Timothy Miles Bindon Rice : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   tam-tam
         n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
               struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: {gong}, {tam-tam}]

English Dictionary: Timothy Miles Bindon Rice	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tandem adv one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" Synonym(s): tandem, in tandem n an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats Synonym(s): bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tandem bicycle n a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn: bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tandem trailer n trucking rig with two trailers in tandem
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tantamount adj being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" Synonym(s): equivalent, tantamount(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
taunting adj abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Synonym(s): derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting n aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: twit, taunt, taunting]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tauntingly adv in a playfully teasing manner; "`You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly" Synonym(s): tauntingly, teasingly
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tendencious adj having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion" Synonym(s): tendentious, tendencious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tendency n an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" Synonym(s): inclination, disposition, tendency an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" Synonym(s): leaning, propensity, tendency a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" Synonym(s): tendency, inclination a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" Synonym(s): tendency, trend
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tendentious adj having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion" Synonym(s): tendentious, tendencious
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tendentiously adv in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities"
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tendentiousness n an intentional and controversial bias
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tending adj (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" Synonym(s): apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p) n the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" Synonym(s): care, attention, aid, tending
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tendinitis n inflammation of a tendon [syn: tendinitis, tendonitis, tenonitis]
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tendinous adj consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon [syn: tendinous, sinewy]
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tendon n a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment Synonym(s): tendon, sinew
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tendon of Achilles n a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn: Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles]
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tendonitis n inflammation of a tendon [syn: tendinitis, tendonitis, tenonitis]
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tendonous synovitis n inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath [syn: tenosynovitis, tendosynovitis, tendonous synovitis]
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tenting n the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting]
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tentmaker n someone who makes or repairs tents
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thymidine n a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose Synonym(s): deoxythymidine, thymidine
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timidness n fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions Synonym(s): timidity, timidness, timorousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Timothy Miles Bindon Rice n English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) Synonym(s): Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice
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tineid moth n small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur Synonym(s): tineid, tineid moth
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tineoid moth n small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts [syn: tineoid, tineoid moth]
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tinned meat n meat preserved in a can or tin [syn: canned meat, {tinned meat}]
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tinting n the act of adding a tinge of color; "the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting"
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tintinnabulate v ring or sound like a small bell
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tintinnabulation n the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe Synonym(s): ring, ringing, tintinnabulation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tintometer n a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents Synonym(s): colorimeter, tintometer
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Tom Thumb n an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb a very small person
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tom-tom n any of various drums with small heads [syn: tenor drum, tom-tom]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tone down v deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down] make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" Synonym(s): tone down, moderate, tame
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tontine n a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members Synonym(s): tontine, tontine insurance an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant
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tontine insurance n a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members Synonym(s): tontine, tontine insurance
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town meeting n government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters a meeting of the inhabitants of a town
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tumidness n slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: tumidity, tumidness]
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twenty-nine adj being nine more than twenty [syn: twenty-nine, 29, xxix] n the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one Synonym(s): twenty-nine, 29, XXIX
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twenty-ninth adj coming next after the twenty-eighth in position [syn: twenty-ninth, 29th]
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twenty-one adj being one more than twenty [syn: twenty-one, 21, xxi] n the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one [syn: twenty-one, 21, XXI] a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21 Synonym(s): blackjack, twenty-one, vingt- et-un
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Taint \Taint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tainting}.] To thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.) (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also {tom-tom}. (b) A gong. See {Gong}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem \Tan"dem\, n. A tandem bicycle or other vehicle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem \Tan"dem\, adv. & a. [L. tandem at length (of time only), punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.] One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem \Tan"dem\, n. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. [bd]He drove tandems.[b8] --Thackeray. {Tandem engine}, a compound steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another. {Tandem bicycle} [or] {tricycle}, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem \Tan"dem\, n. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. [bd]He drove tandems.[b8] --Thackeray. {Tandem engine}, a compound steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another. {Tandem bicycle} [or] {tricycle}, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem cart \Tan"dem cart\ A kind of two-wheeled vehicle with seats back to back, the front one somewhat elevated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem engine \Tandem engine\ A steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in line, with a common piston rod.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem \Tan"dem\, n. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. [bd]He drove tandems.[b8] --Thackeray. {Tandem engine}, a compound steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another. {Tandem bicycle} [or] {tricycle}, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.) A system or method of connecting and operating two induction motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a system of electric traction in which motors so connected are employed. The cascade system is also called {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained a {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}. Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade connection is used for starting and for low speeds up to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor is cut loose from the other motor and is either left idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tandem system \Tandem system\ (Elec.) = {Cascade system}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tantamount \Tan"ta*mount`\, a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E. amount.] Equivalent in value, signification, or effect. A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right. --Hallam. The certainty that delay, under these circumstances, was tantamount to ruin. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tantamount \Tan"ta*mount`\, v. i. To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Taunting}.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to tempt, to try, for tenter. See {Tempt}.] To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. When I had at my pleasure taunted her. --Shak. Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See {Deride}.
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Taunting \Taunt"ing\, a. & n. from {Taunt}, v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. --Burke.
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Tauntingly \Taunt"ing*ly\, adv. In a taunting manner.
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Tendance \Tend"ance\, n. [See {Tend} to attend, and cf. {Attendance}.] 1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic] --Spenser. The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. --Tennyson. 2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Tendence \Tend"ence\, n. Tendency. [Obs.]
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Tendency \Tend"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Tendencies}. [L. tendents, -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See {Tend} to move.] Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. --Addison. In every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection. --Macaulay. Syn: Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tendency \Tend"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Tendencies}. [L. tendents, -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See {Tend} to move.] Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. --Addison. In every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection. --Macaulay. Syn: Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim.
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Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tender} one that tends or attends.] 1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks. --Shak. And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. --Milton. There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend. --Emerson. 2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. --Chapman. {To tend a vessel} (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tendinous \Ten"di*nous\, a. [Cf. F. tendineux.] 1. Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon. 2. Full of tendons; sinewy; as, nervous and tendinous parts of the body.
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Tendment \Tend"ment\, n. Attendance; care. [Obs.]
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Tendon \Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend} to move.] (Anat.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. {Tendon reflex} (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See {Knee jerk}, under {Knee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tendon \Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend} to move.] (Anat.) A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a sinew. {Tendon reflex} (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its absence is generally a sign of disease. See {Knee jerk}, under {Knee}.
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Tendonous \Ten"don*ous\, a. Tendinous.
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Tenotome \Ten"o*tome\, n. (Surg.) A slender knife for use in the operation of tenotomy.
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Tenotomy \Tenot"omy\, n. [Gr. te`nwn a tendon + te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.) The division of a tendon, or the act of dividing a tendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tent \Tent\, n. [Sp. tinto, properly, deep-colored, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Tint}, {Tinto}.] A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also {tent wine}, and {tinta}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tenthmeter \Tenth"me`ter\, Tenthmetre \Tenth"me`tre\, n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 10^{10} of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tenthmeter \Tenth"me`ter\, Tenthmetre \Tenth"me`tre\, n. (Physics) A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 10^{10} of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.
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Tent \Tent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tenting}.] To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle. --Shak. We 're tenting to-night on the old camp ground. --W. Kittredge.
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Tentmaker \Tent"mak`er\, n. One whose occupation it is to make tents. --Acts xviii. 3.
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Tenuate \Ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tenuating}.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make thin, fr. tenuis thin. See {Tenuous}.] To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]
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Thanedom \Thane"dom\, n. The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage. --Sir W. Scott.
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Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson. Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring. -- {Tim"idly}, adv. -- {Tim"idness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ringworm \Ring"worm"\, n. (Med.) A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as {Tinea circinata}, {Tinea tonsurans}, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of {Trichophyton}).
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Tintamar \Tin`ta*mar"\, n. [F. tintamarre.] A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [Obs.] --Howell.
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Tint \Tint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinting}.] To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.
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d8Tintinnabulum \[d8]Tin`tinnab"ulum\, n.; pl. {Tintinnabula}. [L., a bell. See {Tintinnabular}.] A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.
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Tintinnabular \Tin`tinnab"ular\, Tintinnabulary \Tin`tinnab"ula*ry\, a. [L. tintinnabuluma little bell, fr. tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle.] Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tintinnabular \Tin`tinnab"ular\, Tintinnabulary \Tin`tinnab"ula*ry\, a. [L. tintinnabuluma little bell, fr. tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle.] Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.
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Tintinnabulation \Tin`tinnab`ula"tion\, n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. --Poe.
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Tintinnabulous \Tin`tinnab"ulous\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell; having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tintometer \Tintom"eter\, n. [Tint + -meter.] (Physics) An apparatus for the determination of colors by comparison with arbitrary standards; a colorimeter.
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Smoke \Smoke\, n. [AS. smoca, fr. sme[a2]can to smoke; akin to LG. & D. smook smoke, Dan. sm[94]g, G. schmauch, and perh. to Gr. [?][?][?] to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. Lith. smaugti to choke.] 1. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like. Note: The gases of hydrocarbons, raised to a red heat or thereabouts, without a mixture of air enough to produce combustion, disengage their carbon in a fine powder, forming smoke. The disengaged carbon when deposited on solid bodies is soot. 2. That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist. 3. Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk. --Shak. 4. The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a smoke. [Colloq.] Note: Smoke is sometimes joined with other word. forming self-explaining compounds; as, smoke-consuming, smoke-dried, smoke-stained, etc. {Smoke arch}, the smoke box of a locomotive. {Smoke ball} (Mil.), a ball or case containing a composition which, when it burns, sends forth thick smoke. {Smoke black}, lampblack. [Obs.] {Smoke board}, a board suspended before a fireplace to prevent the smoke from coming out into the room. {Smoke box}, a chamber in a boiler, where the smoke, etc., from the furnace is collected before going out at the chimney. {Smoke sail} (Naut.), a small sail in the lee of the galley stovepipe, to prevent the smoke from annoying people on deck. {Smoke tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Rhus Cotinus}) in which the flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of smoke. {To end in smoke}, to burned; hence, to be destroyed or ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Handing}.] 1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter. 2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage. 3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior. 4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak. 5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.] 6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten. {To hand down}, to transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision. {To hand over}, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver up.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. [bd]A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow. And I must wear the willow garland For him that's dead or false to me. --Campbell. 2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}. {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}. {Willow biter} (Zo[94]l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.] {Willow fly} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish European stone fly ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}. {Willow gall} (Zo[94]l.), a conical, scaly gall produced on willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia strobiloides}). {Willow grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. See {ptarmigan}. {Willow lark} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] {Willow ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting. See under {Reed}. (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe. {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for tea. --McElrath. {Willow thrush} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush. See {Veery}. {Willow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a very small European warbler ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird}, {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William}, {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.) (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also {tom-tom}. (b) A gong. See {Gong}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tom-tom \Tom"-tom`\, n. See {Tam-tam}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.) (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also {tom-tom}. (b) A gong. See {Gong}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tom-tom \Tom"-tom`\, n. See {Tam-tam}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tontine \Ton*tine"\, n. [F., from It. tontina; -- so called from its inventor, Tonti, an Italian, of the 17th century.] An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each, at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the whole goes to the last survivor, or to the last two or three, according to the terms on which the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as, tontine insurance. Too many of the financiers by professions are apt to see nothing in revenue but banks, and circulations, and annuities on lives, and tontines, and perpetual rents, and all the small wares of the shop. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tontine insurance \Tontine" insu"rance\ (Life Insurance) Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or {full tontine}, plan, all benefits were forfeited on lapsed policies, on the policies of those who died within the tontine period only the face of the policy was paid without any share of the surplus, and the survivor at the end of the tontine period received the entire surplus. This plan of tontine insurance has been replaced in the United States by the {semitontine} plan, in which the surplus is divided among the holders of policies in force at the termination of the tontine period, but the reverse for the paid-up value is paid on lapsed policies, and on the policies of those that have died the face is paid. Other modified forms are called {free tontine}, {deferred dividend}, etc., according to the nature of the tontine arrangement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Town \Town\, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune}, {tine} to inclose.] 1. Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls. [Obs.] --Palsgrave. 2. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop. [Eng.] --Johnson. 3. Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities. God made the country, and man made the town. --Cowper. 4. The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways. 5. A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country. [U. S.] 6. The court end of London;-- commonly with the. 7. The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country. Always hankering after the diversions of the town. --Addison. Stunned with his giddy larum half the town. --Pope. Note: The same form of expressions is used in regard to other populous towns. 8. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Note: Town is often used adjectively or in combination with other words; as, town clerk, or town-clerk; town-crier, or town crier; townhall, town-hall, or town hall; townhouse, town house, or town-house. Syn: Village; hamlet. See {Village}. {Town clerk}, an office who keeps the records of a town, and enters its official proceedings. See {Clerk}. {Town cress} (Bot.), the garden cress, or peppergrass. --Dr. Prior. {Town house}. (a) A house in town, in distinction from a house in the country. (b) See {Townhouse}. {Town meeting}, a legal meeting of the inhabitants of a town entitled to vote, for the transaction of public bisiness. [U. S.] {Town talk}, the common talk of a place; the subject or topic of common conversation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tumid \Tu"mid\, a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. {Thumb}.] 1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh. 2. Rising above the level; protuberant. So high as heaved the tumid hills. --Milton. 3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style. -- {Tu"midly}, adv. -- {Tu"midness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tum-tum \Tum"-tum`\, n. A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Taneytown, MD (city, FIPS 76725) Location: 39.65515 N, 77.16870 W Population (1990): 3695 (1363 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21787
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Taunton, MA (city, FIPS 69170) Location: 41.90305 N, 71.09325 W Population (1990): 49832 (20281 housing units) Area: 120.7 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02780 Taunton, MN (city, FIPS 64264) Location: 44.59307 N, 96.06315 W Population (1990): 175 (80 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56291
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tinton Falls, NJ (borough, FIPS 73020) Location: 40.27243 N, 74.08918 W Population (1990): 12361 (4646 housing units) Area: 40.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tiny Town, KY Zip code(s): 42234
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tumtum, WA Zip code(s): 99034
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Twentynine Palms, CA (city, FIPS 80994) Location: 34.13950 N, 116.06570 W Population (1990): 11821 (5958 housing units) Area: 140.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92277, 92278
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Twentynine Palms Base, CA (CDP, FIPS 81008) Location: 34.22812 N, 116.05573 W Population (1990): 10606 (1533 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Tandem Application Language {Transaction Application Language}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Tandem Computers A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). (1994-09-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
tendinitis {overuse strain injury}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) An electronic device for detecting and locating short- or open-circuits in an {Ethernet} cable. TDRs can also measure how the {characteristic impedance} of a line varies along its length. (1995-12-28)