1: a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: {thymine}] 2: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phospha...

1: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T lymphocyte}]

1: a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame...

1: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells [syn: {T cell}]

1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {tai chi}, {t'ai chi chuan}, {tai chi chuan}]

1: a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health [syn: {t'ai chi}, {tai chi}, {tai chi chuan}]

1: a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China [syn: {Tianjin}, {Tientsin}]

1: a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar lift}, {Alpine lift}]

1: a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis [syn: {T-bar}, {Alpine lift}]

1: a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days [syn: {Treasury bill}]

1: small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin

1: a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T

1: a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury

1: a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them

1: scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {tachistoscope}]

1: shaped in the form of the letter T

1: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: {jersey}, {tee shirt}]

1: a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines

1: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935) [syn: {Lawrence}, {Thomas Edward Lawrence}, {Lawrence of Ara...

1: United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: {White}, {Theodore Harold White}]

1: British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) [syn: {Eliot}, {Thomas Stearns Eliot}]

1: infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) [syn: {t...

1: a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite [syn: {tantalum}, {atomic number 73}]

1: (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)

1: an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish [syn: {Afrikaans}, {the Taal}, {South African Dutch}]

1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: {check}, {chit}] 2: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tabloid}] 3: the key on an electric typewriter that cau...

1: the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation [syn: {tab}]

1: horseflies [syn: {family Tabanidae}]

1: a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald

1: very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers [syn: {Tabasco sauce}] 2: very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small [syn: {red pepper}]

1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {hot pepper}, {tabasco plant}, {Capsicum frutescens}]

1: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce [syn: {tabasco pepper}, {hot pepper}, {Capsicum frutescens}]

1: very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers [syn: {Tabasco}]

{tab}

{tab}

1: a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat [syn: {tabooli}]

1: having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: {brindled}, {brindle}, {brinded}] n 1: a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled wi...

1: a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black [syn: {tabby}]

1: the Mormon temple [syn: {Mormon Tabernacle}] 2: (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus 3: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congr...

1: (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival [syn: {Succos}, {Sukkoth}, {Feast of Booths}, {Feast of Tabernacles}]

1: evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap [syn: {genus Tabernaemontana}]

1: tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand [syn: {crape jasmine}, {crepe jasmine}, {crepe gardenia}, {pinwheel flo...

1: wasting of the body during a chronic disease

1: syphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence [syn: {locomotor ataxia}]

1: a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese [syn: {tabis}]

1: a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese [syn: {tabi}]

1: a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used

1: a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: {tabular array}] 2: a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a s...

1: (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price [syn: {prix fixe}] [ant: {a la carte}] n : a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price

1: a game that is played on a table

1: a knife used for eating at dining table

1: a lamp that sits on a table

1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table turning}]

1: linens for the dining table [syn: {napery}]

1: a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table [syn: {hot pad}]

1: pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds [syn: {mustard}]

1: to protect clothing; wipe mouth [syn: {napkin}, {serviette}]

1: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: {contents}]

1: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead [syn: {table tapping}, {spirit rapping}]

1: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food [syn: {salt}, {common salt}]

1: tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table [syn: {service}]

1: conversation during a meal

1: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead [syn: {table rapping}, {spirit rapping}]

1: a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball [syn: {Ping-Pong}]

1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table turning}, {table lifting}]

1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tilting}, {table turning}, {table lifting}]

1: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits [syn: {table tipping}, {table tilting}, {table lifting}]

1: wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal

1: small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales [syn: {prickly pine}, {hickory pine}, {Pinus pungens}]

1: paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis racquet}, {pingpong paddle}]

1: paddle used to play table tennis [syn: {table-tennis bat}, {pingpong paddle}]

1: a table used for playing table tennis [syn: {ping-pong table}, {pingpong table}]

1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau vivant}] 2: any dramatic scene [also: {tableaux} (pl)]

1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) [syn: {tableau}]

{tableau}

1: a covering spread over a dining table

1: a fork for eating at a dining table

1: a relatively flat highland [syn: {plateau}]

1: someone you dine with [syn: {dining companion}]

1: as much as a tablespoon will hold [syn: {tablespoonful}] 2: a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

1: as much as a tablespoon will hold [syn: {tablespoon}]

1: a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription 2: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad}, {pad of paper}] 3: a small flat compressed cake of some subs...

1: a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing

1: the top horizontal work surface of a table

1: articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

1: sensationalist journalism [syn: {yellow journalism}, {tab}] 2: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: {rag}, {sheet}]

1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: {forbidden}, {out(p)}, {prohibited}, {proscribed}, {tabu}, {verboten}] 2:...

1: a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat [syn: {tabbouleh}]

1: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabour}]

1: a tubular wind instrument [syn: {pipe}]

1: a city in central Tanzania

1: a low stool in the shape of a drum [syn: {tabouret}]

1: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: {tabor}]

1: a low stool in the shape of a drum [syn: {taboret}]

1: an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs

1: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: {taboo}] 2: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" ...

1: a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia

1: a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) 2: an opportunity to start over without prejudice [syn: {fresh start}, {clean slate}]

1: arranged or displayed systematically in table form 2: flat; like a table in form

1: a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1" [syn: {table}]

1: information set out in tabular form [syn: {tabulation}]

1: arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularize}, {tabulate}]

1: arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularise}, {tabulate}]

1: arrange in tabular form [syn: {tabularize}, {tabularise}] 2: shape or cut with a flat surface

1: information set out in tabular form [syn: {tabular matter}] 2: the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"

1: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens [syn: {counter}]

1: the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare [syn: {GA}]

1: poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves [syn: {balsam poplar}, {hackmatack}, {Populus balsamifera}]

1: genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers [syn: {genus Tacca}]

1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca pinnatifida}]

1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: {pia}, {Indian arrowroot}, {Tacca leontopetaloides}]

1: small family of tropical herbs [syn: {family Taccaceae}]

1: measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation [syn: {tachometer}]

1: a theodolite designed for rapid measurements [syn: {tachymeter}]

1: bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects

1: parasites on other insects [syn: {family Tachinidae}]

1: scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {t-scope}]

1: a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph

1: a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle

1: measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation [syn: {tach}]

1: abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute)

1: echidnas [syn: {family Tachyglossidae}]

1: type genus of the family Tachyglossidae [syn: {genus Tachyglossus}]

1: a basic or basalt glass

1: a theodolite designed for rapid measurements [syn: {tacheometer}]

1: a genus of Limulidae [syn: {genus Tachypleus}]

1: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied}, {silent}, {understood...

1: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: {connivance}, {secret approval}]

1: in a tacit manner; by unexpressed agreement; "they are tacitly expected to work 10 hours a day"

1: habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: {voluble}]

1: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary [syn: {reserve}, {reticence}]

1: without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: {mutely}, {wordlessly}, {silently}]

1: the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails 2: a short nail with a sharp point and a large head 3: gear for a horse [syn: {stable gear}, {saddlery}] 4: (nautical) a line (...

1: a light hammer that is used to drive tacks

1: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: {append}, {tag on}, {tack}, {hang on}]

1: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}] [ant: {disassemble}]

1: a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding) 2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn: {baster}] 3: a hand-held machine for driving staples ho...

{tacky}

{tacky}

1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: {cheapness}, {tat}, {sleaze}]

1: loose temporary stitches [syn: {baste}, {basting}] 2: (nautical) the act of changing tack [syn: {tack}]

1: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student" 2: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails [syn: {rigging}] 3: gear used ...

1: a football player who tackles the ball carrier

1: taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {confronting}, {coping with}, {grappling}]

1: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; "tacky varnish" 2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"...

1: offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent [syn: {greaser}, {wetback}] 2: a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling

1: spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos

1: a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle

1: a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma

1: a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore

1: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence [syn: {tactfulness}] [ant: {tactlessness}]

1: having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment" [ant: {tactless...

1: showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner; "he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble" [ant: {tactlessly}]

1: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence [syn: {tact}] [ant: {tactlessness}]

1: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}]

1: of or pertaining to tactic or tactics; "a tactical error"

1: intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations [syn: {combat intelligence}]

1: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {tactical manoeuvre}]

1: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuvre}, {tactical maneuver}]

1: (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act

1: with regard to tactics; "the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands"

1: a person who is skilled at planning tactics

1: the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of ...

1: a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them [syn: {astereognosis}]

1: a property perceived by touch [syn: {feel}]

1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation}, {tactual sensation}, {feeli...

1: the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain [syn: {tactual sensation}, {touch perception}, {skin perceptiveness}]

1: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age" [syn: {untactful}] [ant: {tactful}] 2: showing skill in ha...

1: without tact; in a tactless manner; "at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly" [ant: {tactfully}]

1: the quality of lacking tact [ant: {tact}]

1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactile}] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of ...

1: a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) [syn: {palpation}]

1: the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling" [syn: {touch}, {touch sensation}, {tactile sensation}, {feeli...

1: by touch; "he perceives shapes tactually" [syn: {haptically}]

1: a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" [syn: {shade}]

1: freetail bats [syn: {genus Tadarida}]

1: the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter [syn: {guano bat}, {Mexican freetail bat}]

1: a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex [syn: {Reichstein}]

1: Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817) [syn: {Kosciusko}, {Thaddeus Kosciusko}, {Kosciuszko}]

1: small brown bat of California and northern Mexico [syn: {pocketed bat}, {pocketed freetail bat}]

1: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tajik}]

1: sheldrakes [syn: {genus Tadorna}]

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

1: a kind of branchiopod crustacean

1: a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China [syn: {Tajik}] 2: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan...

1: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Tajikistan}, {Republic of Tajikistan}, {Tadzhik}, {Tadjik}, {Tajik}]

1: a Korean martial art similar to karate

1: a city in southeastern South Korea [syn: {Tegu}]

1: a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces

1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: {tenia}, {fillet}] 2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host [also: {taeniae} (pl)]

{taenia}

1: a family of Cestoda [syn: {family Taeniidae}]

1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric

1: a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect [syn: {plain weave}]

1: the railing around the stern of a ship

1: a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed [syn: {patent log}, {screw log}]

1: chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

1: an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) [syn: {candied apple}, {candy apple}, {caramel apple}, {toffee apple}]

1: United States sculptor (1860-1936) [syn: {Lorado Taft}] 2: 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) [syn: {William Howard Taft}, {P...