipe noun A vagabond musician.
twittering present participle & vb. noun of Twitter, The act of one who, or that which, twitters., A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense.
twittingly adverb In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.
two-decker noun A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.
two-forked adjective Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.
two-handed adjective Having two hands; — often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful., Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword., Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
two-lipped adjective Having two lips., Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate.
two-parted adjective Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts; bipartite.
two-ranked adjective Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous.
tympanites noun A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.
tympanitic adjective Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.
tympanitis noun Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear.
tympanized imp. & past participle of Tympanize
typesetter noun One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type.
typewriter noun An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper., One who uses such an instrument.
typhlosole noun A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals.
typhomania noun A low delirium common in typhus fever.
typhotoxin noun A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.
typography noun The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation., The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
typothetae noun pl. Printers; — used in the name of an association of the master printers of the United States and Canada, called The United Typothetae of America.
tyrannical adjective Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government.
tyrannized imp. & past participle of Tyrannize
tyrotoxine noun Same as Tyrotoxicon.