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