| tableland | (noun) a relatively flat highland | Synonyms: plateau |
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| tailband | (noun) an endband along the bottom edge of the book (as a book is standing upright). | - |
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| tailwind | (noun) wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
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| tamarind | (noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys | Synonyms: tamarindo |
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| (noun) long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | Synonyms: tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica |
| taxistand | (noun) a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | Synonyms: cabstand, taxi rank |
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| thousand | (noun) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | Synonyms: 1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, yard |
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| tideland | (noun) land near the sea that is overflowed by the tide | - |
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| timberland | (noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs | Synonyms: forest, timber, woodland |
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| trainband | (noun) a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century | - |
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| trend | (noun) a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | Synonyms: drift, movement |
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| (noun) the popular taste at a given time | Synonyms: style, vogue |
| (noun) general line of orientation | Synonyms: course |
| (noun) a general direction in which something tends to move | Synonyms: tendency |
| turnaround | (noun) turning in the opposite direction | Synonyms: reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout |
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| (noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnround |
| (noun) an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around | - |
| (noun) a decision to reverse an earlier decision | Synonyms: change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnabout |
| (noun) time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround time |
| turnround | (noun) act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip | Synonyms: turnaround |
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| ultrasound | (noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | Synonyms: echography, sonography, ultrasonography |
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| (noun) very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography | - |
| underground | (noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | Synonyms: metro, subway, subway system, tube |
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| (noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | Synonyms: resistance |
| upland | (noun) elevated (e.g., mountainous) land | Synonyms: highland |
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| vagabond | (noun) anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place | - |
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| (noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | Synonyms: clochard, drifter, floater, vagrant |
| viand | (noun) a choice or delicious dish | - |
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| waistband | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistcloth |
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| wand | (noun) a rod used by a magician or water diviner | - |
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| (noun) a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir | Synonyms: baton |
| (noun) a ceremonial or emblematic staff | Synonyms: scepter, sceptre, verge |
| (noun) a thin supple twig or rod | - |
| washstand | (noun) furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term | Synonyms: wash-hand stand |
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| (noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl |
| wasteland | (noun) an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | Synonyms: barren, waste |
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| watchband | (noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | Synonyms: bracelet, watch bracelet, watchstrap, wristband |
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| waveband | (noun) a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) | Synonyms: frequency band |
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| weekend | (noun) a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday | - |
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| wetland | (noun) a low area where the land is saturated with water | - |
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| whirlwind | (noun) a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
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| wind | (noun) breath | - |
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| (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus |
| (noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath | Synonyms: wind instrument |
| (noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip |
| (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Synonyms: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness |
| (noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | Synonyms: air current, current of air |
| (noun) a tendency or force that influences events | - |
| (noun) the act of winding or twisting | Synonyms: twist, winding |
| wolfhound | (noun) the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves | - |
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| womankind | (noun) women as distinguished from men | - |
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| wonderland | (noun) an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders | - |
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| (noun) a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder | - |
| woodland | (noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs | Synonyms: forest, timber, timberland |
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| woodwind | (noun) any wind instrument other than the brass instruments | Synonyms: wood, woodwind instrument |
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| wound | (noun) the act of inflicting a wound | Synonyms: wounding |
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| (noun) a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | Synonyms: combat injury, injury |
| (noun) a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) | - |
| (noun) an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | Synonyms: lesion |
| wraparound | (noun) a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around | - |
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| wristband | (noun) band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist | - |
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| (noun) a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | Synonyms: bracelet, watch bracelet, watchband, watchstrap |