tamp
         n 1: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe
               bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamp},
               {tamper}, {tamping bar}]
         v 1: press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the
               container to make espresso" [syn: {tamp down}, {tamp},
               {pack}]

English Dictionary: tempo	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tampa n a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
team up v form a team; "We teamed up for this new project" [syn: team, team up]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
temp n a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis Synonym(s): temp, temporary, temporary worker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tempo n (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played Synonym(s): tempo, pacing the rate of some repeating event Synonym(s): tempo, pace
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thumb n the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn: thumb, pollex] the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse Synonym(s): ovolo, thumb, quarter round v travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: hitchhike, hitch, thumb] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" Synonym(s): flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" Synonym(s): finger, thumb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thump n a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) Synonym(s): thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud a heavy blow with the hand v move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: beat, pound, thump] make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" Synonym(s): thud, thump hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" Synonym(s): thump, pound, poke
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tien-pao n a member of the Taoist Trinity [syn: Tien-pao, {Heavenly Jewel}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
time off n a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral" Antonym(s): work time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
TMV n the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892) Synonym(s): tobacco mosaic virus, TMV
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
TNF n a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis) Synonym(s): tumor necrosis factor, tumour necrosis factor, TNF
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tomb n a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" Synonym(s): grave, tomb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tomboy n a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: tomboy, romp, hoyden]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tone up v give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles" Synonym(s): tone, tone up, strengthen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Toynbee n English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975) Synonym(s): Toynbee, Arnold Toynbee, Arnold Joseph Toynbee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tumefy v cause to become very swollen expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" Synonym(s): swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tune up v adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine" [syn: tune, tune up] adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned" Synonym(s): tune, tune up Antonym(s): untune
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tune-up n exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: warm-up, tune-up, prolusion] adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tamp \Tamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Tamping}.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See       {Tampion}.]       1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod,             or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to             prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.          2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to             tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tampoe \Tam"poe\, n. (Bot.)       The edible fruit of an East Indian tree ({Baccaurea       Malayana}) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an       apple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thumb \Thumb\, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS.       [thorn][umac]ma; akin to OFries. th[umac]ma, D. duim, G.       daumen, OHG. d[umac]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan.       tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell.       [fb]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid}.]       The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing       from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the       pollex. See {Pollex}.                   Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring.      --Chaucer.          {Thumb band}, a twist of anything as thick as the thumb.             --Mortimer.          {Thumb blue}, indigo in the form of small balls or lumps,             used by washerwomen to blue linen, and the like.          {Thumb latch}, a door latch having a lever formed to be             pressed by the thumb.          {Thumb mark}.       (a) The mark left by the impression of a thumb, as on the             leaves of a book. --Longfellow.       (b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black and tan             terriers.          {Thumb nut}, a nut for a screw, having wings to grasp between             the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with a             knurled rim for the same perpose.          {Thumb ring}, a ring worn on the thumb. --Shak.          {Thumb stall}.       (a) A kind of thimble or ferrule of iron, or leather, for             protecting the thumb in making sails, and in other work.       (b) (Mil.) A buckskin cushion worn on the thumb, and used to             close the vent of a cannon while it is sponged, or             loaded.          {Under one's thumb}, completely under one's power or             influence; in a condition of subservience. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thumb \Thumb\, v. i.       To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Thumbing}.]       1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson.          2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers;             as, to thumb over a tune.          3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or             wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the             thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.                         He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had                      been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him                      have a few more packs.                        --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thump \Thump\, v. i.       To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy       blow; to pound.                   A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thump \Thump\, n. [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps       influenced by dump, v.t.]       1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body,             as of a hammer, or the like.                         The distant forge's swinging thump profound.                                                                               --Wordsworth.                         With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped                      down, one by one.                              --Coleridge.          2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy             fall.                         The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that                      I awaked at the knock.                        --Tatler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thump \Thump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Thumping}.]       To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to       cause a dull sound.                   These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their                own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Time bill}. Same as {Time-table}. [Eng.]          {Time book}, a book in which is kept a record of the time             persons have worked.          {Time detector}, a timepiece provided with a device for             registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman             visits certain stations in his beat.          {Time enough}, in season; early enough. [bd]Stanly at             Bosworth field, . . . came time enough to save his             life.[b8] --Bacon.          {Time fuse}, a fuse, as for an explosive projectile, which             can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain             definite interval after being itself ignited.          {Time immemorial}, [or] {Time out of mind}. (Eng. Law) See             under {Immemorial}.          {Time lock}, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when             wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when             locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed.          {Time of day}, salutation appropriate to the times of the             day, as [bd]good morning,[b8] [bd]good evening,[b8] and             the like; greeting.          {To kill time}. See under {Kill}, v. t.          {To make time}.             (a) To gain time.             (b) To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing something;                   as, the trotting horse made fast time.          {To move}, {run}, [or] {go}, {against time}, to move, run, or             go a given distance without a competitor, in the quickest             possible time; or, to accomplish the greatest distance             which can be passed over in a given time; as, the horse is             to run against time.          {True time}.             (a) Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly.             (b) (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from the transit                   of the sun's center over the meridian.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Win \Win\, v. i.       To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to       prevail.                   Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of                truth hath won, should win in arms.         --Milton.          {To win of}, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.          {To win on} [or] {upon}.       (a) To gain favor or influence with. [bd]You have a softness             and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.[b8]             --Dryden.       (b) To gain ground on. [bd]The rabble . . . will in time win             upon power.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tomb \Tomb\, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr.       [?] a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf.       {Tumulus}.]       1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is             deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.                         As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.   --Shak.          2. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth,             with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.             [bd]In tomb of marble stones.[b8] --Chaucer.          3. A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the             name and memory of the dead.                         Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb.      --Shak.          {Tomb bat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of species of Old World bats             of the genus {Taphozous} which inhabit tombs, especially             the Egyptian species ({T. perforatus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tomb \Tomb\,, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tombed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Tombing}.]       To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.                   I tombed my brother that I might be blessed. --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tomboy \Tom"boy`\, n. [Tom (for Thomas, L. Thomas, fr. Gr. [?]       )+ boy.]       A romping girl; a hoiden. [Colloq.] --J. Fletcher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tonnihood \Ton"ni*hood\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The female of the bullfinch; -- called also {tonyhoop}.       [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. i.       To rise in a tumor; to swell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumefied}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Tumefying}.] [F. tum[82]fier, fr. L. tumere to swell +       -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See       {Tumid}, and {-fy}.]       To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.                   To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but                the tenor of the thought.                        --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tump \Tump\, n. [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a hillock.]       A little hillock; a knoll. --Ainsworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tump \Tump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Tumping}.]       1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump             teasel.          2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has             been killed. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tunhoof \Tun"hoof`\, n. [Cf. {Aleboof}.] (Bot.)       Ground ivy; alehoof.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tymp \Tymp\, n. [Cf. {Tympan}.] (Blast Furnace)       A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the       archway in which the dam stands.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tampa, FL (city, FIPS 71000)       Location: 27.95900 N, 82.48212 W       Population (1990): 280015 (129681 housing units)       Area: 281.5 sq km (land), 151.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33602, 33603, 33604, 33605, 33606, 33607, 33608, 33609, 33610, 33611, 33612, 33613, 33614, 33615, 33616, 33617, 33619, 33620, 33625, 33626, 33629, 33634, 33635, 33637, 33647    Tampa, KS (city, FIPS 70000)       Location: 38.54698 N, 97.15398 W       Population (1990): 113 (61 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67483
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tempe, AZ (city, FIPS 73000)       Location: 33.38835 N, 111.93064 W       Population (1990): 141865 (61452 housing units)       Area: 102.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Timbo, AR       Zip code(s): 72657
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tonopah, AZ       Zip code(s): 85354    Tonopah, NV (CDP, FIPS 73600)       Location: 38.09776 N, 117.24774 W       Population (1990): 3616 (1713 housing units)       Area: 42.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 89049
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
thumb n.   The slider on a window-system scrollbar.   So called    because moving it allows you to browse through the contents of a    text window in a way analogous to thumbing through a book.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
TEMPO          A programming language with simple {syntax} and {semantics}       designed for teaching semantic and pragmatic aspects of       programming languages.          ["TEMPO: A Unified Treatment of Binding Time and Parameter       Passing Concepts in Programming Languages", N.D. Jones et al,       LNCS 66, Springer 1978].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Tempo          The original code name for {Mac OS} version       8.          (1997-10-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
TEMPO          A programming language with simple {syntax} and {semantics}       designed for teaching semantic and pragmatic aspects of       programming languages.          ["TEMPO: A Unified Treatment of Binding Time and Parameter       Passing Concepts in Programming Languages", N.D. Jones et al,       LNCS 66, Springer 1978].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Tempo          The original code name for {Mac OS} version       8.          (1997-10-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
thumb          The slider or "bubble" on a window system       {scrollbar}.   So called because moving it allows you to browse       through the contents of a text window in a way analogous to       thumbing through a book.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Thumb          An extension to the {Advanced RISC Machine}       architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by {Advanced RISC       Machines} Ltd.   By identifying the critical subset of the ARM       {instruction set} and encoding it into 16 bits, ARM has       succeeded in reducing typical program size by 30-40% from       ARM's already excellent code density.   Since this Thumb       instruction set uses less memory for program storage, cost is       further reduced.          All Thumb-aware {processor core}s combine the capability to       execute both the 32-bit ARM and the 16-bit Thumb instruction       sets.   Careful design of the Thumb instructions allow them to       be decompressed into full ARM instructions transparently       during normal instruction decoding without any performance       penalty.   This differs from other 32-bit processors, like the       {Intel 486SX}, with a 16-bit data bus, which require two       16-bit memory accesses to execute every 32-bit instruction and       so halve performance.          The patented Thumb decompressor has been carefully designed       with only a small amount of circuitry additional to the       existing instruction decoder, so chip size and thus cost do       not significantly increase.   Designers can easily interleave       fast ARM instructions (for performance critical parts of a       program) with compact Thumb code to save memory.          (1995-03-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
thumb          The slider or "bubble" on a window system       {scrollbar}.   So called because moving it allows you to browse       through the contents of a text window in a way analogous to       thumbing through a book.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Thumb          An extension to the {Advanced RISC Machine}       architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by {Advanced RISC       Machines} Ltd.   By identifying the critical subset of the ARM       {instruction set} and encoding it into 16 bits, ARM has       succeeded in reducing typical program size by 30-40% from       ARM's already excellent code density.   Since this Thumb       instruction set uses less memory for program storage, cost is       further reduced.          All Thumb-aware {processor core}s combine the capability to       execute both the 32-bit ARM and the 16-bit Thumb instruction       sets.   Careful design of the Thumb instructions allow them to       be decompressed into full ARM instructions transparently       during normal instruction decoding without any performance       penalty.   This differs from other 32-bit processors, like the       {Intel 486SX}, with a 16-bit data bus, which require two       16-bit memory accesses to execute every 32-bit instruction and       so halve performance.          The patented Thumb decompressor has been carefully designed       with only a small amount of circuitry additional to the       existing instruction decoder, so chip size and thus cost do       not significantly increase.   Designers can easily interleave       fast ARM instructions (for performance critical parts of a       program) with compact Thumb code to save memory.          (1995-03-14)