| tala | (noun) the basic unit of money in Western Samoa | - |
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| talapoin | (noun) smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests | Synonyms: Cercopithecus talapoin |
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| talaria | (noun) a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Greco-Roman art) | - |
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| talc | (noun) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder | Synonyms: talcum |
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| talcum | (noun) a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture | Synonyms: talcum powder |
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| (noun) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder | Synonyms: talc |
| tale | (noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | Synonyms: narration, narrative, story |
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| (noun) a trivial lie | Synonyms: fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
| talebearer | (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly | Synonyms: blabbermouth, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltale |
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| talent | (noun) natural abilities or qualities | Synonyms: endowment, gift, natural endowment |
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| (noun) a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity | - |
| talentlessness | (noun) a lack of talent | - |
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| taleteller | (noun) someone who gossips indiscreetly | Synonyms: blabbermouth, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale |
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| talipes | (noun) congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes | Synonyms: clubfoot |
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| talipot | (noun) tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper | Synonyms: Corypha umbraculifera, talipot palm |
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| talisman | (noun) a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease | Synonyms: amulet |
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| talk | (noun) the act of giving a talk to an audience | - |
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| (noun) an exchange of ideas via conversation | Synonyms: talking |
| (noun) idle gossip or rumor | Synonyms: talk of the town |
| (noun) a speech that is open to the public | Synonyms: lecture, public lecture |
| (noun) discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') | - |
| talkativeness | (noun) the quality of being wordy and talkative | Synonyms: garrulity, garrulousness, loquaciousness, loquacity |
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| talker | (noun) someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) | Synonyms: speaker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer |
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| talkie | (noun) a movie with synchronized speech and singing | Synonyms: talking picture |
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| talking | (noun) an exchange of ideas via conversation | Synonyms: talk |
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| talks | (noun) a discussion intended to produce an agreement | Synonyms: dialogue, negotiation |
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| tall | (noun) a garment size for a tall person | - |
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| tallboy | (noun) a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs | Synonyms: highboy |
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| tallgrass | (noun) any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture | Synonyms: tall-grass |
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| tallis | (noun) (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer | Synonyms: prayer shawl, tallith |
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| tallith | (noun) (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer | Synonyms: prayer shawl, tallis |
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| tallness | (noun) the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top | Synonyms: height |
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| (noun) the property of being taller than average stature | - |
| tallow | (noun) obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants | - |
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| tally | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | Synonyms: count, counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning |
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| (noun) a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely | Synonyms: run |
| (noun) a bill for an amount due | Synonyms: reckoning |
| tallyman | (noun) one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received | Synonyms: tally clerk |
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| (noun) one who sells goods on the installment plan | - |
| talon | (noun) a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey | - |
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| talus | (noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragal, astragalus |
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| (noun) a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff | Synonyms: scree |