| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tubbed | imp. & past participle | of Tub |
| tubing | present participle & vb. noun | of Tube, The act of making tubes., A series of tubes; tubes, collectively; a length or piece of a tube; material for tubes; as, leather tubing. |
| tubful | noun | As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub. |
| tubmen | plural | of Tubman |
| tubman | noun | One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2. |
| tubule | noun | A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube., A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney. |
| tucked | imp. & past participle | of Tuck |
| tucker | noun | One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made., A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman’s dress in the 17th century and later., A fuller., To tire; to weary; — usually with out. |
| tucket | noun | A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare., A steak; a collop. |
| tucuma | noun | A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum Tucuma) which furnishes an edible fruit. |
| tufted | imp. & past participle | of Tuft, Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck., Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty. |
| tugged | imp. & past participle | of Tug |
| tugger | noun | One who tugs. |
| tumble | verb i. | To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one’s self about; as, a person on pain tumbles and tosses., To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold., To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the body; to perform the feats of an acrobat., To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to precipitate; — sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to tumble books or papers., To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed., Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall. |
| tumefy | verb t. | To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up., To rise in a tumor; to swell. |
| tumped | imp. & past participle | of Tump |
| tumult | noun | The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion., Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements., Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions., To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. |
| tumuli | plural | of Tumulus |
| tunned | imp. & past participle | of Tun |
| tundra | noun | A rolling, marshy, mossy plain of Northern Siberia. |
| tuning | present participle & vb. noun | of Tune, a. & n. from Tune, v. |
| tunker | noun | Same as Dunker. |
| tunnel | noun . | A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel., The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel., An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like., A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; — distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel., To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests., To catch in a tunnel net., To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river. |
| tupelo | noun | A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. |
| tupmen | plural | of Tupman |
| tupman | noun | A man who breeds, or deals in tups. |
| turatt | noun | The hare kangaroo. |
| turban | noun | A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck., A kind of headdress worn by women., The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell. |
| turbid | adjective | Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; — used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine., Disturbed; confused; disordered. |
| turbit | noun | The turbot., A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak. |
| turbot | noun | A large European flounder (Rhombus maximus) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface. The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also bannock fluke., Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see Flounder), the halibut, and the diamond flounder (Hypsopsetta guttulata) of California., The filefish; — so called in Bermuda., The trigger fish. |
| turdus | noun | A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes. |
| tureen | noun | A large, deep vessel for holding soup, or other liquid food, at the table. |
| turves | plural | of Turf, pl. of Turf. |
| turfed | imp. & past participle | of Turf |
| turfen | adjective | Made of turf; covered with turf. |
| turgid | adjective | Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; — especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit., Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking. |
| turion | noun | Same as Turio. |
| turkey | noun | An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia., Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America. |
| turkic | adjective | Turkish. |
| turkis | noun | Turquois. |
| turkle | noun | A turtle. |
| turkos | plural | of Turko |
| turned | imp. & past participle | of Turn |
| turnep | noun | See Turnip. |
| turner | noun | One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe., A variety of pigeon; a tumbler., A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises. |
| turney | noun & verb | Tourney. |
| turnip | verb t. | The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. |
| turnix | noun | Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae. |
| turnus | noun | A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of Papilio, / Jasoniades, glaucus. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also tiger swallowtail. See Illust. under Swallowtail. |
| turpin | noun | A land tortoise. |
| turrel | noun | A certain tool used by coopers. |
| turret | noun | A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure., A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries., A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates, within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on vessels of war and on land., The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation. |
| turtle | noun | The turtledove., Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian., The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press. |
| tuscan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; — specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital., A native or inhabitant of Tuscany. |
| tuscor | noun | A tush of a horse. |
| tusked | adjective | Furnished with tusks. |
| tusker | noun | An elephant having large tusks. |
| tussle | verb i. & t. | To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with., A struggle; a scuffle. |
| tutele | noun | Tutelage. |
| tutory | noun | Tutorage. |
| tutrix | noun | A female guardian; a tutoress. |
| tutsan | noun | A plant of the genus Hypericum (H. Androsoemum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; — called also parkleaves. |
| tuyere | noun | A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge. |