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T-square
n 1: a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines

English Dictionary: tucker	by the DICT Development Group
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tacker n a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding) a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches Synonym(s): baster, tacker a hand-held machine for driving staples home Synonym(s): staple gun, staplegun, tacker
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tagger n someone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter someone who appends or joins one thing to another; "a theory that was simply added on by some anonymous tagger" a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter Synonym(s): tagger, tagging program
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Tagore n Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941) Synonym(s): Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Sir Rabindranath Tagore
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taker n one who accepts an offer one who takes a bet or wager
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taxer n a bureaucrat who levies taxes
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teacher n a person whose occupation is teaching [syn: teacher, instructor] a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
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teaser n a worker who teases wool someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) Synonym(s): tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler" Synonym(s): puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings Synonym(s): tormenter, tormentor, teaser a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
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tessera n a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics
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Thackeray n English writer (born in India) (1811-1863) [syn: Thackeray, William Makepeace Thackeray]
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thuggery n violent or brutal acts as of thugs
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ticker n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" Synonym(s): heart, pump, ticker a small portable timepiece Synonym(s): watch, ticker a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape Synonym(s): ticker, stock ticker
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tiger n a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me" large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered Synonym(s): tiger, Panthera tigris
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Tishri n the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)
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tosser n terms of abuse for a masturbator [syn: tosser, {jerk- off}, wanker] someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
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toucher n a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something
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tow car n a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) Synonym(s): tow truck, tow car, wrecker
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tsar n a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) Synonym(s): czar, tsar, tzar
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Tucker n United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939) Synonym(s): Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966) Synonym(s): Tucker, Sophie Tucker a sewer who tucks a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress v wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" Synonym(s): exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
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tugger n someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something Synonym(s): puller, tugger, dragger
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tushery n writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words
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tusker n any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar)
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tusser n oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta]
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tussore n oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta]
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tussur n oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta]
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tweezer n a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping Synonym(s): pincer, pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers
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twoscore adj being ten more than thirty [syn: forty, 40, xl, twoscore]
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tzar n a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) Synonym(s): czar, tsar, tzar
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Tzara n French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the dada movement (1896-1963) Synonym(s): Tzara, Tristan Tzara, Samuel Rosenstock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
T \T\ (t[emac]), the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]262-264, and also [sect][sect]153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180. The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Ph[oe]nician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr. "rhti`nh, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See {D}, {S}. {T bandage} (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum. {T cart}, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving. {T iron}. (a) A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, -- used as a hook. (b) Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter T, -- used in structures. {T rail}, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter T. {T square}, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; -- so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles. {To a T}, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. [Colloq.]
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T square \T" square`\ See under {T}.
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Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail ({C. communis}), the rain quail ({C. Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble quail ({C. pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp quail ({Synoicus australis}). 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla Californica}). 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}. 4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak. {Bustard quail} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as {T. taigoor}, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail ({T. ocellatus}). See {Turnix}. {Button quail} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as {T. Sykesii}, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}. {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. {Quail dove} {(Zo[94]l.)}, any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera. {Quail hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk ({Hieracidea Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}). {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above. {Quail snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}. {Sea quail} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Tacker \Tack"er\, n. One who tacks.
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Tagger \Tag"ger\, n. 1. One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to another. 2. That which is pointed like a tag. Hedgehogs' or procupines' small taggers. --Cotton. 3. pl. Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge. --Knight. 4. A device for removing taglocks from sheep. --Knight.
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Tagsore \Tag"sore`\, n. (Far.) Adhesion of the tail of a sheep to the wool from excoriation produced by contact with the feces; -- called also {tagbelt}. [Obs.]
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Taker \Tak"er\ (t[amac]k"[etil]r), n. One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
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Tasker \Task"er\, n. 1. One who imposes a task. 2. One who performs a task, as a day-laborer. [R.] 3. A laborer who receives his wages in kind. [Scot.]
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Taxer \Tax"er\, n. 1. One who taxes. 2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also {taxor}.]
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Taxer \Tax"er\, n. 1. One who taxes. 2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also {taxor}.]
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Taxor \Tax"or\, n. [NL.] Same as {Taxer}, n., 2.
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Taxer \Tax"er\, n. 1. One who taxes. 2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also {taxor}.]
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Taxor \Tax"or\, n. [NL.] Same as {Taxer}, n., 2.
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Teacher \Teach"er\, n. 1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination. The teachers in all the churches assembled. --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Teaser \Teas"er\, n. (Elec.) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
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Teaser \Teas"er\, n. 1. One who teases or vexes. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]
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Teazer \Tea"zer\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.] The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works. --Tomlinson.
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d8Tessera \[d8]Tes"se*ra\, n.; pl. {Tesser[91]}. [L., a square piece, a die. See {Tessellar}.] A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. --Fairholt.
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Thack \Thack\, Thacker \Thack"er\ See {Thatch}, {Thatcher}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Karreo \Kar*reo"\, n.; pl. {Karroos}. One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.] {The Great Karroo}, [or] {The Karroo}, a vast plateau, in Cape Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at an elevation of about 3,000 feet.
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d8Thesaurus \[d8]The*sau"rus\, n.; pl. {Thesauri}. [L. See {Treasure}.] A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.
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Thick \Thick\ (th[icr]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} (-[etil]r); superl. {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j[94]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. {Tight}.] 1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick. Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer. My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. --1 Kings xii. 10. 2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck. 3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak. 4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. [bd]In a thick, misty day.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. 5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi. 29. Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. --Dryden. 6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance. 7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak. 8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak. His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. --Shak. 9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.] We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes. Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like. {Thick register}. (Phon.) See the Note under {Register}, n., 7. {Thick stuff} (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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Thuggery \Thug"ger*y\, Thuggism \Thug"gism\, n. Thuggee.
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Ticker \Tick"er\, n. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations ({stock ticker}) and other news on a paper ribbon or [bd]tape.[b8]
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Ticker \Tick"er\, n. [See {Tick}.] One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
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Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[c6]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris}) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. {American tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. {Clouded tiger} (Zo[94]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {F. marmorata}) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also {tortoise-shell tiger}. {Mexican tiger} (Zo[94]l.), the jaguar. {Tiger beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelid[91]}. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. {Tiger bittern}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}. {Tiger cat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus {Tigridia} (as {T. conchiflora}, {T. grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Cham[91]rops Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}. {Tiger moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family {Arctiad[91]} which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[91] are called {woolly bears}. {Tiger shark} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo maculatus [or] tigrinus}) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}. {Tiger shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie ({Cypr[91]a tigris}); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also {tiger cowrie}. {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena ({Hy[91]na crocuta}). {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Mach[91]rium Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Tiger-eye \Ti"ger-eye`\, n. (Min.) A siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See {Crocidolite}.
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Crocidolite \Crocid"olite\ (kr?-s?d"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + -lite.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also {blue asbestus}. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown {tiger-eye} of the jewelers.
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Tiger-eye \Ti"ger-eye`\, n. (Min.) A siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See {Crocidolite}.
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Crocidolite \Crocid"olite\ (kr?-s?d"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kroky`s nap on cloth + -lite.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and soda; -- called also {blue asbestus}. A silicified form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to oxide of iron, is the yellow brown {tiger-eye} of the jewelers.
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Tikur \Tikur"\, Tikoor \Tikoor"\, n. [Hind. tik[?]r.] An East Indian tree ({Garcinia pedunculata}) having a large yellow fleshy fruit with a pleasant acid flavor.
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Tikor \Tik"or\, n. [Hind. tikhur.] A starch or arrow-root made from the tubes of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant ({Curcuma angustifolia}); also, the plant itself.
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Tikur \Tikur"\, Tikoor \Tikoor"\, n. [Hind. tik[?]r.] An East Indian tree ({Garcinia pedunculata}) having a large yellow fleshy fruit with a pleasant acid flavor.
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Tisar \Ti"sar\, n. [F. tisard.] (Glass Manuf.) The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven. --Knight.
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Tisri \Tis"ri\, n. [Heb. tishr[c6], fr. Chald. sher[be]' to open, to begin.] The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October.
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Carry \Car"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off. When he dieth he small carry nothing away. --Ps. xiix. 17. Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. --Acts viii, 2. Another carried the intelligence to Russell. --Macaulay. The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty miles. --Bacon. 2. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to carry a wound; to carry an unborn child. If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our minds. --Locke. 3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead or guide. Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. --Shak. He carried away all his cattle. --Gen. xxxi. 18. Passion and revenge will carry them too far. --Locke. 4. To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column) to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in adding figures. 5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten miles farther. 6. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to carry an election. [bd]The greater part carries it.[b8] --Shak. The carrying of our main point. --Addison. 7. To get possession of by force; to capture. The town would have been carried in the end. --Bacon. 8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or exhibit; to imply. He thought it carried something of argument in it. --Watts. It carries too great an imputation of ignorance. --Lacke. 9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; -- with the reflexive pronouns. He carried himself so insolently in the house, and out of the house, to all persons, that he became odious. --Clarendon. 10. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance. {Carry arms} (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand, the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a nearly perpendicular position. In this position the soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at carry. {To carry all before one}, to overcome all obstacles; to have uninterrupted success. {To carry arms} (a) To bear weapons. (b) To serve as a soldier. {To carry away}. (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a fore-topmast. (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude; as, to be carried by music, or by temptation. {To carry coals}, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the occupation. --Halliwell. {To carry coals to Newcastle}, to take things to a place where they already abound; to lose one's labor. {To carry off} (a) To remove to a distance. (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others. (c) To remove from life; as, the plague carried off thousands. {To carry on} (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to continue; as, to carry on a design. (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on husbandry or trade. {To carry out}. (a) To bear from within. (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful issue. (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end. {To carry through}. (a) To convey through the midst of. (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from falling, or being subdued. [bd]Grace will carry us . . . through all difficulties.[b8] --Hammond. (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to succeed. {To carry up}, to convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build. {To carry weight}. (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. [bd]He carries weight, he rides a race[b8] --Cowper. (b) To have influence.
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Scare \Scare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaring}.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar, prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to turn.] To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. --Shak. {To scare away}, to drive away by frightening. {To scare up}, to find by search, as if by beating for game. [Slang] Syn: To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.
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Sear \Sear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Searing}.] [OE. seeren, AS. se[a0]rian. See {Sear}, a.] 1. To wither; to dry up. --Shak. 2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively. I'm seared with burning steel. --Rowe. It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that seared conscience. --Macaulay. The discipline of war, being a discipline in destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness. Whatever sympathies exist are seared. --H. Spencer. Note: Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other substance, and has no reference to the effect of hardness. {To sear}, to close by searing. [bd]Cherish veins of good humor, and sear up those of ill.[b8] --Sir W. Temple.
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Tocher \Toch"er\, n. [Gael. tochradh.] Dowry brought by a bride to her husband. [Scot.] --Burns.
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Toggery \Tog"ger*y\, n. [Cf. {Togated}.] Clothes; garments; dress; as, fishing toggery. [Colloq.]
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Tosser \Toss"er\, n. Ohe who tosser. --J. Fletcher.
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Tough \Tough\, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[omac]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[amac]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough. [bd]Tough roots and stubs. [b8] --Milton. 2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews. --Cowper. A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . . Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire. --Dryden. The basis of his character was caution combined with tough tenacity of purpose. --J. A. Symonds. 3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm. 4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow. So tough a frame she could not bend. --Dryden. 5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] [bd] A tough debate. [b8] --Fuller. {To make it tough}, to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Touser \Tous"er\, n. One who touses. [Prov. Eng.]
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Towser \Tow"ser\ (tou"z[etil]r), n. [See {Touse} to pull about. ] A familiar name for a dog. [ Written also {Towzer}. ]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Towser \Tow"ser\ (tou"z[etil]r), n. [See {Touse} to pull about. ] A familiar name for a dog. [ Written also {Towzer}. ]
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Tsar \Tsar\, n. The title of the emperor of Russia. See {Czar}.
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Tucker \Tuck"er\, n. [Cf. {Tuck}, n., 5.] Daily food; meals; also, food in general. [Slang or Colloq.] Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising almost anything within the province of food. --C. L. Money.
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Tucker \Tuck"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made. 2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later. 3. [See {Tuck}, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
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Tucker \Tuck"er\, v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Tugger \Tug"ger\, n. One who tugs.
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Tuscor \Tus"cor\, n. [See {Tusk}.] A tush of a horse.
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Tusker \Tusk"er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large wild boar.
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Tusker \Tusk"er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An elephant having large tusks.
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Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[ucr]s"s[adot]), n. [Also {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Anther[91]a mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[ucr]s"s[adot]), n. [Also {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Anther[91]a mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
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Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[ucr]s"s[adot]), n. [Also {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Anther[91]a mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
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Twagger \Twag"ger\, n. A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]
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Twigger \Twig"ger\, n. A fornicator. [Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Tyger \Ty"ger\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A tiger. [Obs.]
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Tzar \Tzar\, n. The emperor of Russia. See {Czar}.
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Czar \Czar\ (z[84]r), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar C[91]sar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ] A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also {tzar}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tzar \Tzar\, n. The emperor of Russia. See {Czar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Czar \Czar\ (z[84]r), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar C[91]sar; cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ] A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written also {tzar}
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Thacker, WV Zip code(s): 25694
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Tiger, GA (town, FIPS 76504) Location: 34.84546 N, 83.43340 W Population (1990): 301 (146 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30576
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Tucker, AR Zip code(s): 72168 Tucker, GA (CDP, FIPS 77652) Location: 33.85460 N, 84.22308 W Population (1990): 25781 (10416 housing units) Area: 31.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30084 Tucker, MS (CDP, FIPS 74675) Location: 32.70747 N, 89.04890 W Population (1990): 459 (124 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
TSR {Terminate and Stay Resident}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Tisri the first month of the civil year, and the seventh of the ecclesiastical year. See {ETHANIM} (1 Kings 8:2). Called in the Assyrian inscriptions Tasaritu, i.e. "beginning."