| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tubercled | adjective | Having tubercles; affected with, tubercles; tuberculate; as, a tubercled lung or stalk. |
| tubercula | plural | of Tuberculum |
| tubicolae | noun pl. | A division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella. |
| tubicolar | adjective | Tubicolous. |
| tubinares | noun pl. | A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils. |
| tubivalve | noun | A shell or tube formed by an annelid, as a serpula. |
| tubularia | noun | A genus of hydroids having large, naked, flowerlike hydranths at the summits of long, slender, usually simple, stems. The gonophores are small, and form clusters at the bases of the outer tentacles. |
| tubulated | adjective | Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening. |
| tue-irons | noun pl. | A pair of blacksmith’s tongs. |
| tufaceous | adjective | Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa. |
| tuggingly | adverb | In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling. |
| tuko-tuko | noun | A burrowing South American rodent (Ctenomys Braziliensis). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly allied to the porcupines. |
| tulipwood | noun | The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. |
| tumblebug | noun | See Tumbledung. |
| tumefying | present participle & vb. noun | of Tumefy |
| tun-great | adjective | Having the circumference of a tun. |
| tungstate | noun | A salt of tungstic acid; a wolframate. |
| tungstite | noun | The oxide of tungsten, a yellow mineral occurring in a pulverulent form. It is often associated with wolfram. |
| tunicated | adjective | Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb., Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata., Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects. |
| tunnelled | of Tunnel | |
| tunneling | present participle & vb. noun | of Tunnel |
| turanians | noun pl. | An extensive division of mankind including the Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and Polynesians., A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia and closely related to the Mongols. |
| turbaries | plural | of Turbary |
| turbidity | noun | Turbidness. |
| turbinate | verb i. | To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl., Alt. of Turbinated |
| turbinite | noun | A petrified shell resembling the genus Turbo. |
| turbinoid | adjective | Like or pertaining to Turbo or the family Turbinidae. |
| turbulent | adjective | Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean., Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits., Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. |
| turcomans | plural | of Turcoman |
| tureenful | noun | As much as a tureen can hold; enough to fill a tureen. |
| turfiness | noun | Quality or state of being turfy. |
| turgesced | imp. & past participle | of Turgesce |
| turgidity | noun | The quality or state of being turgid. |
| turgidous | adjective | Turgid. |
| turkomans | plural | of Turkoman |
| turmaline | noun | See Tourmaline. |
| turmoiled | imp. & past participle | of Turmoil |
| turnerite | noun | A variety of monazite. |
| turnhalle | noun | A building used as a school of gymnastics. |
| turn-outs | plural | of Turn-out |
| turnpiked | imp. & past participle | of Turnpike |
| turnplate | noun | A turntable. |
| turn-sick | adjective | Giddy., A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected; gid; sturdy. See Gid. |
| turnstile | noun | A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1., A similar arrangement for registering the number of persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like. |
| turnstone | noun | Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake. |
| turntable | noun | A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; — called also turnplate. |
| turnwrest | noun | Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent., designating a kind of hillside plow. |
| turpitude | noun | Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. |
| turquoise | noun | Alt. of Turquois, Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise. |
| turribant | noun | A turban. |
| turrilite | noun | Any fossil ammonite of the genus Turrilites. The shell forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate. |
| tutorship | noun | The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage. |