| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| teacher | noun | One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor., One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination. |
| teaming | noun | The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team., Contract work. |
| tearing | present participle & vb. noun | of Tear |
| tearful | adjective | Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes. |
| tearpit | noun | A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance. |
| teasing | present participle & vb. noun | of Tease |
| teatish | adjective | Peevish; tettish; fretful; — said of a child. See Tettish. |
| techily | adverb | In a techy manner. |
| technic | adjective | Technical., The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique., Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science. |
| tedding | present participle & vb. noun | of Ted |
| te deum | An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; — so called from the first words “Te Deum laudamus.” It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, “We praise thee, O God,” it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America., A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms a principal part. | |
| tedious | adjective | Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, slowness, or the like; wearisome. |
| teeming | present participle & vb. noun | of Teem, Prolific; productive. |
| teemful | adjective | Pregnant; prolific., Brimful. |
| teenage | noun | The longer wood for making or mending fences. |
| teenful | adjective | Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted. |
| teethed | imp. & past participle | of Teeth |
| teetuck | noun | The rock pipit. |
| tegmina | plural | of Tegmen |
| tegulae | plural | of Tegula |
| tegular | adjective | Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement. |
| telarly | adverb | In a weblike manner. |
| teleost | noun | One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively. |
| telling | present participle & vb. noun | of Tell, Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech. |
| tellina | noun | A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells. |
| telpher | noun | A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| telsons | plural | of Telson |
| tempean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated by Greek poets on account of its beautiful scenery; resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming. |
| tempera | noun | A mode or process of painting; distemper. |
| tempest | noun | An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm., Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions., A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4., To disturb as by a tempest., To storm. |
| templar | noun | One of a religious and military order first established at Jerusalem, in the early part of the 12th century, for the protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named because they occupied an apartment of the palace of Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple., A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple., One belonged to a certain order or degree among the Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order among temperance men, styled Good Templars., Of or pertaining to a temple. |
| templed | adjective | Supplied with a temple or temples, or with churches; inclosed in a temple. |
| templet | noun | A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board, used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed; as, a mason’s or a wheelwright’s templet., A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the weight or pressure. |
| tempted | imp. & past participle | of Tempt |
| tempter | noun | One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. |
| tenable | adjective | Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument. |
| tenancy | noun | A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another., A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another. |
| tending | present participle & vb. noun | of Tend |
| tendrac | noun | Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidae, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec. |
| tendril | adjective | A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally., Clasping; climbing as a tendril. |
| tendron | noun | A tendril. |
| teneral | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring. |
| tenfold | adjective & adverb | In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated. |
| tenioid | adjective | See Taenoid. |
| tenpins | noun | A game resembling ninepins, but played with ten pins. See Ninepins. |
| tensile | adjective | Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength., Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. |
| tension | adjective | The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx., Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort., The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain., The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight., A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness., Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air., The quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area. |
| tensity | noun | The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness. |
| tensive | adjective | Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction. |
| tensure | noun | Tension. |
| tenting | present participle & vb. noun | of Tent |
| tentage | noun | A collection of tents; an encampment. |
| tentful | noun | As much, or as many, as a tent will hold. |
| tenthly | adverb | In a tenth manner. |
| tentory | noun | The awning or covering of a tent. |
| tenuate | verb t. | To make thin; to attenuate. |
| tenuity | noun | The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair., Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity of the air; the tenuity of the blood., Poverty; indigence., Refinement; delicacy. |
| tenuous | adjective | Thin; slender; small; minute., Rare; subtile; not dense; — said of fluids., Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument. |
| tequila | noun | An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico. |
| teraphs | plural | of Teraph |
| terapin | noun | See Terrapin. |
| terbium | noun | A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150. |
| tercine | noun | A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine. |
| terebic | adjective | Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, C7H10O4, obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as a white crystalline substance. |
| terebra | noun | A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell., The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect. |
| teredos | plural | of Teredo |
| tergant | adjective | Showing the back; as, the eagle tergant. |
| tergite | noun | The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera. |
| terming | present participle & vb. noun | of Term |
| termine | verb t. | To terminate. |
| termini | plural | of Terminus |
| termite | noun | Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; — called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. |
| ternary | adjective | Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration., Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound., A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. |
| ternate | adjective | Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers. |
| ternion | adjective | The number three; three things together; a ternary. |
| terpene | noun | Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils. |
| terrace | verb | A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure., A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one., A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces., A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses., A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea., To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. |
| terrane | noun | A group of rocks having a common age or origin; — nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively. |
| terreen | noun | See Turren. |
| terrene | noun | A tureen., Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance., Earthy; terrestrial., The earth’s surface; the earth., The surface of the ground. |
| terrier | noun | An auger or borer., One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears., Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like., In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like. |
| terrify | verb t. | To make terrible., To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten. |
| tertial | adjective & noun | Same as Tertiary. |
| tertian | adjective | Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever., A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day., A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun. |
| tessera | noun | A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. |
| testing | present participle & vb. noun | of Test, The act of testing or proving; trial; proof., The operation of refining gold or silver in a test, or cupel; cupellation. |
| testacy | noun | The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a valid will, or testament, at death. |
| testate | adjective | Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate., One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. |
| testern | noun | A sixpence; a tester., To present with a tester. |
| testify | verb i. | To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them., To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal., To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; — with against., To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny., To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact., In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance. |
| testone | noun | A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents. |
| testoon | noun | An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents. |
| testudo | noun | A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Graeca) and the gopher of the Southern United States., A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels., A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; — so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise. |
| tetanic | adjective | Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic contraction., Producing, or tending to produce, tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a tetanic remedy. See Tetanic, n., A substance (notably nux vomica, strychnine, and brucine) which, either as a remedy or a poison, acts primarily on the spinal cord, and which, when taken in comparatively large quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions. |
| tetanin | noun | A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; — so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects. |
| tetanus | noun | A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm., That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks. |
| tettish | adjective | Captious; testy. |
| teutons | plural | of Teuton |
| textile | adjective | Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics., That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. |
| textmen | plural | of Textman |
| textman | noun | One ready in quoting texts. |
| textual | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading., Serving for, or depending on, texts., Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite them accurately. |
| textuel | adjective | Textual. |
| texture | noun | The act or art of weaving., That which woven; a woven fabric; a web., The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider’s web., The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture., A tissue. See Tissue., To form a texture of or with; to interweave. |
| textury | noun | The art or process of weaving; texture. |