tab | (noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | Synonyms: lozenge, pill, tablet |
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(noun) a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it | - |
(noun) the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation | Synonyms: tab key |
(noun) the bill in a restaurant | Synonyms: check, chit |
(noun) sensationalist journalism | Synonyms: tabloid, yellow journalism |
tabard | (noun) a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald | - |
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tabasco | (noun) very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small | Synonyms: red pepper |
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tabbouleh | (noun) a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat | Synonyms: tabooli |
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tabby | (adjective) having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats | Synonyms: brinded, brindle, brindled |
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(noun) a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black | Synonyms: tabby cat |
(noun) female cat | Synonyms: queen |
tabernacle | (noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synonyms: synagogue, temple |
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tabes | (noun) wasting of the body during a chronic disease | - |
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tabi | (noun) a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese | Synonyms: tabis |
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tabis | (noun) a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese | Synonyms: tabi |
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tablature | (noun) a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used | - |
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table | (noun) a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs | - |
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(noun) a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it | - |
(noun) food or meals in general | Synonyms: board |
(noun) a set of data arranged in rows and columns | Synonyms: tabular array |
(noun) a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game | - |
(noun) flat tableland with steep edges | Synonyms: mesa |
(verb) arrange or enter in tabular form | Synonyms: tabularise, tabularize, tabulate |
(verb) hold back to a later time | Synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve |
tableau | (noun) any dramatic scene | - |
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(noun) a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) | Synonyms: tableau vivant |
tablecloth | (noun) a covering spread over a dining table | - |
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tablefork | (noun) a fork for eating at a dining table | - |
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tableland | (noun) a relatively flat highland | Synonyms: plateau |
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tablemate | (noun) someone you dine with | Synonyms: dining companion |
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tablespoon | (noun) a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving | - |
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(noun) as much as a tablespoon will hold | Synonyms: tablespoonful |
tablespoonful | (noun) as much as a tablespoon will hold | Synonyms: tablespoon |
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tablet | (noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | Synonyms: lozenge, pill, tab |
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(noun) a small flat compressed cake of some substance | - |
(noun) a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription | - |
(noun) a portable computer with a touchscreen | Synonyms: tablet computer |
(noun) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge | Synonyms: pad, pad of paper |
tabletop | (noun) the top horizontal work surface of a table | - |
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tableware | (noun) articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) | - |
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tabloid | (noun) newspaper with half-size pages | Synonyms: rag, sheet |
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(noun) sensationalist journalism | Synonyms: tab, yellow journalism |
taboo | (adjective) excluded from use or mention | Synonyms: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, tabu, verboten |
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(adjective) forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands | Synonyms: tabu |
(noun) an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion | Synonyms: tabu |
(noun) a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature | Synonyms: tabu |
(verb) declare as sacred and forbidden | - |
tabooli | (noun) a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat | Synonyms: tabbouleh |
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tabor | (noun) a small drum with one head of soft calfskin | Synonyms: tabour |
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taboret | (noun) a low stool in the shape of a drum | Synonyms: tabouret |
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tabour | (noun) a small drum with one head of soft calfskin | Synonyms: tabor |
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tabouret | (noun) a low stool in the shape of a drum | Synonyms: taboret |
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tabu | (adjective) excluded from use or mention | Synonyms: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten |
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(adjective) forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands | Synonyms: taboo |
(noun) an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion | Synonyms: taboo |
(noun) a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature | Synonyms: taboo |
tabular | (adjective) of or pertaining to or arranged in table form | - |
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(adjective) flat; like a table in form | - |
tabularise | (verb) arrange or enter in tabular form | Synonyms: table, tabularize, tabulate |
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tabularize | (verb) arrange or enter in tabular form | Synonyms: table, tabularise, tabulate |
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tabulate | (verb) shape or cut with a flat surface | - |
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(verb) arrange or enter in tabular form | Synonyms: table, tabularise, tabularize |
tabulation | (noun) the act of putting into tabular form | - |
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(noun) information set out in tabular form | Synonyms: tabular matter |
tabulator | (noun) a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens | Synonyms: counter |
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(noun) an electromechanical machine designed to assist in summarizing information and, later, accounting. | Synonyms: tabulating machine |
tabun | (noun) the 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 | Synonyms: GA |
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tacamahac | (noun) poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves | Synonyms: balsam poplar, hackmatack, Populus balsamifera |
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tach | (noun) measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation | Synonyms: tachometer |
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tacheometer | (noun) a theodolite designed for rapid measurements | Synonyms: tachymeter |
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tachistoscope | (noun) scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures | Synonyms: t-scope |
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tachogram | (noun) a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph | - |
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tachograph | (noun) a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle | - |
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tachometer | (noun) measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation | Synonyms: tach |
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tachycardia | (noun) abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) | - |
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tachygraphy | (noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | Synonyms: shorthand, stenography |
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tachylite | (noun) a basic or basalt glass | - |
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tachymeter | (noun) a theodolite designed for rapid measurements | Synonyms: tacheometer |
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tacit | (adjective) implied by or inferred from actions or statements | Synonyms: silent, understood |
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tacitly | (adverb) in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement | - |
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taciturn | (adjective) habitually reserved and uncommunicative | - |
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taciturnity | (noun) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary | Synonyms: reserve, reticence |
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taciturnly | (adverb) without speaking | Synonyms: mutely, silently, wordlessly |
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tack | (noun) sailing a zigzag course | - |
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(noun) (nautical) the act of changing tack | Synonyms: tacking |
(noun) a short nail with a sharp point and a large head | - |
(noun) gear for a horse | Synonyms: saddlery, stable gear |
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | Synonyms: mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet |
(noun) the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails | - |
(verb) reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | Synonyms: alternate, flip-flop, flip, interchange, switch |
(verb) fasten with tacks | - |
(verb) sew together loosely, with large stitches | Synonyms: baste |
(verb) fix to; attach | Synonyms: append, hang on, tack on, tag on |
(verb) create by putting components or members together | Synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together |
(verb) turn into the wind | Synonyms: wear round |
tacker | (noun) a hand-held machine for driving staples home | Synonyms: staple gun, staplegun |
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(noun) a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches | Synonyms: baster |
(noun) a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding) | - |
tackiness | (noun) tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar | Synonyms: cheapness, sleaze, tat |
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(noun) the property of being cohesive and sticky | Synonyms: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, viscidity, viscidness |
tacking | (noun) (nautical) the act of changing tack | Synonyms: tack |
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(noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together | Synonyms: baste, basting, basting stitch |
tackle | (noun) (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground | - |
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(noun) (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards | - |
(noun) gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails | Synonyms: rigging |
(noun) gear used in fishing | Synonyms: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig |
(noun) the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team | - |
(verb) seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball | - |
(verb) put a harness | Synonyms: harness |
(verb) accept as a challenge | Synonyms: take on, undertake |
tackler | (noun) a football player who tackles the ball carrier | - |
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tacky | (adjective) tastelessly showy | Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tatty, tawdry, trashy |
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(adjective) (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch | - |
taco | (noun) a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling | - |
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(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent | Synonyms: greaser, wetback |
taconite | (noun) a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore | - |
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tact | (noun) consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense | Synonyms: tactfulness |
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tactful | (adjective) having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others | - |
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(adjective) showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people | Synonyms: kid-glove |
tactfully | (adverb) showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner | - |
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tactfulness | (noun) consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense | Synonyms: tact |
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(noun) Behavior or actions characterized by careful consideration in dealing with others, to avoid giving offense. | - |
tactic | (noun) a plan for attaining a particular goal | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactics |
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tactical | (adjective) of or pertaining to tactic or tactics | - |
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tactically | (adverb) with regard to tactics | - |
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tactician | (noun) a person who is skilled at planning tactics | - |
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tactics | (noun) a plan for attaining a particular goal | Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic |
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(noun) the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy | - |
tactile | (adjective) of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch | Synonyms: haptic, tactual |
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(adjective) producing a sensation of touch | Synonyms: tactual |
tactility | (noun) the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain | Synonyms: skin perceptiveness, tactual sensation, touch perception |
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tactless | (adjective) lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others | Synonyms: untactful |
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(adjective) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | Synonyms: inept |
tactlessly | (adverb) without tact; in a tactless manner | - |
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tactlessness | (noun) the quality of lacking tact | - |
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tactual | (adjective) of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch | Synonyms: haptic, tactile |
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(adjective) producing a sensation of touch | Synonyms: tactile |
tactually | (adverb) by touch | Synonyms: haptically |
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tad | (noun) a slight amount or degree of difference | Synonyms: shade |
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tadalafil | (noun) virility drug (trade name Cialis) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men | Synonyms: Cialis |
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tadpole | (noun) a larval frog or toad | Synonyms: polliwog, pollywog |
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taekwondo | (noun) a Korean martial art similar to karate | Synonyms: tae kwon do |
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tael | (noun) a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces | - |
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taenia | (noun) tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host | - |
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(noun) a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband | Synonyms: fillet, tenia |
taffeta | (noun) a crisp smooth lustrous fabric | - |
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taffrail | (noun) the railing around the stern of a ship | - |
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taffy | (noun) chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy | - |
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tag | (noun) (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) | - |
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(noun) a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser | - |
(noun) a small piece of cloth | Synonyms: rag, shred, tag end, tatter |
(noun) a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. | Synonyms: ticket |
(noun) a label associated with something for the purpose of identification | - |
(verb) provide with a name or nickname | - |
(verb) attach a tag or label to | Synonyms: label, mark |
(verb) touch a player while he is holding the ball | - |
(verb) supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes | - |
(verb) go after with the intent to catch | Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tail, track, trail |
tagalong | (noun) someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along | Synonyms: hanger-on |
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tagasaste | (noun) shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder | Synonyms: Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytesis proliferus |
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tagged | (adjective) bearing or marked with a label or tag | Synonyms: labeled, labelled |
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tagger | (noun) a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter | Synonyms: tagging program |
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(noun) someone who appends or joins one thing to another | - |
(noun) someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter | - |
tagliatelle | (noun) pasta cut in narrow ribbons | - |
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taguan | (noun) East Indian flying squirrel | Synonyms: flying cat, flying marmot, Petaurista petaurista |
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tahini | (noun) a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds | - |
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taichi | (noun) a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health | Synonyms: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi, tai chi chuan, taichichuan |
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taichichuan | (noun) a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health | Synonyms: t'ai chi, t'ai chi chuan, tai chi, tai chi chuan, taichi |
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tail | (noun) the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | - |
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(noun) the rear part of a ship | Synonyms: after part, poop, quarter, stern |
(noun) the rear part of an aircraft | Synonyms: empennage, tail assembly |
(noun) (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | - |
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail end, tooshie, tush |
(noun) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | Synonyms: shadow, shadower |
(noun) any projection that resembles the tail of an animal | Synonyms: tail end |
(noun) the time of the last part of something | Synonyms: fag end, tail end |
(verb) remove or shorten the tail of an animal | Synonyms: bob, dock |
(verb) remove the stalk of fruits or berries | - |
(verb) go after with the intent to catch | Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail |
tailback | (noun) (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage | - |
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(noun) (American football) the person who plays tailback | - |
tailband | (noun) an endband along the bottom edge of the book (as a book is standing upright). | - |
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tailboard | (noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading | Synonyms: tailgate |
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