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   Tamale
         n 1: a city in northern Ghana
         2: corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then
            wrapped in corn husks and steamed

English Dictionary: tawny owl by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tamely
adv
  1. in a tame manner; "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tamil
adj
  1. of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; "Tamil agglutinative phrases"
n
  1. a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
  2. the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tawny owl
n
  1. reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
    Synonym(s): tawny owl, Strix aluco
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tenniel
n
  1. English cartoonist (1820-1914) [syn: Tenniel, {Sir John Tenniel}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thenal
adj
  1. of or relating to the palm of the hand or to the area at the base of the thumb
    Synonym(s): thenal, thenar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thinly
adv
  1. without force or sincere effort; "smiled thinly"
  2. without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin"
    Synonym(s): thinly, thin
    Antonym(s): thick, thickly
  3. in a small quantity or extent; "spread the margarine thinly over the meat"; "apply paint lightly"
    Synonym(s): thinly, lightly
    Antonym(s): thickly
  4. in a widely distributed manner; "thinly overgrown mountainside"
    Antonym(s): densely, thickly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thymol
n
  1. a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
    Synonym(s): thymol, thyme camphor, thymic acid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Timalia
n
  1. type genus of the Timaliidae [syn: Timalia, {genus Timalia}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
timely
adv
  1. at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos]
adj
  1. before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return"
  2. done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"
    Synonym(s): timely, seasonable, well-timed(a), well timed(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tineola
n
  1. webbing clothes moths
    Synonym(s): Tineola, genus Tineola
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toenail
n
  1. the nail at the end of a toe
v
  1. drive obliquely; "toe a nail"
    Synonym(s): toe, toenail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tomalley
n
  1. edible greenish substance in boiled lobster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tonal
adj
  1. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
    Synonym(s): tonic, tonal
  2. having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
    Antonym(s): atonal, unkeyed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
town hall
n
  1. a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tuna oil
n
  1. an oil obtained from tuna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tunnel
n
  1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
  2. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
    Synonym(s): burrow, tunnel
v
  1. move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
    Synonym(s): burrow, tunnel
  2. force a way through
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8T91niola \[d8]T[91]*ni"o*la\, n.; pl. {T[91]niol[91]}. [L.,
      dim. of taenia a ribbon.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the radial partitions which separate the internal
      cavities of certain medus[91].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamale \Ta*ma"le\, n. [Written also {tamal}, {tomale}.] [Amer.
      Sp. tamal, of Mex. origin.]
      A Mexican dish made of crushed maize mixed with minced meat,
      seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and steamed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamale \Ta*ma"le\, n. [Written also {tamal}, {tomale}.] [Amer.
      Sp. tamal, of Mex. origin.]
      A Mexican dish made of crushed maize mixed with minced meat,
      seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and steamed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamely \Tame"ly\, adv.
      In a tame manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamil \Ta"mil\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.
      [Written also {Tamul}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamil \Ta"mil\, n. [Written also Tamul.]
      1. (Ethnol.) One of a Dravidian race of men native of
            Northern Ceylon and Southern India.
  
      2. The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian
            languages. See {Dravidian}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamil \Ta"mil\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.
      [Written also {Tamul}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamul \Ta"mul\, a. & n.
      Tamil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tenaille \Te*naille"\, n. [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a
      tenaille, fr. L. tenaculum. See {Tenaculum}.] (Fort.)
      An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain,
      between two bastions. See Illust. of {Ravelin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].]
      (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar;
      palmar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thi89nyl \Thi"[89]*nyl\, n. [Thiophene + -yl.] (Chem.)
      The hypothetical radical {C4H3S}, regarded as the essential
      residue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thinly \Thin"ly\, a.
      In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not
      thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country
      thinly inhabited.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thionol \Thi"on*ol\, n. [Thionine + -ol.] (Chem.)
      A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster.
      It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of
      thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thionyl \Thi"on*yl\, n. [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.)
      The hypothetical radical {SO}, regarded as an essential
      constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl
      chloride.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thymol \Thym"ol\, n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.)
      A phenol derivative of cymene, {C10H13.OH}, isomeric with
      carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white
      crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong
      antiseptic properties; -- called also {hydroxy cymene}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Timal \Ti"mal\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Timely \Time"ly\, a. [Compar. {Timelier}; superl. {Timeliest}.]
      1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early;
            seasonable. [bd]The timely dew of sleep.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Keeping time or measure. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Timely \Time"ly\, adv.
      Early; soon; in good season.
  
               Timely advised, the coming evil shun.      --Prior.
  
               Thanks to you, That called me timelier than my purpose
               hither, For I have gained by it.            --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nail \Nail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nailing}.] [AS. n[91]glian. See {Nail}, n.]
      1. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by
            means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.
  
                     He is now dead, and nailed in his chest. --Chaucer.
  
      2. To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.
  
                     The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      3. To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a
            bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion;
            hence, to catch; to trap.
  
                     When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at
                     once how I nailed them.                     --Goldsmith.
  
      4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Crabb.
  
      {To nail} {a lie [or] an assertion}, etc., to detect and
            expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; -- an
            expression probably derived from the former practice of
            shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or
            counterfeit pieces of money to the counter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tamale \Ta*ma"le\, n. [Written also {tamal}, {tomale}.] [Amer.
      Sp. tamal, of Mex. origin.]
      A Mexican dish made of crushed maize mixed with minced meat,
      seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and steamed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tomaley \Tom"a`ley\, n.
      The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; --
      called also {tomalline}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ton mile \Ton mile\ (Railroads)
      A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed
      by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the
      total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained
      by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in tons
      during the given period by the number of miles for which it
      is carried.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Townhall \Town"hall`\, n.
      A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the
      public offices are established, the town council meets, the
      people assemble in town meeting, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tumulus \[d8]Tu"mu*lus\, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a
      sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf.
      {Tumid}.]
      An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave,
      particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient
      times; a barrow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adit \Ad"it\, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, [?]aitum, to go to; ad +
      ire to go.]
      1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
            horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
            water and ores are carried away; -- called also {drift}
            and {tunnel}.
  
      2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
  
                     Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tunnel \Tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunneled}or {Tunnelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Tunneling} or {Tunnelling}.]
      1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
            tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
  
      2. To catch in a tunnel net.
  
      3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
            to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tunnel \Tun"nel\, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
      vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
      a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
      See {Ton}.]
      1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
            the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
            bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
  
      2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
            a funnel.
  
                     And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
                     smoke forth threw.                              --Spenser.
  
      3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
            railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
            roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
            sewers, drains, and the like.
  
      4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
            right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
            distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
            along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
  
      {Tunnel head} (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
            the materials are put in.
  
      {Tunnel kiln}, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
            distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
            used.
  
      {Tunnel net}, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
            at the other.
  
      {Tunnel pit}, {Tunnel shaft}, a pit or shaft sunk from the
            top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
            the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
            like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adit \Ad"it\, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, [?]aitum, to go to; ad +
      ire to go.]
      1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
            horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
            water and ores are carried away; -- called also {drift}
            and {tunnel}.
  
      2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
  
                     Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tunnel \Tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunneled}or {Tunnelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Tunneling} or {Tunnelling}.]
      1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
            tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
  
      2. To catch in a tunnel net.
  
      3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
            to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tunnel \Tun"nel\, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
      vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
      a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
      See {Ton}.]
      1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
            the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
            bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
  
      2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
            a funnel.
  
                     And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
                     smoke forth threw.                              --Spenser.
  
      3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
            railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
            roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
            sewers, drains, and the like.
  
      4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
            right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
            distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
            along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
  
      {Tunnel head} (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
            the materials are put in.
  
      {Tunnel kiln}, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
            distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
            used.
  
      {Tunnel net}, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
            at the other.
  
      {Tunnel pit}, {Tunnel shaft}, a pit or shaft sunk from the
            top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
            the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
            like.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Ten Mile, TN
      Zip code(s): 37880

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tenmile, OR
      Zip code(s): 97481

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tennille, GA (city, FIPS 75888)
      Location: 32.93620 N, 82.81128 W
      Population (1990): 1552 (675 housing units)
      Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 31089

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Timewell, IL
      Zip code(s): 62375

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Tonalea, AZ
      Zip code(s): 86044

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Townley, AL
      Zip code(s): 35587
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