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   tadpole
         n 1: a larval frog or toad [syn: {tadpole}, {polliwog},
               {pollywog}]

English Dictionary: tadpole by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tadpole shrimp
n
  1. a kind of branchiopod crustacean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tadpole-shaped
adj
  1. shaped in the form of a tadpole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tea table
n
  1. a small table for serving afternoon tea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
the devil
n
  1. something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
to the full
adv
  1. to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"
    Synonym(s): fully, to the full, full
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toadflax
n
  1. common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
    Synonym(s): toadflax, butter-and-eggs, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toddy palm
n
  1. fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago
    Synonym(s): wine palm, jaggery palm, kitul, kittul, kitul tree, toddy palm, Caryota urens
  2. tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving
    Synonym(s): palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, lontar, longar palm, Borassus flabellifer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
two-eyed violet
n
  1. violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
    Synonym(s): two-eyed violet, heartsease, Viola ocellata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[be]die,
      t[be]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
      head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In
            this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
            gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike
            tail. Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or
            {purwiggy}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tadpole fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Forkbeard}
            (a) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[be]die,
      t[be]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
      head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In
            this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
            gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike
            tail. Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or
            {purwiggy}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tadpole fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Forkbeard}
            (a) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A European fish ({Raniceps raninus}), having a large flat
            head; -- also called {tadpole fish}, and {lesser forked
            beard}.
      (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
            blennoides}); -- also called {great forked beard}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[be]die,
      t[be]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all
      head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In
            this stage it breathes by means of external or internal
            gills, is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike
            tail. Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or
            {purwiggy}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tadpole fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Forkbeard}
            (a) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A European fish ({Raniceps raninus}), having a large flat
            head; -- also called {tadpole fish}, and {lesser forked
            beard}.
      (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
            blennoides}); -- also called {great forked beard}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tea \Tea\, n. [Chin. tsh[be], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[82].]
      1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea, [or]
            Camellia, Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but
            has been introduced to some extent into some other
            countries.
  
      Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
               color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
               by various other characteristic differences, as of
               taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and
               quality are dependent upon the treatment which the
               leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
               green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow
               pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being
               gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands
               upon a table, to free them from a portion of their
               moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly
               dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in
               the air for some time after being gathered, and then
               tossed about with the hands until they become soft and
               flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and
               rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
               few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried
               slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting
               and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until
               the leaves have become of the proper color. The
               principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
               kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,
               and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a
               choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in
               the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest
               kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest
               varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made
               chiefly from young spring buds. See {Bohea}, {Congou},
               {Gunpowder tea}, under {Gunpowder}, {Hyson}, {Oolong},
               and {Souchong}. --K. Johnson. Tomlinson.
  
      Note: [bd]No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
               Europe till after the establishment of intercourse
               between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,
               however, did little towards the introduction of the
               herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
               established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,
               that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
               habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe.[b8]
               --Encyc. Brit.
  
      2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;
            as, tea is a common beverage.
  
      3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the
            dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;
            catnip tea.
  
      4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
  
      {Arabian tea}, the leaves of {Catha edulis}; also (Bot.), the
            plant itself. See {Kat}.
  
      {Assam tea}, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought
            there from China about the year 1850.
  
      {Australian}, [or] {Botany Bay}, {tea} (Bot.), a woody
            clambing plant ({Smilax glycyphylla}).
  
      {Brazilian tea}.
            (a) The dried leaves of {Lantana pseodothea}, used in
                  Brazil as a substitute for tea.
            (b) The dried leaves of {Stachytarpheta mutabilis}, used
                  for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
                  preparing a beverage.
  
      {Labrador tea}. (Bot.) See under {Labrador}.
  
      {New Jersey tea} (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of
            which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
            See {Redroot}.
  
      {New Zealand tea}. (Bot.) See under {New Zealand}.
  
      {Oswego tea}. (Bot.) See {Oswego tea}.
  
      {Paraguay tea}, mate. See 1st {Mate}.
  
      {Tea board}, a board or tray for holding a tea set.
  
      {Tea bug} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect which injures the
            tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
  
      {Tea caddy}, a small box for holding tea.
  
      {Tea chest}, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with
            sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
  
      {Tea clam} (Zo[94]l.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {Tea garden}, a public garden where tea and other
            refreshments are served.
  
      {Tea plant} (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used
            in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea
            Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
  
      {Tea rose} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the
            rose ({Rosa Indica}, var. {odorata}), introduced from
            China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now
            cultivated.
  
      {Tea service}, the appurtenances or utensils required for a
            tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the
            teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
  
      {Tea set}, a tea service.
  
      {Tea table}, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
            which tea is drunk.
  
      {Tea taster}, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea
            by tasting.
  
      {Tea tree} (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See {Tea plant},
            above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tattoo \Tat*too"\, n. [Earlier taptoo, D. taptoe; tap a tap,
      faucet + toe to, shut (i. e., the taps, or drinking houses,
      shut from the soldiers).] (Mil.)
      A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night,
      giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their
      quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.
  
      {The Devil's tattoo}. See under {Devil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de[a2]fol, de[a2]ful; akin to G.
      [?]eufel, Goth. diaba[a3]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil,
      Gr. [?] the devil, the slanderer, fr. [?] to slander,
      calumniate, orig., to throw across; [?] across + [?] to
      throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr. gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]
      1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and
            spiritual of mankind.
  
                     [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.
                                                                              --Luke iv. 2.
  
                     That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which
                     deceiveth the whole world.                  --Rev. xii. 9.
  
      2. An evil spirit; a demon.
  
                     A dumb man possessed with a devil.      --Matt. ix.
                                                                              32.
  
      3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. [bd]That
            devil Glendower.[b8] [bd]The devil drunkenness.[b8]
            --Shak.
  
                     Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
                     devil?                                                --John vi. 70.
  
      4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
            ironically, of negation. [Low]
  
                     The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
                     timepleaser.                                       --Shak.
  
                     The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But
                     wonder how the devil they got there.   --Pope.
  
      5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
            excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
  
                     Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
                     oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir
                                                                              W. Scott.
  
      6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
            etc.
  
      {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.
  
      {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.
  
      {Devil bird} (Zo[94]l.), one of two or more South African
            drongo shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {E. remifer}),
            believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.
  
      {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
            adjectively. --Longfellow.
  
      {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria
            saccharina}, and {L. longicruris}) of the Atlantic ocean,
            having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped somewhat
            like an apron.
  
      {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]
            (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus
                  cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]
  
      {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Darn}, v. t.
           
  
      {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zo[94]l.), the common
            British starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a
            sponge with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]
  
      {Devil's riding-horse} (Zo[94]l.), the American mantis
            ({Mantis Carolina}).
  
      {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
            [bd]Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his
            boot heels.[b8] --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).
  
      {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still
            practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
            forces of nature are of equal power.
  
      {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing
            office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing
            the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. [bd]Without fearing
            the printer's devil or the sheriff's officer.[b8]
            --Macaulay.
  
      {Tasmanian devil} (Zo[94]l.), a very savage carnivorous
            marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus, [or] Diabolus,
            ursinus}).
  
      {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tithable \Tith"a*ble\, a.
      Subject to the payment of tithes; as, tithable lands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Develop \De*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Developed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d[82]veloper; d[82]- (L. dis-) +
      OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup
      agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable
      or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf.
      {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,
      volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written
      also {develope}.]
      1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to
            lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or
            known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to
            develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.
  
                     These serve to develop its tenets.      --Milner.
  
                     The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and
                     developing the line of the enemy.      --The Century.
  
      2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to
            bring through a succession of states or stages, each of
            which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a
            process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an
            embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of
            being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a
            flower; to develop the mind.
  
                     The sound developed itself into a real compound.
                                                                              --J. Peile.
  
                     All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before
                     the wings are fully developed.            --Owen.
  
      3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;
            to promote the growth of.
  
                     We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
                                                                              --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd).
  
      4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic
            expression, by executing certain indicated operations
            without changing the value.
  
      5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or
            latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical
            agents; to bring to view.
  
      {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce
            on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the
            curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch
            the plane.
  
      Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;
               disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.]
      1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited
            action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;
            force.
  
                     That seal You ask with such a violence, the king,
                     Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     All the elements At least had gone to wrack,
                     disturbed and torn With the violence of this
                     conflict.                                          --Milton.
  
      2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,
            reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;
            unjust force; outrage; assault.
  
                     Do violence to do man.                        --Luke iii.
                                                                              14.
  
                     We can not, without offering violence to all
                     records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.
                                                                              --T. Burnet.
  
                     Looking down, he saw The whole earth filled with
                     violence.                                          --Milton.
  
      3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.
  
      {To do violence on}, to attack; to murder. [bd]She . . . did
            violence on herself.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To do violence to}, to outrage; to injure; as, he does
            violence to his own opinions.
  
      Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;
               infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.]
      1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited
            action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;
            force.
  
                     That seal You ask with such a violence, the king,
                     Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     All the elements At least had gone to wrack,
                     disturbed and torn With the violence of this
                     conflict.                                          --Milton.
  
      2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,
            reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;
            unjust force; outrage; assault.
  
                     Do violence to do man.                        --Luke iii.
                                                                              14.
  
                     We can not, without offering violence to all
                     records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.
                                                                              --T. Burnet.
  
                     Looking down, he saw The whole earth filled with
                     violence.                                          --Milton.
  
      3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.
  
      {To do violence on}, to attack; to murder. [bd]She . . . did
            violence on herself.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To do violence to}, to outrage; to injure; as, he does
            violence to his own opinions.
  
      Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;
               infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Double \Dou"ble\, v. i.
      1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity,
            length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
  
                     'T is observed in particular nations, that within
                     the space of three hundred years, notwithstanding
                     all casualties, the number of men doubles. --T.
                                                                              Burnet.
  
      2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the
            same ground, or in an opposite direction.
  
                     Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. --Dryden.
  
                     Doubling and doubling with laborious walk.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
  
                     What penalty and danger you accrue, If you be found
                     to double.                                          --J. Webster.
  
      4. (Print.) To set up a word or words a second time by
            mistake; to make a doublet.
  
      {To double upon} (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Double-bank \Dou"ble-bank"\, v. t. (Naut.)
      To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or
      thwart.
  
      {To double-bank an oar}, to set two men to pulling one oar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Toadflax \Toad"flax`\, n. (Bot.)
      An herb ({Linaria vulgaris}) of the Figwort family, having
      narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called
      also {butter and eggs}, {flaxweed}, and {ramsted}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; --
      called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Toothbill \Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon ({Didunculus
      strigiostris}) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
      its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
      dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
      has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
      chocolate red. Called also {toothbilled pigeon}, and
      {manu-mea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Toothbill \Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon ({Didunculus
      strigiostris}) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
      its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
      dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
      has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
      chocolate red. Called also {toothbilled pigeon}, and
      {manu-mea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Toothful \Tooth"ful\, a.
      Toothsome. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Totipalmate \To`ti*pal"mate\, a. [L. totus all, whole + E.
      palmate.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea
      birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under
      {Aves}.

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