5 letter word starting with ter

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
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.