Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
tabernacle |
noun |
A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a tent., A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship., Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for worship., Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of the soul., Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or precious things was deposited or kept., The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or movable., A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture., Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a partially architectural character, as a solid frame resting on a bracket, or the like., A tryptich for sacred imagery., A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy., A boxlike step for a mast with the after side open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under bridges, etc., To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed. |
tablecloth |
noun |
A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for meals. |
table-land |
noun |
A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. |
tablespoon |
noun |
A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; — distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc. |
tabularize |
verb t. |
To tabulate. |
tabulating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tabulate |
tabulation |
noun |
The act of forming into a table or tables; as, the tabulation of statistics. |
tacamahaca |
noun |
A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar., Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera). |
tachometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance., An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of the wheel are recorded by clockwork., An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which indicates the speed on a graduated dial., An instrument for measuring the velocity of the blood; a haematachometer. |
taenioidea |
noun pl. |
The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm. |
taeniosomi |
noun pl. |
An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon. |
tail-water |
noun |
Water in a tailrace. |
taking-off |
noun |
Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take, v. t. |
talebearer |
noun |
One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief. |
taleteller |
noun |
One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler. |
talismanic |
adjective |
Alt. of Talismanical |
talmudical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as, Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases. |
tamability |
noun |
The quality or state of being tamable; tamableness. |
tambouring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tambour |
tambourine |
noun |
A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel. |
tangential |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent. |
tanglefish |
noun |
The sea adder, or great pipefish of Europe. |
tanglingly |
adverb |
In a tangling manner. |
tantalized |
imp. & past participle |
of Tantalize |
tantalizer |
noun |
One who tantalizes. |
tantamount |
adjective |
Equivalent in value, signification, or effect., To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. |
tapestries |
plural |
of Tapestry |
tapestried |
imp. & past participle |
of Tapestry |
tapoa tafa |
|
A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata) having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; — called also brush-tailed phascogale. |
tappit hen |
|
A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head., A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); — so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen. |
tarantella |
noun |
A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; — so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia., Music suited to such a dance. |
tarantulas |
plural |
of Tarantula |
tarantulae |
plural |
of Tarantula |
tardigrada |
adjective |
A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3., An order of minute aquatic arachnids; — called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears. |
tardigrade |
adjective |
Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced., Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada., One of the Tardigrada. |
tarnishing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tarnish |
tarquinish |
adjective |
Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing. |
tarsectomy |
noun |
The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the tarsus. |
tarsiatura |
noun |
A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood. |
tartarated |
adjective |
Tartrated. |
tartareous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish., Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar., Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many lichens are tartareous. |
tartarized |
imp. & past participle |
of Tartarize |
tartramate |
noun |
A salt of tartramic acid. |
tartramide |
noun |
An acid amide derivative of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance. |
tartrazine |
noun |
An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder, and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and sulphonic acids. |
tartronate |
noun |
A salt of tartronic acid. |
tartuffish |
adjective |
Alt. of Tartufish |
taskmaster |
noun |
One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. |
tasselling |
|
of Tassel |
tauntingly |
adverb |
In a taunting manner. |
taurocolla |
noun |
Glue made from a bull’s hide. |
tauromachy |
noun |
Bullfighting. |
tautologic |
adjective |
Tautological. |
tautomeric |
adjective |
Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism. |
tautophony |
noun |
Repetition of the same sound. |
tautozonal |
adjective |
Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes. |
tawdriness |
noun |
Quality or state of being tawdry. |
taxability |
noun |
The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness. |
taxidermic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals. |
taxonomist |
noun |
One skilled in taxonomy. |
tchawytcha |
noun |
The quinnat salmon. |
teacupfuls |
plural |
of Teacupful |
tear-thumb |
noun |
A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles. |
tea-saucer |
noun |
A small saucer in which a teacup is set. |
teaselling |
|
of Teasel |
teaze-hole |
noun |
The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced. |
technicals |
noun pl. |
Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics. |
technicist |
noun |
One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical arts. |
technology |
noun |
Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc. |
teetotaler |
noun |
One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks. |
teetotally |
adverb |
Entirely; totally. |
teinoscope |
noun |
An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished; — called also prism telescope. |
telegraphy |
noun |
The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy. |
teleophore |
noun |
Same as Gonotheca. |
teleostean |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the teleosts., A teleostean fish. |
teleostomi |
noun pl. |
An extensive division of fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the ganoids. |
telephonic |
adjective |
Conveying sound to a great distance., Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the telephone. |
telerythin |
noun |
A red crystalline compound related to, or produced from, erythrin. So called because regarded as the end of the series of erythrin compounds. |
telescoped |
imp. & past participle |
of Telescope |
telescopic |
adjective |
Alt. of Telescopical |
telesmatic |
adjective |
Alt. of Telesmatical |
tellership |
noun |
The office or employment of a teller. |
tellureted |
noun |
Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized. |
telotrocha |
noun |
An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia. |
telpherage |
noun |
The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
temeration |
noun |
Temerity. |
temperable |
adjective |
Capable of being tempered. |
temperance |
verb t. |
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors., Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness., State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. |
temperancy |
noun |
Temperance. |
tempestive |
adjective |
Seasonable; timely; as, tempestive showers. |
temporally |
adverb |
In a temporal manner; secularly. |
temporalty |
noun |
The laity; secular people., A secular possession; a temporality. |
temporized |
imp. & past participle |
of Temporize |
temporizer |
noun |
One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer. |
temptation |
noun |
The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction., The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil., That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. |
tenability |
noun |
The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness. |
tenaculums |
plural |
of Tenaculum |
tenantable |
adjective |
Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. |
tenantless |
adjective |
Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion. |
tenant saw |
|
See Tenon saw, under Tenon. |
tendencies |
plural |
of Tendency |
tenderfoot |
noun |
A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life. |
tenderling |
noun |
One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling., One of the first antlers of a deer. |
tenderloin |
noun |
A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles. |
tenderness |
noun |
The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective). |
tendrilled |
adjective |
Furnished with tendrils, or with such or so many, tendrils. |
tenebrific |
adjective |
Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy. |
tenebrious |
adjective |
Tenebrous. |
tenemental |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants. |
tennantite |
noun |
A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and copper. |
ten-strike |
noun |
A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball., Any quick, decisive stroke or act. |
tentacular |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles. |
tentaculum |
noun |
A tentacle., One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair. |
tenthmeter |
noun |
Alt. of Tenthmetre |
tenthmetre |
noun |
A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 1010 of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter. |
teracrylic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor. |
teratogeny |
noun |
The formation of monsters. |
teratology |
noun |
That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals., Affectation of sublimity; bombast. |
tercellene |
noun |
A small male hawk. |
tergeminal |
adjective |
Alt. of Tergeminate |
termagancy |
noun |
The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness; as, a violent termagancy of temper. |
terminable |
adjective |
Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable. |
terminalia |
noun pl. |
A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries. |
terminated |
imp. & past participle |
of Terminate |
terminator |
noun |
One who, or that which, terminates., The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon. |
terneplate |
adjective |
Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; — so called because made up of three metals. |
terpenylic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid. |
terreplein |
noun |
The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate. |
terricolae |
noun pl. |
A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species. |
terrifical |
adjective |
Terrific. |
terrifying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Terrify |
terrorless |
adjective |
Free from terror. |
tersanctus |
noun |
An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word “Holy” — in its Latin form, “Sanctus” — thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion. |
ter-tenant |
noun |
See Terre-tenant. |
tertiaries |
plural |
of Tertiary |
terza rima |
|
A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours. |
tessellata |
noun pl. |
A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates. |
tessellate |
verb t. |
To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work., Tessellated. |
testaceous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell., Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. |
testicular |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the testicle. |
testifying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Testify |
testudinal |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise. |
testudines |
plural |
of Testudo |
tetchiness |
noun |
See Techiness. |
tetrabasic |
adjective |
Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base; having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases; quadribasic; — said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic acid, Si(OH)4, is a tetrabasic acid. |
tetraboric |
adjective |
Same as Pyroboric. |
tetrachord |
noun |
A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable. |
tetracolon |
noun |
A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines. |
tetragonal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers., Having four prominent longitudinal angles., Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See Tetragonal system, under Crystallization. |
tetragynia |
noun pl. |
A Linnaean order of plants having four styles. |
tetrameter |
noun |
A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet. |
tetramorph |
noun |
The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.) |
tetrandria |
noun pl. |
A Linnaean class of plants having four stamens. |
tetraptote |
noun |
A noun that has four cases only. |
tetraspore |
noun |
A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds. |
tetrastich |
noun |
A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. |
tetrastyle |
adjective |
Having four columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or colonnade., A tetrastyle building. |
tetratomic |
adjective |
Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic., Having a valence of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic. |
tetterwort |
noun |
A plant used as a remedy for tetter, — in England the calendine, in America the bloodroot. |
textualist |
noun |
A textman; a textuary. |
textuarist |
noun |
A textuary. |
thalassian |
noun |
Any sea tortoise. |
thanksgive |
verb t. |
To give or dedicate in token of thanks. |
theatrical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. |
thecaphore |
noun |
A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae., See Basigynium. |
thecophora |
noun pl. |
A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea. |
theistical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists. |
themselves |
pronoun |
The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself. |
thenardite |
noun |
Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster. |
thencefrom |
adverb |
From that place. |
theobromic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from Arachis hypogaea), etc., as a white waxy crystalline substance. |
theocratic |
adjective |
Alt. of Theocratical |
theodolite |
noun |
An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed. |
theogonism |
noun |
Theogony. |
theogonist |
noun |
A writer on theogony. |
theologian |
noun |
A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or divinity; a divine. |
theologics |
noun |
Theology. |
theologist |
noun |
A theologian. |
theologize |
verb t. |
To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology., To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon theological subjects. |
theologies |
plural |
of Theology |
theopathic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a theopathy. |
theophanic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god. |
theoretics |
noun |
The speculative part of a science; speculation. |
theorizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Theorize |
theosopher |
noun |
A theosophist. |
theosophic |
adjective |
Alt. of Theosophical |
thereabout |
adverb |
Alt. of Thereabouts |
thereafter |
adverb |
After that; afterward., According to that; accordingly., Of that sort. |
thereagain |
adverb |
In opposition; against one’s course. |
thereology |
noun |
Therapeutios. |
thereunder |
adverb |
Under that or this. |
therewhile |
adverb |
At that time; at the same time. |
theriodont |
noun |
One of the Theriodontia. Used also adjectively. |
theriotomy |
noun |
Zootomy. |
thermology |
noun |
A discourse on, or an account of, heat. |
thermolyze |
verb t. |
To subject to thermolysis; to dissociate by heat. |
thermopile |
noun |
An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current induced in the system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of heat. |
thermostat |
noun |
A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired. |
thermotics |
noun |
The science of heat. |
thermotype |
noun |
A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression. |
thermotypy |
noun |
The art or process of obtaining thermotypes. |
thessalian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece., A native or inhabitant of Thessaly. |
theurgical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to theurgy; magical. |
thickening |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Thicken, Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker. |
thick-knee |
noun |
A stone curlew. See under Stone. |
thickskull |
noun |
A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull. |
thick wind |
|
A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
thiderward |
adverb |
Thitherward. |
thimbleeye |
noun |
The chub mackerel. See under Chub. |
thimbleful |
noun |
As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity. |
thimblerig |
noun |
A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea., To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick. |
thiocyanic |
adjective |
Same as Sulphocyanic. |
thionoline |
noun |
A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate in composition between thionol and thionine. |
thiophenic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically, designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid. |
thiophenol |
noun |
A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; — called also phenyl sulphydrate. |
thiotolene |
noun |
A colorless oily liquid, C4H3S.CH3, analogous to, and resembling, toluene; — called also methyl thiophene. |
thirteenth |
adjective |
Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the tenth; — the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day of the month., Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided., The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided., The next in order after the twelfth., The interval comprising an octave and a sixth. |
thomsonian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism., A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism. |
thomsonite |
noun |
A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite. |
thoroughly |
adverb |
In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely. |
thoughtful |
adjective |
Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind., Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth., Anxious; solicitous; concerned. |
thousandth |
adjective |
Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; — the ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing., Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth., Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; — used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time., The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided. |
thrackscat |
noun |
Metal still in the mine. |
threadbare |
adjective |
Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes., Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations. |
threadfish |
noun |
The cutlass fish., A carangoid fish (Caranx gallus, or C. crinitus) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads. |
threadworm |
noun |
Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria. |
threatened |
imp. & past participle |
of Threaten |
threatener |
noun |
One who threatens. |
three-coat |
adjective |
Having or consisting of three coats; — applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat. |
threepence |
noun |
A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny. |
threepenny |
adjective |
Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean. |
three-pile |
noun |
An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. |
threnodist |
noun |
One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody. |
threshwold |
noun |
Threshold. |
thricecock |
noun |
The missel thrush. |
thrifallow |
verb t. |
See Thryfallow, and Trifallow. |
thriftless |
adjective |
Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs. |
thrivingly |
adverb |
In a thriving manner. |
throatband |
noun |
Same as Throatlatch. |
throatboll |
noun |
The Adam’s apple in the neck. |
throatwort |
noun |
A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla. |
thrombosis |
noun |
The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; — distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance. |
throneless |
adjective |
Having no throne. |
throstling |
noun |
A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation. |
throttling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Throttle |
throughout |
preposition |
Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house., In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout. |
thrum-eyed |
adjective |
Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; — the reverse of pin-eyed. |
thryfallow |
verb t. |
To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. |
thumbscrew |
noun |
A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger., An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin. |
thundering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Thunder, Emitting thunder., Very great; — often adverbially., Thunder. |
thunderous |
adjective |
Producing thunder., Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous. |
thurghfare |
noun |
Thoroughfare. |
thuringian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people., A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia. |
thuringite |
noun |
A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron. |
thwartness |
noun |
The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness. |
thyrohyoid |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch. |
thyroideal |
adjective |
Thyroid. |
thyrsoidal |
adjective |
Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus. |
thysanuran |
noun |
One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively. |
tibicinate |
verb i. |
To play on a tibia, or pipe. |
tibiotarsi |
plural |
of Tibiotarsus |
tickleness |
noun |
Unsteadiness. |
ticpolonga |
noun |
A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon and India; — called also cobra monil. |
tidewaiter |
noun |
A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties. |
tiers etat |
|
The third estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the commons in Great Britain; — so called in distinction from, and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy. |
tiger-foot |
noun |
Same as Tiger’s-foot. |
tightening |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tighten |
tile-drain |
verb t. |
To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain. |
tiliaceous |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliaceae) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute. |
tillandsia |
noun |
A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses. |
timberhead |
noun |
The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.; — called also kevel head. |
timberling |
noun |
A small tree. |
timberwork |
noun |
Work made of timbers. |
timbrelled |
adjective |
Sung to the sound of the timbrel. |
timekeeper |
noun |
A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece., A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time., A person who keeps a record of the time spent by workmen at their work., One who gives the time for the departure of conveyances., One who marks the time in musical performances., One appointed to mark and declare the time of participants in races or other contests. |
timelessly |
adverb |
In a timeless manner; unseasonably. |
timeliness |
noun |
The quality or state of being timely; seasonableness; opportuneness. |
timesaving |
adjective |
Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient. |
timeserver |
noun |
One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; — now used only in a bad sense. |
time-table |
noun |
A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which, several things are to take place, as the recitations in a school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides, etc., A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains., A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes. |
timocratic |
adjective |
Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. |
tinctorial |
adjective |
Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as, tinctorial matter. |
tincturing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tincture |
tinselling |
|
of Tinsel |
tinternell |
noun |
A certain old dance. |
tirailleur |
noun |
Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers. |
tire-women |
plural |
of Tire-woman |
tire-woman |
noun |
A lady’s maid., A dresser in a theater. |
tirralirra |
noun |
A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn. |
tithingmen |
plural |
of Tithingman |
tithingman |
noun |
The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing., A peace officer; an under constable., A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath. |
titillated |
imp. & past participle |
of Titillate |
title-page |
noun |
The page of a book which contains it title. |
tittimouse |
noun |
Titmouse. |
titubation |
noun |
The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling. |
titularity |
noun |
The quality or state of being titular. |
titularies |
plural |
of Titulary |
tobogganed |
imp. & past participle |
of Toboggan |
tobogganer |
noun |
Alt. of Tobogganist |
toilinette |
noun |
A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, — used for waistcoats. |
tolerating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Tolerate |
toleration |
noun |
The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved., Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief., Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters. |
tollhouses |
plural |
of Tollhouse |
tolutation |
noun |
A pacing or ambling. |
tomahawked |
imp. & past participle |
of Tomahawk |
tomfoolery |
noun |
Folly; trifling. |
tomopteris |
noun |
A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa. |
tonca bean |
|
See Tonka bean. |
tonguebird |
noun |
The wryneck. |
tonguefish |
noun |
A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States. |
tongueless |
adjective |
Having no tongue., Hence, speechless; mute., Unnamed; not spoken of. |
tongue-pad |
noun |
A great talker. |
tonguester |
noun |
One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip. |
tongue-tie |
noun |
Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums., To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. |
tongueworm |
noun |
Any species of Linguatulina. |
tonka bean |
|
The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. |
tonsilitic |
adjective |
Tonsilar. |
tonsilitis |
noun |
Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. |
tool-stock |
noun |
The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped. |
toothbrush |
noun |
A brush for cleaning the teeth. |
toothleted |
adjective |
Having a toothlet or toothlets; as, a toothleted leaf. |
toothshell |
noun |
Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium. |
toparchies |
plural |
of Toparchy |
topazolite |
noun |
A topaz-yellow variety of garnet. |
topgallant |
adjective |
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship., Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid., A topgallant mast or sail., Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. |
tophaceous |
adjective |
Gritty; sandy; rough; stony. |
top-hamper |
noun |
The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. |
topography |
noun |
The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region. |
top-shaped |
adjective |
Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. |
topsoiling |
noun |
The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun. |
top-tackle |
noun |
A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast. |
torbernite |
noun |
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite. |
torchlight |
noun |
The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession. |
tormenting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Torment, Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream. |
tormentful |
adjective |
Full of torment; causing, or accompainied by, torment; excruciating. |
tormentise |
noun |
Torture; torment. |
toppescent |
adjective |
Becoming torpid or numb. |
torpidness |
noun |
The qualityy or state of being torpid. |
torpifying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Torpify |
torporific |
adjective |
Tending to produce torpor. |
torrefying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Torrefy |
torrential |
adjective |
Alt. of Torrentine |
torrentine |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent . |
torridness |
noun |
The quality or state of being torrid or parched. |
tortiously |
adverb |
In a tortous manner. |
tortuoslty |
noun |
the quality or state of being tortuous. |
torturable |
adjective |
Capable of being tortured. |
torturing. |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Torture |
torulaform |
adjective |
Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci. |
touchiness |
noun |
The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility. |
touchstone |
noun |
Lydian stone; basanite; — so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite., Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. |
tough-cake |
noun |
See Tough-pitch (b). |
toughening |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Toughen |
tough-head |
noun |
The ruddy duck. |
tourmaline |
noun |
A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. |
tournament |
noun |
A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle., Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament. |
tourniquet |
noun |
An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means. |
towardness |
noun |
Quality or state of being toward. |
town-crier |
noun |
A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town. |
townpeople |
noun |
The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk. |
toxicology |
noun |
The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science. |
toxiphobia |
noun |
An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons. |
toxoglossa |
nounpl. |
A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra. |
trabeation |
noun |
Same as Entablature. |
trabeculae |
plural |
of Trabecula |
trabecular |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a trabecula or trabeculae; composed of trabeculae. |
trachearia |
nounpl. |
A division of Arachnida including those that breathe only by means of tracheae. It includes the mites, ticks, false scorpions, and harvestmen. |
tracheitis |
noun |
Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe. |
trachinoid |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or like, Trachinus, a genus of fishes which includes the weevers. See Weever. |
trachytoid |
adjective |
Resembling trachyte; — used to define the structure of certain rocks. |
track-road |
noun |
A towing path. |
trackscout |
noun |
See Trackschuyt. |
tractarian |
noun |
One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called “Tracts for the Times,” issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite., Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles. |
tractation |
noun |
Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion. |
tractility |
noun |
The quality of being tractile; ductility. |
trade-mark |
noun |
A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of using which is recognized by law. |
tradesfolk |
noun |
People employed in trade; tradesmen. |
traducible |
adjective |
Capable of being derived or propagated., Capable of being traduced or calumniated. |
traduction |
noun |
Transmission from one to another., Translation from one language to another., Derivation by descent; propagation., The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation., Transition., A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies to just such an object as each of the premises applies to. |
traductive |
adjective |
Capable of being deduced; derivable. |
trafficked |
imp. & past participle |
of Traffic |
trafficker |
noun |
One who traffics, or carries on commerce; a trader; a merchant. |
tragacanth |
noun |
A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth. |
tragedious |
adjective |
Like tragedy; tragical. |
trainbands |
plural |
of Trainband |
traitoress |
noun |
A traitress. |
traitorous |
adjective |
Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject., Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme. |
trajecting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Traject |
trajection |
noun |
The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission., Transposition. |
trajectory |
noun |
The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air. |
tralineate |
verb i. |
To deviate; to stray; to wander. |
tralucency |
noun |
Translucency; as, the tralucency of a gem. |
trammelled |
|
of Trammel |
trammeling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trammel |
tramontane |
adjective |
Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous., One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a stranger. |
tranquilly |
adverb |
In a tranquil manner; calmly. |
transacted |
imp. & past participle |
of Transact |
transactor |
noun |
One who transacts, performs, or conducts any business. |
transcribe |
verb t. |
To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter. |
transcript |
noun |
That which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy., A copy of any kind; an imitation., A written version of what was said orally; as, a transcript of a trial. |
transexion |
noun |
Change of sex. |
transferee |
noun |
The person to whom a transfer in made. |
transfixed |
imp. & past participle |
of Transfix |
transfrete |
verb i. |
To pass over a strait or narrow sea. |
transfused |
imp. & past participle |
of Transfuse |
transgress |
verb t. |
To pass over or beyond; to surpass., Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral., To offend against; to vex., To offend against the law; to sin. |
transhuman |
adjective |
More than human; superhuman. |
transience |
noun |
Alt. of Transiency |
transiency |
noun |
The quality of being transient; transientness. |
transition |
noun |
Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold., A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation., A passing from one subject to another., Change from one form to another. |
transitive |
adjective |
Having the power of making a transit, or passage., Effected by transference of signification., Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book. |
transitory |
adjective |
Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent. |
translated |
imp. & past participle |
of Translate |
translator |
noun |
One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another., A repeating instrument. |
translucid |
adjective |
Translucent. |
transmeate |
verb t. |
To pass over or beyond. |
transmuted |
imp. & past participle |
of Transmute |
transmuter |
noun |
One who transmutes. |
transpired |
imp. & past participle |
of Transpire |
transplace |
verb t. |
To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another place. |
transplant |
verb t. |
To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees., To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. |
transposal |
noun |
The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed; transposition. |
transposed |
imp. & past participle |
of Transpose |
transposer |
noun |
One who transposes. |
transprint |
verb t. |
To transfer to the wrong place in printing; to print out of place. |
transprose |
verb t. |
To change from prose into verse; to versify; also, to change from verse into prose. |
transshape |
verb t. |
To change into another shape or form; to transform. |
transuding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Transude |
transverse |
adjective |
Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; — often opposed to longitudinal., Anything that is transverse or athwart., The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse., To overturn; to change., To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose. |
trapanning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trapan |
trapeziums |
plural |
of Trapezium |
trashiness |
noun |
The quality or state of being trashy. |
traumatism |
noun |
A wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the body; also, violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture of the stomach caused by traumatism. |
travailing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Travail |
travailous |
adjective |
Causing travail; laborious. |
travelling |
|
of Travel |
traversing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Traverse, Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion. |
travertine |
noun |
A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome. |
travesties |
plural |
of Travesty |
travestied |
imp. & past participle |
of Travesty |
travesting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Travesty |
trawlermen |
plural |
of Trawlerman |
trawlerman |
noun |
A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish. |
treadboard |
noun |
See Tread, n., 5. |
treadwheel |
noun |
A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill. |
treasonous |
adjective |
Treasonable. |
treasuring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Treasure |
treasuress |
noun |
A woman who is a treasurer. |
treasuries |
plural |
of Treasury |
trebleness |
noun |
The quality or state of being treble; as, the trebleness of tones. |
trematodea |
noun pl. |
An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See Fluke, Tristoma, and Cercaria. |
tremendous |
adjective |
Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall. |
tremolando |
adjective |
Same as Tremando. |
trenchmore |
noun |
A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance., To dance the trenchmore. |
trepanning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trepan |
trephining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trephine |
trespassed |
imp. & past participle |
of Trespass |
trespasser |
noun |
One who commits a trespass, One who enters upon another’s land, or violates his rights., A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner. |
triaconter |
noun |
A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers. |
triandrian |
adjective |
Alt. of Triandrous |
triandrous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the same flower. |
triangular |
adjective |
Having three angles; having the form of a triangle., Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem. |
triarchies |
plural |
of Triarchy |
tribometer |
noun |
An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces. |
tricennial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to thirty years; consisting of thirty years; occurring once in every thirty years. |
trichiasis |
noun |
A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids. |
trichinize |
verb t. |
To render trichinous; to affect with trichinae; — chiefly used in the past participle; as, trichinized pork. |
trichinous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to trichinae or trichinosis; affected with, or containing, trichinae; as, trichinous meat. |
trichiurus |
noun |
A genus of fishes comprising the hairtails. See Hairtail. |
trichocyst |
noun |
A lasso cell. |
trichogyne |
noun |
The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds. |
trichopter |
noun |
One of the Trichoptera. |
trichotomy |
noun |
Division into three parts. |
trichroism |
noun |
The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions. |
trichromic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, three colors or color sensations., Containing three atoms of chromium. |
tricipital |
adjective |
Having three heads, or three origins; as, a tricipital muscle. |
trickiness |
noun |
The quality of being tricky. |
tricktrack |
noun |
An old game resembling backgammon. |
triclinate |
adjective |
Triclinic. |
triclinium |
noun |
A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts., A dining room furnished with such a triple couch. |
tricoccous |
adjective |
Having three cocci, or roundish carpels. |
tricolored |
adjective |
Having three colors. |
tricostate |
adjective |
Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base. |
tricrotism |
noun |
That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary. |
tricrotous |
adjective |
Tricrotic. |
tricurvate |
adjective |
Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of Spicule). |
tridactyle |
adjective |
Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base. |
tridentate |
adjective |
Alt. of Tridentated |
tridentine |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general church council held in that city. |
trierarchy |
noun |
The office duty of a trierarch. |
trieterics |
noun pl. |
Festival games celebrated once in three years. |
trifarious |
adjective |
Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum. |
triflorous |
adjective |
Three-flowered; having or bearing three flowers; as, a triflorous peduncle. |
trifoliate |
adjective |
Alt. of Trifoliated |
triformity |
noun |
The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape. |
trifurcate |
adjective |
Alt. of Trifurcated |
trigastric |
adjective |
Having three bellies; — said of a muscle. |
trigeminal |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the mouth; trifacial. |
triglyphic |
adjective |
Alt. of Triglyphical |
trigrammic |
adjective |
Same as Trigrammatic. |
trilateral |
adjective |
Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle. |
trilingual |
adjective |
Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in three languages. |
trilinguar |
adjective |
See Trilingual. |
triliteral |
adjective |
Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word., A triliteral word. |
trilithons |
plural |
of Trilithon |
trillachan |
noun |
The oyster catcher. |
trilobitic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks. |
trilocular |
adjective |
Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a trilocular heart. |
triluminar |
adjective |
Alt. of Triluminous |
trimembral |
adjective |
Having, or consisting of, three members. |
trimesitic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the oxidation of mesitylene, as a white crystalline substance. |
trimestral |
adjective |
Trimestrial. |
trimmingly |
adverb |
In a trimming manner. |
trimorphic |
adjective |
Alt. of Trimorphous |
trimyarian |
noun |
A lamellibranch which has three muscular scars on each valve. |
trinervate |
adjective |
Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; — said of a leaf. |
triniunity |
noun |
Triunity; trinity. |
trinoctial |
adjective |
Lasting during three nights; comprising three nights. |
trinominal |
noun & adjective |
Trinomial. |
trinucleus |
noun |
A genus of Lower Silurian trilobites in which the glabella and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the head. |
triobolary |
adjective |
Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. |
tripartite |
verb i. |
Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf., Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite., Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty. |
tripaschal |
adjective |
Including three passovers. |
tripennate |
adjective |
Same as Tripinnate. |
tripestone |
noun |
A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe. |
triphthong |
noun |
A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs. |
triphyline |
noun |
Triphylite. |
triphylite |
noun |
A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia. |
tripinnate |
adjective |
Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis. |
triplasian |
adjective |
Three-fold; triple; treble. |
triplicate |
verb t. |
Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled., A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind. |
triplicity |
adjective |
The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness. |
tripolitan |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline., A native or inhabitant of Tripoli. |
trippingly |
adverb |
In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly. |
tripudiary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing. |
tripudiate |
verb i. |
To dance. |
triquetral |
adjective |
Triquetrous. |
triquetrum |
noun |
One of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b). |
triradiate |
adjective |
Alt. of Triradiated |
trisecting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trisect |
trisection |
noun |
The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts. |
triseriate |
adjective |
Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows. |
trispaston |
noun |
A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights. |
tristearin |
noun |
See Stearin. |
tristfully |
adverb |
In a tristful manner; sadly. |
trisulcate |
adjective |
Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved. |
triternate |
adjective |
Three times ternate; — applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets. |
trithionic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to, or designating, a certain thionic acid, H2S3O6 which is obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid. |
tritozooid |
noun |
A zooid of the third generation in asexual reproduction. |
triturable |
adjective |
Capable of being triturated. |
triturated |
imp. & past participle |
of Triturate |
triumphing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Triumph, Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. |
triumplant |
verb i. |
Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant., Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a triumphant song or ode., Graced with conquest; victorious., Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal. |
triungulus |
noun |
The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of Oil beetle, under Oil. |
trivalence |
noun |
The quality or state of being trivalent. |
triverbial |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They were called dies fasti. |
trivialism |
noun |
A trivial matter or method; a triviality. |
triviality |
noun |
The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness., That which is trivial; a trifle. |
trochaical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse. |
trochanter |
noun |
One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter., The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa. |
trochilics |
noun |
The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. |
trochiscus |
noun |
A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche. |
trochleary |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as, the trochleary, or trochlear, nerve. |
trochoidal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid., See Trochoid, a. |
troglodyte |
noun |
One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes., An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee., The wren. |
tropaeolin |
noun |
A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; — so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium (Tropaeolum). |
trophonian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave and oracle. |
trophosome |
noun |
The nutritive zooids of a hydroid, collectively, as distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive zooids. |
tropically |
adverb |
In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically. |
tropologic |
adjective |
Alt. of Tropological |
troubadour |
noun |
One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain. |
troublable |
adjective |
Causing trouble; troublesome. |
trousering |
noun |
Cloth or material for making trousers. |
trowelfuls |
plural |
of Trowelful |
truantship |
noun |
The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy. |
truculence |
noun |
Alt. of Truculency |
truculency |
noun |
The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness. |
true-penny |
noun |
An honest fellow. |
truismatic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms. |
trumpeting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Trumpet, A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft. |
truncating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Truncate |
truncation |
noun |
The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off., The state of being truncated., The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces. |
trunnioned |
adjective |
Provided with trunnions; as, the trunnioned cylinder of an oscillating steam engine. |
trustiness |
noun |
The quality or state of being trusty. |
try-square |
noun |
An instrument used by carpenters, joiners, etc., for laying off right angles off right angles, and testing whether work is square. |
tschakmeck |
noun |
The chameck. |
tube-nosed |
adjective |
Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; — said of certain sea birds., Belonging to the Tubinares. |
tubercular |
adjective |
Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate., Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence., Characterized by the development of tubercles; as, tubercular diathesis. |
tuberculin |
noun |
A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium. |
tuberculum |
noun |
A tubercle. |
tuberosity |
noun |
The state of being tuberous., An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance. |
tube-shell |
noun |
Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell. |
tubicinate |
verb i. |
To blow a trumpet. |
tubicolous |
adjective |
Inhabiting a tube; as, tubicolous worms. |
tubiporite |
noun |
Any fossil coral of the genus Syringopora consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules. |
tubulariae |
noun pl. |
See Tubularida. |
tubularian |
noun |
Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida., Of or pertaining to the tubularians. |
tubularida |
noun pl. |
An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; — called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulariae. |
tubulation |
noun |
The act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation of a retort. |
tubulature |
noun |
A tubulure. |
tubulicole |
noun |
Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems. |
tubuliform |
adjective |
Having the form of a small tube. |
tubulipore |
noun |
Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to Tubulipora and allied genera, having tubular calcareous calicles. |
tufthunter |
noun |
A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3. |
tuitionary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to tuition. |
tula metal |
|
An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. |
tumbledung |
noun |
Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to Scarabaeus, Copris, Phanaeus, and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the earth in which she buries it. |
tumblerful |
noun |
As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler. |
tumbleweed |
noun |
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc. |
tumulosity |
noun |
The quality or state of being tumulous; hilliness. |
tumultuary |
adjective |
Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous., Restless; agitated; unquiet. |
tumultuate |
verb i. |
To make a tumult. |
tumultuous |
adjective |
Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent., Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting., Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed., Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech. |
tungstenic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to tungsten; containing tungsten; as, tungstenic ores. |
tunicaries |
plural |
of Tunicary |
tunnelling |
|
of Tunnel |
turban-top |
noun |
A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat globular pileus (Helvella, / Gyromitra, esculenta.). |
turbidness |
noun |
The quality or state of being turbid; muddiness; foulness. |
turbillion |
noun |
A whirl; a vortex. |
turbinated |
adjective |
Whirling in the manner of a top., Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root., Turbinal., Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; — said of certain shells. |
turbinella |
noun |
A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds on the columella. |
turbulence |
noun |
The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation. |
turbulency |
noun |
Turbulence. |
tureenfuls |
plural |
of Tureenful |
turgescing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Turgesce |
turgescent |
adjective |
Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big. |
turmoiling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Turmoil |
turnbroach |
noun |
A turnspit. |
turnpiking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Turnpike |
turnverein |
noun |
A company or association of gymnasts and athletes. |
turpentine |
noun |
A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir. |
turritella |
noun |
Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum. |
turtledove |
noun |
Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate., Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata). |
turtlehead |
noun |
An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony. |
tuscaroras |
noun pl. |
A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under Six. |
tusk-shell |
noun |
See 2d Tusk, n., 2. |
tussicular |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a cough. |
twentyfold |
adjective |
Twenty times as many. |
twire-pipe |
noun |
A vagabond musician. |
twittering |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Twitter, The act of one who, or that which, twitters., A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense. |
twittingly |
adverb |
In a twitting manner; with upbraiding. |
two-decker |
noun |
A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks. |
two-forked |
adjective |
Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous. |
two-handed |
adjective |
Having two hands; — often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful., Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword., Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous. |
two-lipped |
adjective |
Having two lips., Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate. |
two-parted |
adjective |
Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts; bipartite. |
two-ranked |
adjective |
Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so as to from two ranks; distichous. |
tympanites |
noun |
A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany. |
tympanitic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites. |
tympanitis |
noun |
Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear. |
tympanized |
imp. & past participle |
of Tympanize |
typesetter |
noun |
One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type. |
typewriter |
noun |
An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the characters upon paper., One who uses such an instrument. |
typhlosole |
noun |
A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals. |
typhomania |
noun |
A low delirium common in typhus fever. |
typhotoxin |
noun |
A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta. |
typography |
noun |
The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation., The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc. |
typothetae |
noun pl. |
Printers; — used in the name of an association of the master printers of the United States and Canada, called The United Typothetae of America. |
tyrannical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. |
tyrannized |
imp. & past participle |
of Tyrannize |
tyrotoxine |
noun |
Same as Tyrotoxicon. |