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T
the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter it forms the digraph , which has two distinct sounds, as in in, en. See , 262-264, and also 153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
Tablet
A small table or flat surface.
Tachydidaxy
A short or rapid method of instructing.
Tdium
See .
Talc
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. , or , is a compact granular variety.
Tanner
A sixpence.
Tapinage
A lurking or skulking.
Tarso-
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate , or , ; .
Tartarous
Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured; irritable.
Techily
In a techy manner.
Technic
Technical.
Technobabble
technical jargon incomprehensible to non-specialists; -- sometimes used derogatorily of discussions using unnecessarily technical terminology and intended to impress or confuse, rather than inform, the listener.
Teetee
Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to , , and allied genera; . Called also , , and . See , under .
Tellurate
A salt of telluric acid.
Tempo
The rate or degree of movement in time.
Tenfold
In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated.
Tenter
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called , so that it may dry even and square.
Tepal
A division of a perianth.
Tercelet
A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet.
Terre-tenant
One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
Terrify
To make terrible.
Tertian
Occurring every third day; .
Testimonial
A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.
Tewan
A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of New Mexico and adjacent regions.
Thamnophile
A bush shrike.
Thearchic
Divinely sovereign or supreme.
Thebaic
Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the .
Thenar
The palm of the hand.
Thionaphthene
A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, , analogous to naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of derivatives.
Thirty-second
Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.
Thriven
of .
Throb
A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:
Thumbbird
The goldcrest.
Thurl
A hole; an aperture.
Thwartness
The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
Tiger-footed
Hastening to devour; furious.
Tiler
A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.
Timber
That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. , 3.
Timpano
See .
Tithonicity
The state or property of being tithonic; actinism.
Titlark
Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to , , and allied genera, which resemble the true larks in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the European meadow pipit ().
Toluyl
Any one of the three hypothetical radicals corresponding to the three toluic acids.
Torbernite
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also , and .
To-rend
To rend in pieces.
Total
Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute;
Totalizer
Same as .
Toughly
In a tough manner.
Towage
The act of towing.
Towser
A familiar name for a dog.
Trainman
a member of the crew of a railroad train, often an assistant to a conductor.
Tralucent
Translucent.
Transforate
To bore through; to perforate.
Trick
To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; .
Trigraph
Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but one sound, or to form but one syllable, as in ; a triphthong.
Trimembral
Having, or consisting of, three members.
Trinket
A knife; a cutting tool.
Triplet
A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
Tritheism
The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.
Trollmydames
The game of nineholes.
Trumpet
To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.
Tuberculoid
Resembling a tubercle.
Tubulated
Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.
Tubulidentate
Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.
Turbinal
A turbinal bone or cartilage.
Turfite
A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a blackleg.
Turncoat
One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an apostate; a defector to the enemy.
Tussle
To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.
Tussocky
Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks, or tufts.
Tutor
One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
Tutti
All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together.
Tyrociny
The state of being a tyro, or beginner; apprenticeship.