| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tabby | noun | A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering., A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock., A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat., An old maid or gossip., Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby waistcoat., Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat., To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon, etc. |
| taber | verb i. | Same as Tabor. |
| tabes | noun | Progressive emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic fever, with no well-marked logical symptoms. |
| tabid | adjective | Affected by tabes; tabetic. |
| table | noun | A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab., A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or painted; a tablet, a memorandum book., Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a drawing, or the like, may be produced., Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single view; a methodical or systematic synopsis; the presentation of many items or particulars in one group; a scheme; a schedule., A view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents., A list of substances and their properties; especially, a list of the elementary substances with their atomic weights, densities, symbols, etc., Any collection and arrangement in a condensed form of many particulars or values, for ready reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following some law, and expressing particular values corresponding to certain other numbers on which they depend, and by means of which they are taken out for use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical tables, etc., The arrangement or disposition of the lines which appear on the inside of the hand., An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board, or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in eating, writing, or working., Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table., The company assembled round a table., One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium., A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is required, so as to make it decorative. See Water table., The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon and draughts are played., One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to play into the right-hand table., The games of backgammon and of draughts., A circular plate of crown glass., The upper flat surface of a diamond or other precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles., A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and perpendicular to the horizon; — called also perspective plane., The part of a machine tool on which the work rests and is fastened., To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines., To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture., To supply with food; to feed., To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf., To lay or place on a table, as money., In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table; to postpone, by a formal vote, the consideration of (a bill, motion, or the like) till called for, or indefinitely., To enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against some one., To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the boltrope., To live at the table of another; to board; to eat. |
| taboo | noun | A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, — an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction., To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. |
| tabor | noun | A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person., To play on a tabor, or little drum., To strike lightly and frequently., To make (a sound) with a tabor. |
| tacet | verbimpers. | It is silent; — a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement. |
| tache | noun | Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button., A spot, stain, or blemish. |
| tacit | adjective | Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection. |
| tacky | adjective | Sticky; adhesive; raw; — said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. |
| ta’en | p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken. | |
| taffy | noun | A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans., Flattery; soft phrases. |
| tafia | noun | A variety of rum. |
| taint | noun | A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect., An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner., To thrust ineffectually with a lance., To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner., To hit or touch lightly, in tilting., To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air., Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish., To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting., To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather., Tincture; hue; color; tinge., Infection; corruption; deprivation., A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace. |
| taira | noun | Same as Tayra. |
| tairn | noun | See Tarn. |
| taken | p. p. of Take. | |
| taker | noun | One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends. |
| taled | noun | A kind of quadrangular piece of cloth put on by the Jews when repeating prayers in the synagogues. |
| tales | noun | Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter., The writ by which such persons are summoned. |
| tally | noun | Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept., Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate., One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate., A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game., A tally shop. See Tally shop, below., To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit., To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard., To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match., To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game., Stoutly; with spirit. |
| talma | noun | A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies., A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen. |
| talon | noun | The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey., One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant’s tooth., A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; — usually called an ogee., The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. |
| taluk | noun | A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. |
| talpa | noun | A genus of small insectivores including the common European mole. |
| talus | noun | The astragalus., A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes., A slope; the inclination of the face of a work., A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. |
| tamed | imp. & past participle | of Tame |
| tamer | noun | One who tames or subdues. |
| tamil | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language., One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India., The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a. |
| tamis | noun | A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth., The cloth itself; tammy. |
| tammy | noun | A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, — used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc., A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis. |
| tamul | adjective & noun | Tamil. |
| tanka | noun | A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia. |
| tansy | noun | Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy (T. vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes., A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish. |
| taper | noun | A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light., A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an elongated object; as, the taper of a spire., Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers., To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end., To make or cause to taper. |
| tapet | noun | Worked or figured stuff; tapestry. |
| tapir | noun | Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use. |
| tapis | noun | Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table., To cover or work with figures like tapestry. |
| tardo | adjective | Slow; — a direction to perform a passage slowly., A sloth. |
| tardy | superl. | Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift., Not being inseason; late; dilatory; — opposed to prompt; as, to be tardy in one’s payments., Unwary; unready., Criminal; guilty., To make tardy. |
| tared | imp. & past participle | of Tare, Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as, tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates. |
| targe | noun | A shield or target. |
| tarin | noun | The siskin. |
| tarot | noun | A game of cards; — called also taroc. |
| tarre | verb | To set on, as a dog; to incite. |
| tarry | noun | Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar., To stay or remain behind; to wait., To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter., To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge., To delay; to defer; to put off., To wait for; to stay or stop for., Stay; stop; delay. |
| tarse | noun | The male falcon., tarsus. |
| tarsi | noun | pl. of Tarsus., of Tarsus |
| tasco | noun | A kind of clay for making melting pots. |
| tasse | noun | A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. |
| taste | verb t. | To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow., To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. Also used figuratively., To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of., To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo., To partake of; to participate in; — usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure., To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine., To have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic., To take sparingly., To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature’s bounty., The act of tasting; gustation., A particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste., The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste., Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; — formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study., The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment., Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste., Essay; trial; experience; experiment., A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit., A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon. |
| tasto | noun | A key or thing touched to produce a tone. |
| tasty | superl. | Having a good taste; — applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5., Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress. |
| tatch | noun | A spot or stain; also, a trick. |
| tatou | noun | The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves. |
| tatta | noun | A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. |
| taunt | adjective | Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts., To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout., Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. |
| tawed | imp. & past participle | of Taw |
| tawer | noun | One who taws; a dresser of white leather. |
| tawny | noun | Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion. |
| taxed | imp. & past participle | of Tax |
| taxel | noun | The American badger. |
| taxer | noun | One who taxes., One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. |
| taxis | noun | Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. |
| taxor | noun | Same as Taxer, n., 2. |
| tayra | noun | A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet. |
| tazel | noun | The teasel. |
| tazza | noun | An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles. |
| teach | verb t. | To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing, music, or the like; to teach morals., To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class., To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish., To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor. |
| teade | noun | A torch. |
| teary | adjective | Wet with tears; tearful., Consisting of tears, or drops like tears. |
| tease | verb t. | To comb or card, as wool or flax., To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel., To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments., To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague., One who teases or plagues. |
| techy | adjective | Peevish; fretful; irritable. |
| tecum | noun | See Tucum. |
| tedge | noun | The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured; runner, geat. |
| teend | verb t. & i. | To kindle; to burn. |
| teens | noun pl. | The years of one’s age having the termination -teen, beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen; as, a girl in her teens. |
| teeny | adjective | Very small; tiny., Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross. |
| teest | noun | A tinsmith’s stake, or small anvil. |
| teeth | noun | pl. of Tooth., To breed, or grow, teeth., of Tooth |
| teind | noun | A tithe. |
| teine | noun | See Teyne. |
| teint | noun | Tint; color; tinge, See Tint. |
| telic | adjective | Denoting the final end or purpose, as distinguished from ecbatic. See Ecbatic. |
| tempo | noun | The rate or degree of movement in time. |
| temps | noun | Time. |
| tempt | verb t. | To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try., To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce., To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate., To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. |
| temse | noun | A sieve. |
| tench | noun | A European fresh-water fish (Tinca tinca, or T. vulgaris) allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity of life. |
| tenet | noun | Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero. |
| tenia | noun | See Taenia. |
| tenne | noun | A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines. |
| tennu | noun | The tapir. |
| tenon | noun | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk., To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber. |
| tenor | noun | A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career., That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding., Stamp; character; nature., An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument., The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary., A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it. |
| tense | noun | One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time., Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber. |
| tenth | adjective | Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others., Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided., The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others., The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided., The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe., The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third., A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject., The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne’s Bounty. |
| tepal | noun | A division of a perianth. |
| tepee | noun | An Indian wigwam or tent. |
| tepid | adjective | Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. |
| tepor | noun | Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness. |
| terce | noun | See Tierce. |
| teret | adjective | Round; terete. |
| terga | plural | of Tergum |
| terin | noun | A small yellow singing bird, with an ash-colored head; the European siskin. Called also tarin. |
| terma | noun | The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain. |
| terra | noun | The earth; earth. |
| terry | noun | A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings. |
| terse | superl. | Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished., Refined; accomplished; — said of persons., Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style. |
| tests | plural | of Testa |
| testa | noun | The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals., The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm. |
| teste | noun | A witness., The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; — said of a writ, deed, or the like. |
| testy | superl. | Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. |
| tetel | noun | A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns. |
| tetty | adjective | Testy; irritable. |
| tewed | imp. & past participle | of Tew, Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. |
| tewan | noun | A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions. |
| tewel | noun | A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke., The tuyere of a furnace. |
| texas | noun | A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers’ cabins, etc. |
| teyne | noun | A thin plate of metal. |
| thack | Alt. of Thacker | |
| thane | noun | A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of these there were two orders, the king’s thanes, who attended the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them, and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the Conquest, this title was disused, and baron took its place. |
| thank | noun | A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; — now generally used in the plural., To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; — used also ironically for blame. |
| thave | noun | Same as Theave. |
| thawy | adjective | Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting. |
| theca | noun | A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord., The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids., The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral., The wall forming a calicle of a coral. |
| theft | noun | The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny., The thing stolen. |
| thegn | noun | Thane. See Thane. |
| their | pronoun & adjective | The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country. |
| theme | noun | A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text., Discourse on a certain subject., A composition or essay required of a pupil., A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem., That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument., The leading subject of a composition or a movement. |
| there | pronoun | In or at that place., In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech., To or into that place; thither. |
| therf | adjective | Not fermented; unleavened; — said of bread, loaves, etc. |
| these | pronoun | The plural of this. See This., of This |
| theta | noun | A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; — sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death. |
| thewy | adjective | Having strong or large thews or muscles; muscular; sinewy; strong. |
| thick | superl. | Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; — said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick., Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck., Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness., Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain., Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring., Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance., Deep; profound; as, thick sleep., Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing., Intimate; very friendly; familiar., The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest., A thicket; as, gloomy thicks., Frequently; fast; quick., Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown., To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure., To thicken. |
| thief | noun | One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft., A waster in the snuff of a candle. |
| thigh | noun | The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur., The coxa, or femur, of an insect. |
| thilk | pronoun | That same; this; that. |
| thill | noun | One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft., The floor of a coal mine. |
| thine | pronoun & adjective | A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers. |
| thing | noun | Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought., An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being; any lifeless material., A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed., A portion or part; something., A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as merely existing; — often used in pity or contempt., Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to pack or store one’s things., Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; — distinguished from person., In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly. |
| think | verb t. | To seem or appear; — used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought., To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties., To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it., To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate., To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow., To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean., To presume; to venture., To conceive; to imagine., To plan or design; to plot; to compass., To believe; to consider; to esteem. |
| thio- | A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the presence of sulphur. See Sulpho-. | |
| third | adjective | Next after the second; coming after two others; — the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day., Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day., The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided., The sixtieth part of a second of time., The third tone of the scale; the mediant., The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. |
| thirl | verb t. | To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill. |
| thole | noun | A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing., The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath., To bear; to endure; to undergo., To wait. |
| thong | noun | A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything. |
| thorn | noun | A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine., Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn., Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care., The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine., To prick, as with a thorn. |
| thoro | adjective | Thorough. |
| thorp | noun | Alt. of Thorpe |
| those | pronoun | The plural of that. See That. |
| thoth | noun | The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb., The Egyptian sacred baboon. |
| thowl | noun | A thole pin., A rowlock. |
| thraw | noun & verb | See Throse. |
| three | adjective | One more than two; two and one., The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects., A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. |
| threw | imp. of Throw., of Throw | |
| thrid | adjective | Third., To pass through in the manner of a thread or a needle; to make or find a course through; to thread., To make or effect (a way or course) through something; as, to thrid one’s way through a wood., Thread; continuous line. |
| thro’ | A contraction of Through. | |
| throb | verb i. | To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; — said of the heart, pulse, etc., A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation: |
| throe | noun | Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition., A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow., To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize., To put in agony. |
| throp | noun | A thorp. |
| throw | noun | Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe., Time; while; space of time; moment; trice., To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; — distinguished from to toss, or to bowl., To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames., To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock., To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river., To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist., To cast, as dice; to venture at dice., To put on hastily; to spread carelessly., To divest or strip one’s self of; to put off., To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter’s wheel, as earthen vessels., To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent., To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; — said especially of rabbits., To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; — sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver., To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice., The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast., A stroke; a blow., The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone’s throw., A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw., An effort; a violent sally., The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston., A potter’s wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a)., A turner’s lathe; a throwe., The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; — according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow. |
| thrum | noun | One of the ends of weaver’s threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these., Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope., A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen., A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam., A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn., To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe., To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface., To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum., Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table., To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner., Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. |
| thuja | noun | A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. |
| thule | noun | The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule. |
| thumb | noun | The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex., To handle awkwardly., To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune., To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon., To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum. |
| thump | noun | The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like., A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall., To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound., To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. |
| thurl | noun | A hole; an aperture., A short communication between adits in a mine., A long adit in a coalpit., To cut through; to pierce., To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. |
| thuya | noun | Same as Thuja. |
| thyme | noun | Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. |
| thymy | adjective | Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale. |
| tiara | noun | A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over., The pope’s triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity. |
| tibia | noun | The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee., The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda., A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal. |
| tical | noun | A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy., A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois. |
| tidal | adjective | Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. |
| tidde | obs. | imp. of Tide, v. i. |
| tided | adjective | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| tight | of Tie, p. p. of Tie., Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot., Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; — often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight., Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment., Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy., Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings., Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; — applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out., Handy; adroit; brisk., Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy., Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; — said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7., To tighten. | |
| tying | present participle & vb. noun | of Tie, p. pr. of Tie., The act or process of washing ores in a buddle. |
| tiger | noun | A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger., Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person., A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress., A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger., A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. |
| tikus | noun | The bulau. |
| tilde | noun | The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, –, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y. |
| tiled | imp. & past participle | of Tile |
| tiler | noun | A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles., A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons. |
| tilth | noun | The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth., That which is tilled; tillage ground. |
| timal | noun | The blue titmouse. |
| times | plural | of Time |
| timed | imp. & past participle | of Time |
| timer | noun | A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc. |
| timid | adjective | Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. |
| tinct | adjective | Tined; tinged., Color; tinge; tincture; tint., To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. |
| tinea | noun | A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis., A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths. |
| tined | adjective | Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork. |
| tinet | noun | Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges. |
| tinge | verb t. | To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron., A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. |
| tinny | adjective | Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. |
| tinto | noun | A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. |
| tipsy | superl. | Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated., Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling. |
| tired | imp. & past participle | of Tire, Weary; fatigued; exhausted. |
| tirma | noun | The oyster catcher. |
| tisar | noun | The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven. |
| tisic | adjective | Alt. of Tisical, Consumption; phthisis. See Phthisis. |
| tisri | noun | The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October. |
| titan | adjective | Titanic. |
| tithe | noun | A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges., Hence, a small part or proportion., Tenth., To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on., Tp pay tithes. |
| title | noun | An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known., The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author’s and publisher’s names, the date, etc., The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book., A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book., An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc., A name; an appellation; a designation., That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title., The instrument which is evidence of a right., That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice., A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside., To call by a title; to name; to entitle. |
| titty | noun | A little teat; a nipple. |
| tiver | noun | A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in marking sheep., To mark with tiver. |
| toady | noun | A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant., A coarse, rustic woman., To fawn upon with mean sycophancy. |
| toast | verb t. | To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread., To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet., To name when a health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to the health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady., Bread dried and browned before a fire, usually in slices; also, a kind of food prepared by putting slices of toasted bread into milk, gravy, etc., A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are invited to drink; — so called because toasts were formerly put into the liquor, as a great delicacy., Hence, any person, especially a person of distinction, in honor of whom a health is drunk; hence, also, anything so commemorated; a sentiment, as “The land we live in,” “The day we celebrate,” etc. |
| tobit | noun | A book of the Apocrypha. |
| toddy | noun | A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by fermentation., A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened. |
| to-do | noun | Bustle; stir; commotion; ado. |
| toffy | noun | Taffy. |
| tofus | noun | Tophus., Tufa. See under Tufa, and Toph. |
| togas | plural | of Toga |
| togae | plural | of Toga |
| toged | adjective | Togated. |
| toght | adjective | Taut. |
| togue | noun | The namaycush. |
| tohew | verb t. | To hew in pieces. |
| toise | adjective | An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet. |
| tokay | noun | A grape of an oval shape and whitish color., A rich Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes. |
| token | noun | Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God’s covenant established with Noah., A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir., Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc., A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value., A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death., Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides., A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord’s Supper., A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn., To betoken. |
| tokin | noun | A tocsin. |
| toled | imp. & past participle | of Tole |
| tolyl | noun | The hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C6H4, regarded as characteristic of certain compounds of the aromatic series related to toluene; as, tolyl carbinol. |
| toman | noun | A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars. |
| tomia | plural | of Tomium |
| tommy | noun | Bread, — generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance., A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. |
| toned | imp. & past participle | of Tone, Having (such) a tone; — chiefly used in composition; as, high-toned; sweet-toned. |
| tonge | noun | Tongue. |
| tonga | noun | A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum. |
| tongo | noun | The mangrove; — so called in the Pacific Islands. |
| tongs | noun pl. | An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; — often called a pair of tongs. |
| tonic | adjective | Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) ” from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation.”, Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power., Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions., A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong., The key tone, or first tone of any scale., A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system. |
| tonne | noun | A tun. |
| tonus | noun | Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus. |
| tooth | noun | One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food., Fig.: Taste; palate., Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card., A projecting member resembling a tenon, but fitting into a mortise that is only sunk, not pierced through., One of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk., An angular or prominence on any edge; as, a tooth on the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant, one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome., Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish., To furnish with teeth., To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw., To lock into each other. See Tooth, n., 4. |
| topau | noun | The rhinocerous bird (a). |
| topaz | noun | A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used as a gem., Either one of two species of large, brilliantly colored humming birds of the Topaza, of South America and the West Indies. |
| toped | imp. & past participle | of Tope |
| toper | noun | One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard; a sot. |
| topet | noun | The European crested titmouse. |
| tophi | plural | of Tophus |
| topic | noun | One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, — denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory., A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle., An argument or reason., The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a head., An external local application or remedy, as a plaster, a blister, etc., Topical. |
| toque | noun | A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions; — called also toquet., A variety of the bonnet monkey. |
| torch | noun | A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame., A flashlight. |
| toret | noun | A Turret., A ring for fastening a hawk’s leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc. |
| torse | noun | A wreath., A developable surface. See under Developable. |
| torsk | noun | The cusk. See Cusk., The codfish. Called also tusk. |
| torsi | plural | of Torso |
| torso | noun | The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules. |
| torta | noun | a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the patio process. |
| torus | noun | A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular. See Illust. of Molding., One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae., The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the carpels stand., See 3d Tore, 2. |
| tossy | adjective | Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace. |
| tosto | adjective | Quick; rapid. |
| total | adjective | Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss., The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions. |
| toted | imp. & past participle | of Tote |
| totem | noun | A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or a clan. |
| toter | noun | The stone roller. See Stone roller (a), under Stone. |
| totly | verb i. | To walk in a wavering, unsteady manner; to toddle; to topple. |
| totty | adjective | Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. |
| touch | verb t. | To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on., To perceive by the sense of feeling., To come to; to reach; to attain to., To try; to prove, as with a touchstone., To relate to; to concern; to affect., To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of., To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the books., To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to melt; to soften., To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush., To infect; to affect slightly., To make an impression on; to have effect upon., To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an instrument of music., To perform, as a tune; to play., To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly., To harm, afflict, or distress., To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree; to make partially insane; — rarely used except in the past participle., To be tangent to. See Tangent, a., To lay a hand upon for curing disease., To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points., To fasten; to take effect; to make impression., To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or casual manner; — often with on or upon., To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes., The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact., The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the properties of bodies are determined by contact; the tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under Tactile., Act or power of exciting emotion., An emotion or affection., Personal reference or application., A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence, animadversion; censure; reproof., A single stroke on a drawing or a picture., Feature; lineament; trait., The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the plural, musical notes., A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash., A hint; a suggestion; slight notice., A slight and brief essay., A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone., Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality., The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch., The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see Top and but, under Top, n.), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters., That part of the field which is beyond the line of flags on either side., A boys’ game; tag. |
| tough | superl. | Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough., Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews., Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm., Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow., Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. |
| tourn | noun | A spinning wheel., The sheriff’s turn, or court. |
| touse | verb t. & i. | Alt. of Touze, A pulling; a disturbance. |
| touze | verb t. & i. | To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry., See Touse. |
| towed | imp. & past participle | of Tow |
| towel | noun | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath., To beat with a stick. |
| tower | noun | A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that proportion., A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher., A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower., A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense., A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress., High flight; elevation., To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar., To soar into. |
| toxic | adjective | Alt. of Toxical |
| toxin | noun | Alt. of Toxine |
| toyed | imp. & past participle | of Toy |
| toyer | noun | One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler. |
| trabu | noun | Same as Trubu. |
| trace | noun | One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug., A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace., A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; — hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr., A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige., The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane., The ground plan of a work or works., To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing., To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens., Hence, to follow the trace or track of., To copy; to imitate., To walk over; to pass through; to traverse., To walk; to go; to travel. |
| track | noun | A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel., A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint., The entire lower surface of the foot; — said of birds, etc., A road; a beaten path., Course; way; as, the track of a comet., A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc., The permanent way; the rails., A tract or area, as of land., To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow., To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow. |
| tract | noun | A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion., Something drawn out or extended; expanse., A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea., Traits; features; lineaments., The footprint of a wild beast., Track; trace., Treatment; exposition., Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech., Continued or protracted duration; length; extent., Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; — so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons., To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. |
| trade | verb | A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort., Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment., Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration; affair; dealing., Specifically: The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter., The business which a person has learned, and which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation; especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician., Instruments of any occupation., A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively designated as the trade., The trade winds., Refuse or rubbish from a mine., To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business., To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance., To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; — usually followed by with., To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter., imp. of Tread. |
| trail | verb t. | To hunt by the track; to track., To draw or drag, as along the ground., To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle., To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat., To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon., To be drawn out in length; to follow after., To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb., A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail., A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains., Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke., Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train., Anything drawn along, as a vehicle., A frame for trailing plants; a trellis., The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; — applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep., That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun., The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition. |
| train | verb t. | To draw along; to trail; to drag., To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure., To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms., To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen., To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees., To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head., To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company., To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race., That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement., Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare., That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear., That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer., The after part of a gun carriage; the trail., The tail of a bird., A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite., A consecution or succession of connected things; a series., Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement., The number of beats of a watch in any certain time., A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like., A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad., A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like., A roll train; as, a 12-inch train. |
| trais | noun pl. | Alt. of Trays |
| trays | noun pl. | Traces., of Tray, See Trais. |
| trait | verb | A stroke; a touch., A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character. |
| tramp | verb i. | To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample., To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country., To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water., To travel; to wander; to stroll., A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp., A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond., The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching., A tool for trimming hedges., A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade. |
| trant | verb i. | To traffic in an itinerary manner; to peddle. |
| trape | verb i. | To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse. |
| traps | noun pl. | Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. |
| trash | noun | That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse., Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like., A worthless person., A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game., To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane., To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush., To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously., To follow with violence and trampling. |
| trass | noun | A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders; — sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. |
| trave | noun | A crossbeam; a lay of joists., A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing. |
| trawl | verb t. | To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl., A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter., A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, — used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom. |
| tread | verb i. | To set the foot; to step., To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step., To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males., To step or walk on., To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path., To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like., To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue., To copulate with; to feather; to cover; — said of the male bird., A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread., Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread., Way; track; path., The act of copulation in birds., The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed., The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet., The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail., The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear., The chalaza of a bird’s egg; the treadle., A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3. |
| treat | verb t. | To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one’s self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly., To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely., To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to treat the whole company., To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for., To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a patient., To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to treat a substance with sulphuric acid., To entreat; to beseech., To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; — usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties., To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; — often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France., To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment., A parley; a conference., An entertainment given as an expression of regard., That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat. |
| treed | imp. & past participle | of Tree |
| treen | adjective | Made of wood; wooden., Relating to, or drawn from, trees., pl. of Tree. |
| trend | verb i. | To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest., To cause to turn; to bend., Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast., To cleanse, as wool., Clean wool. |
| tress | noun | A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet., Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. |
| trewe | adjective | True. |
| trews | noun pl. | Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. |
| triad | noun | A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities., A chord of three notes., The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave., An element or radical whose valence is three. |
| trial | noun | The act of trying or testing in any manner., Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected., The act of testing by experience; proof; test., Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc., The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men., That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child’s conduct was a sore trial., The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue. |
| trias | noun | The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper. |
| tribe | noun | A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob., A number of species or genera having certain structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of plants; a tribe of animals., A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude people united under one leader or government; as, the tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe., A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as, the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes., A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns., To distribute into tribes or classes. |
| trica | noun | An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows. |
| trice | verb t. | To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away., To haul and tie up by means of a rope., A very short time; an instant; a moment; — now used only in the phrase in a trice. |
| trick | adjective | An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade., A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear’s tricks; a juggler’s tricks., Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys., A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning., A knot, braid, or plait of hair., The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players., A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, — usually two hours., A toy; a trifle; a plaything., To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse., To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; — often followed by up, off, or out., To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry. |
| tride | adjective | Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; — a term used by sportsmen. |
| tried | imp. & p. p. of Try., Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend., of Try | |
| trier | noun | One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything by a test or standard., One who tries judicially., A person appointed according to law to try challenges of jurors; a trior., That which tries or approves; a test. |
| trill | verb i. | To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle., To turn round; to twirl., To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note., To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver., A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth — tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip — against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages., The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d, A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake. |
| trine | adjective | Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness., The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon., A triad; trinity., To put in the aspect of a trine. |
| trink | noun | A kind of fishing net. |
| trior | noun | Same as Trier, 2 and 3. |
| tripe | noun | The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food., The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; — generally used in the plural. |
| trist | verb t. & i. | To trust., Trust., A post, or station, in hunting., A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst., Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. |
| trite | adjective | Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject. |
| troad | noun | See Trode. |
| troat | verb i. | To cry, as a buck in rutting time., The cry of a buck in rutting time. |
| troco | noun | An old English game; — called also lawn billiards. |
| trode | imp. of Tread., Tread; footing. | |
| troic | adjective | Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. |
| troll | noun | A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch., To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn., To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking., To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely., To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure., To fish in; to seek to catch fish from., To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six., To move rapidly; to wag., To take part in trolling a song., To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water., The act of moving round; routine; repetition., A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round., A trolley. |
| tromp | noun | A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace., Alt. of Trompe |
| trona | noun | A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral and acid sodium carbonate, Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O, occurring as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda brine springs and lakes; — called also urao, and by the ancients nitrum. |
| trone | noun | A throne., A small drain., Alt. of Trones |
| troop | noun | A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude., Soldiers, collectively; an army; — now generally used in the plural., Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery., A company of stageplayers; a troupe., A particular roll of the drum; a quick march., To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops., To march on; to go forward in haste. |
| trope | noun | The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech., The word or expression so used. |
| troth | noun | Belief; faith; fidelity., Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth., Betrothal. |
| troul | verb t. & i. | See Troll. |
| trout | noun | Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity., Any one of several species of marine fishes more or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but not belonging to the same family, especially the California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the southern, or spotted, squeteague; — called also salt-water trout, sea trout, shad trout, and gray trout. See Squeteague, and Rock trout under Rock. |
| trowl | noun | See Troll. |
| trubu | noun | An East India herring (Clupea toli) which is extensively caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh. |
| truce | noun | A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice., Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet. |
| truck | verb i. | A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage., A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles., A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; — sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels., A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through., A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes., A freight car., A frame on low wheels or rollers; — used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies., To transport on a truck or trucks., To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust., To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal., Exchange of commodities; barter., Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market., The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; — called also truck system. |
| trull | noun | A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop., A girl; a wench; a lass. |
| truly | adverb | In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented., Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence., Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country., Conformably to law; legally; legitimately., In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. |
| trump | noun | A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; — used chiefly in Scripture and poetry., To blow a trumpet., A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually determined by chance for each deal) any card of which takes any card of the other suits., An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; — called also ruff., A good fellow; an excellent person., To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led., To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she trumped the first trick., To trick, or impose on; to deceive., To impose unfairly; to palm off. |
| trunk | noun | The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk., The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs., The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of an artery, as distinct from the branches., That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column., That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus., The proboscis of an elephant., The proboscis of an insect., A long tube through which pellets of clay, p/as, etc., are driven by the force of the breath., A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler., A flume or sluice in which ores are separated from the slimes in which they are contained., A large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact., A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an elevator, etc., To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim., To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they are contained, by means of a trunk. See Trunk, n., 9. |
| truss | noun | A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass., A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman’s dress; a stomacher., A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes., A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants., The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast., An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style., To bind or pack close; to make into a truss., To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon., To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces., To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it., To execute by hanging; to hang; — usually with up. |
| trust | noun | Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance., Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust., Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief., That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit., The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office., That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope., An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust., An organization formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; as, a sugar trust., Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney., To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us., To give credence to; to believe; to credit., To hope confidently; to believe; — usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object., to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something., To commit, as to one’s care; to intrust., To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods., To risk; to venture confidently., To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide., To be confident, as of something future; to hope., To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit. |
| truth | noun | The quality or being true; as: — (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be., Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like., Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness., The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity., That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality., A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals., Righteousness; true religion., To assert as true; to declare. |
| tryst | noun | Trust., An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst., To trust., To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an appointment with., To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. |
| tsebe | noun | The springbok. |
| tubal | adjective | Of or pertaining to a tube; specifically, of or pertaining to one of the Fallopian tubes; as, tubal pregnancy. |
| tubby | adjective | Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin. |
| tubed | imp. & past participle | of Tube |
| tuber | noun | A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root-stock. See Illust. of Tuberous., A genus of fungi. See Truffle., A tuberosity; a tubercle. |
| tucan | noun | The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza. |
| tucet | noun | See Tucket, a steak. |
| tucum | noun | A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber. |
| tudor | adjective | Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. |
| tufty | adjective | Abounding with tufts., Growing in tufts or clusters. |
| tugan | noun | Same as Tucan. |
| tulle | noun | In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses., A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc. |
| tulip | noun | Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. |
| tumid | adjective | Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh., Rising above the level; protuberant., Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style. |
| tumor | noun | A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm., Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity. |
| tuned | imp. & past participle | of Tune |
| tuner | noun | One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to tune musical instruments. |
| tunic | noun | An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle., Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others., Same as Tunicle., A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye., A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed., See Mantle, n., 3 (a). |
| tunny | noun | Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny (Orcynus / Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse. |
| tupal | noun | Any one of the tupaiids. |
| turbo | noun | Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidae, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum. |
| turfs | plural | of Turf |
| turfy | superl. | Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf., Having the nature or appearance of turf., Of or pertaining to the turf, or horse racing. |
| turio | noun | A shoot or sprout from the ground. |
| turko | noun | One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French army, dressed as a Turk. |
| tusky | adjective | Having tusks. |
| tutor | noun | One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing., A treasurer; a keeper., One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian., A private or public teacher., An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline., An instructor of a lower rank than a professor., To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct., To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. |
| tutti | noun pl. | All; — a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. |
| tutty | noun | A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide. |
| twain | adjective & noun | Two; — nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. |
| twang | noun | A tang. See Tang a state., To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged., To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly., A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring., An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. |
| twank | verb t. | To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle. |
| tweag | verb t. | To tweak., Alt. of Tweague |
| tweak | verb t. | To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose., A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose., Trouble; distress; tweag., A prostitute. |
| tweed | noun | A soft and flexible fabric for men’s wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving. |
| tweel | noun & verb | See Twill. |
| tweer | noun | Same as Tuyere. |
| twice | adverb | Two times; once and again., Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor. |
| twill | verb i. | To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface., An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving., A fabric women with a twill., A quill, or spool, for yarn. |
| twilt | noun | A quilt. |
| twine | noun | A twist; a convolution., A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string., The act of twining or winding round., To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen., To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body., To wind about; to embrace; to entwine., To change the direction of., To mingle; to mix., To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved., To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander., To turn round; to revolve., To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. |
| twink | verb i. | To twinkle., A wink; a twinkling., The chaffinch. |
| twire | noun | A twisted filament; a thread., To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer., To twinkle; to glance; to gleam., To sing, or twitter. |
| twirl | verb t. | To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers., To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly., The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or whirling; quick rotation., A twist; a convolution. |
| twist | verb t. | To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve., Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author., To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft., To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts., To wind into; to insinuate; — used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns., To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread., Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up., To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton., To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others., To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of a helix., The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending., The form given in twisting., That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts., A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other., A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like., A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties., A roll of twisted dough, baked., A little twisted roll of tobacco., One of the threads of a warp, — usually more tightly twisted than the filling., A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist., The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon., A beverage made of brandy and gin., A twig. |
| twite | noun | The European tree sparrow., The mountain linnet (Linota flavirostris). |
| tyger | noun | A tiger. |
| tyler | noun | See 2d Tiler. |
| typal | adjective | Relating to a type or types; belonging to types; serving as a type; typical. |
| typed | imp. & past participle | of Type |
| typic | adjective | Typical. |
| tyran | noun | A tyrant. |
| tyros | plural | of Tyro |
| tythe | noun | See Tithe. |