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• thormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
• t cartSee under T.
• T cella small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
• t connectionThe connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T, chiefly used as a connection for passing transformers. When the three free ends are connected to a source of three-phase current, two-phase current may be derived from the secondary circuits. The reverse arrangement may be used to transform from two-phase. -- T"-connected, a.
• T hingea hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame
• t ironSee under T.
• T lymphocytea small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells
• t railSee under T.
• t squareSee under T.
• T-bara surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
• T-bar lifta surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
• T-billa short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days
• T-bone steaksmall steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin
• T-junctiona junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
• T-mana special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury
• T-networka circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them
• t-scopescientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures
• T-shapedshaped in the form of the letter T
• T-shirta close-fitting pullover shirt
• T-squarea square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines
• T. E. LawrenceWelsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
• T. H. WhiteUnited States political journalist (1915-1986)
• T. S. EliotBritish poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
• T.B.infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
• t'ai chia Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health
• t'ai chi chuana Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health
• T'ien-chinga major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
• taTo take. [Obs. or Scot.] Cursor Mundi. Used by Chaucer to represent a peculiarity of the Northern dialect.
• Ta'ziyeh(Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
• Taalan official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
• taasA heap. See Tas. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• taba dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
• tab keythe key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
• tabaccoTobacco. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
• Tabanidaehorseflies
• tabanusA genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies.
• tabarda short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
• tabarderOne who wears a tabard.
• tabaretA stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture.
• tabascovery spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppers
• tabasco pepperplant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
• tabasco plantplant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
• tabasco sauceA kind of very pungent sauce made from red peppers.
• tabasheerA concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
• tabbinetA fabric like poplin, with a watered surface. [Written also tabinet.]
• tabbouleha finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat
• tabbyhaving a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats
• tabby cata cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
• tabefactionA wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.
• tabefyTo cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. [R.] Harvey.
• tabellionA secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy.
• taberSame as Tabor. Nahum ii. 7.
• taberdSee Tabard.
• tabernacle(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
• Tabernaclesa major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness
• tabernacularOf or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish tabernacle.
• Tabernaemontanaevergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
• Tabernaemontana divaricatetropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
• tabeswasting of the body during a chronic disease
• tabes dorsalissyphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence
• tabescentWithering, or wasting away.
• tabeticOf or pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected with tabes; tabid. -- n. One affected with tabes.
• tabia sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese
• tabidAffected by tabes; tabetic. In tabid persons, milk is the bset restorative. Arbuthnot. -- Tab"id*ly, adv. -- Tab"id*ness, n.
• tabificProducing tabes; wasting; tabefying.
• tabificalProducing tabes; wasting; tabefying.
• tabinetSee Tabbinet. Thackeray.
• tabisa sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese
• tablaturea musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
• tablea piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
• table d'hote(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
• table gamea game that is played on a table
• table knifea knife used for eating at dining table
• table lampa lamp that sits on a table
• table liftingmanipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
• table linenlinens for the dining table
• table mata pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table
• table mustardpungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
• table napkina small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
• table of contentsa list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
• table rappingalleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
• table saltwhite crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
• table sawa circular saw mounted under a table or bench so that the blade of the saw projects up through a slot
• table servicetableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
• table talkconversation during a meal
• table tappingalleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
• table tennisa game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
• table tiltingmanipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
• table tippingmanipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
• table turningmanipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits
• table winewine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal
• table workTypesetting of tabular nmatter, or the type matter set in tabular form.
• table-landA broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. The toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are close upon the shining table- lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. Tennyson.
• table-mountain pinea small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales
• table-tennis batpaddle used to play table tennis
• table-tennis racquetpaddle used to play table tennis
• table-tennis tablea table used for playing table tennis
• tableauany dramatic scene
• tableau vivanta group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
• tablebookA tablet; a notebook. Put into your tablebook whatever you judge worthly. Dryden.
• tableclotha covering spread over a dining table
• tableforka fork for eating at a dining table
• tablelanda relatively flat highland
• tablemanA man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. [R.] Bacon.
• tablematesomeone you dine with
• tablementA table. [Obs.] Tablements and chapters of pillars. Holland.
• tablerOne who boards. [Obs.] 2. One who boards others for hire. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
• tablespoona spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
• tablespoonfulas much as a tablespoon will hold
• tableta dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
• tablet-armed chaira chair with an arm that has been widened for writing
• tabletopthe top horizontal work surface of a table
• tablewarearticles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
• tablingA forming into tables; a setting down in order.
• tabloidnewspaper with half-size pages
• tabooexcluded from use or mention
• taboolia finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat
• tabora small drum with one head of soft calfskin
• tabor pipea small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
• Taboraa city in western Tanzania
• taborerOne who plays on the tabor. Shak.
• taboreta low stool in the shape of a drum
• taborineA small, shallow drum; a tabor.
• taboriteOne of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or fortress where they encamped during a part of their struggles.
• taboura small drum with one head of soft calfskin
• taboureta low stool in the shape of a drum
• tabrereA taborer. [Obs.] Spenser.
• tabretA taboret. Young.
• Tabrizan ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
• tabuexcluded from use or mention
• Tabuka city in northwestern Saudi Arabia
• tabulaA table; a tablet.
• tabula rasaa young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
• tabularflat; like a table in form
• tabular arraya set of data arranged in rows and columns
• tabular matterinformation set out in tabular form
• tabularisearrange or enter in tabular form
• tabularizationThe act of tabularizing, or the state of being tabularized; formation into tables; tabulation.
• tabularizearrange or enter in tabular form
• tabulataAn artificial group of stony corals including those which have transverse septa in the calicles. The genera Pocillopora and Favosites are examples.
• tabulateshape or cut with a flat surface
• tabulationthe act of putting into tabular form
• tabulatora calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
• tabunthe first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare
• tacA kind of customary payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records. Cowell. Burrill.
• tac-au-tacThe parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.
• tacamahacpoplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
• tacamahacaA 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.
• tacaudThe bib, or whiting pout. [Prov. Eng.]
• Taccagenus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers
• Tacca leontopetaloidesperennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
• Tacca pinnatifidaperennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
• Taccaceaesmall family of tropical herbs
• taceThe cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Cross, n. Mollett. See Tasse. Fairholt.
• tacetIt is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.
• tachmeasuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
• tacheSomething used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. [Obs.] Ex. xxvi.
• tacheometera theodolite designed for rapid measurements
• tachhydriteA hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt.
• tachinaAny one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to Tachina and allied genera. Their larvæ are external parasites of other insects.
• tachina flybristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
• Tachinidaeparasites on other insects
• tachistoscopescientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures
• tachograma graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph
• tachographa tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle
• tachometermeasuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
• tachometryMeasurement by a tachometer; the science or use of tachometers.
• tachycardiaabnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)
• tachydidaxyA short or rapid method of instructing. [R.]
• tachyglossaA division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna.
• Tachyglossidaeechidnas
• Tachyglossustype genus of the family Tachyglossidae
• tachygraphAn example of tachygraphy; esp., an ancient Greek or Roman tachygraphic manuscript.
• tachygrapherOne who writes shorthand; a stenographer; esp., an ancient Greek or Roman notary.
• tachygraphicOf or pertaining to tachygraphy; written in shorthand.
• tachygraphicalOf or pertaining to tachygraphy; written in shorthand.
• tachygraphya method of writing rapidly
• tachylitea basic or basalt glass
• tachylyteA vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decompposable by acids and readily fusible.
• tachymetera theodolite designed for rapid measurements
• tachymetryThe science or use of the tachymeter. -- Ta`chy*met"ric (#), a.
• Tachypleusa genus of Limulidae
• tachyscopeAn early form of antimated-picture machine, devised in 1889 by Otto Anschütz of Berlin, in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.
• tacitimplied by or inferred from actions or statements
• tacit consent(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
• tacitlyin a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement
• taciturnhabitually reserved and uncommunicative
• taciturnitythe trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
• taciturnlywithout speaking
• TacitusRoman historian who wrote major works on the history of the Roman Empire (56-120)
• tacksailing a zigzag course
• tack hammera light hammer that is used to drive tacks
• tack onfix to; attach
• tack togethercreate by putting components or members together
• tackera hand-held machine for driving staples home
• tacketA small, broad-headed nail. [Scot.] Jamieson.
• tackeySee Tacky.
• tackinesstastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• tacking(nautical) the act of changing tack
• tackle(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground