| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |