tacker - n. 1 a person or thing that tracks. 2 a police dog...

Tagalog - n. & adj. 1 a member of the principal people...

tachymeter - n. 1 Surveying an instrument used to locate points rapidly. 2 a speed-indicator....

tanslator - n. 1 a person who translates from one language into another. 2 a television relay...

tanslate - see TRANSFER]...

tailspin - n. & v. 1 a spin (see SPIN n. 2) by an aircraft with...

tabloid - n. 1 a newspaper, usu. popular in style with bold headlines and large photographs,...

tactic - see TACTICS]...

tablespoon - n. 1 a large spoon for serving food. 2 an amount held by this. tablespoonful n....

tagliatelle - n. a form of pasta in narrow ribbons. [It.]...

tabature - n. Mus. an early form of notation indicating fingering (esp. in playing the lute),...

tangent - n. & adj. 1 a straight line, curve, or surface that meets another curve ...

tabular - adj. 1 of or arranged in tables or lists. 2 broad and flat like a table. 3 (of a...

tactile - adj. 1 of or connected with the sense of touch. 2 perceived by touch. 3

tactics - n.pl. 1 (also treated as sing.) the art of disposing armed forces esp. in contact...

tachimeter - n. 1 Surveying an instrument used to locate points rapidly. 2 a speed-indicator....

tatic - see TACTICS]...

tatered - adj. in tatters. ...

taglog - n. & adj. 1 a member of the principal people...

targat - n. & v. 1 a mark or point fired or aimed at, esp. a round or rectangular object...

talc - n. & v. 1 talcum powder. 2 any crystalline form of magnesium silicate

tamil - n. & adj. 1 a member of a Dravidian people inhabiting South India and Sri Lanka....

tabernacle - n. 1 hist. a tent used as a sanctuary for the Ark of the Covenant by the Israelites...

tarsal - adj. & n. of or relating to the bones in the ankle. a tarsal bone. [TARSUS + -AL]...

taste - n. & v. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth...

tasiturn - adj. reserved in speech; saying little; uncommunicative. taciturnity n. taciturnly...

tacit - adj. understood or implied without being stated (tacit consent). tacitly adv....

tali - pl. of TALUS(1). ...

taion - n. = LEX TALIONIS. [ME f. OF f. L talio -onis f. talis such]...

tacturn - adj. reserved in speech; saying little; uncommunicative. taciturnity n. taciturnly...

tabou - n., adj., & v. (also tabu) (pl. taboos or tabus) 1 a system or the act of setting...

tableu - see TABLE]...

tabulator - n. 1 a person or thing that tabulates. 2 a device...

tafia - orig. uncert.]...

tacho - n. (pl. -os) colloq. = TACHOMETER. [abbr.]...

ta - abbr. (in the UK) Territorial Army. ...

tansistor - n. 1 a semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in...

tarnslator - n. 1 a person who translates from one language into another. 2 a television relay...

tafeta - n. a fine lustrous silk or silklike fabric. [ME f. OF taffetas or med.L taffata,...

tacet - v.intr. Mus. an instruction for a particular voice or instrument to be silent. [L,...

tacograph - n. a device used esp. in heavy goods vehicles and coaches etc. for automatically...

tabor - cf. TABLA, Pers. tabira drum]...

talaria - n.pl. (in Roman mythology) winged sandals as an attribute of Mercury,

taking - adj. & n. 1 attractive or captivating. 2 catching or infectious. (in pl.) an amount...

tabalture - n. Mus. an early form of notation indicating fingering (esp. in playing the lute),...

taurus - n. 1 a constellation. 2 a the second sign of the zodiac (the Bull). b a person born...

tarantula - n. 1 any large hairy tropical spider of the family Theraphosidae. 2 a large black...

tablature - n. Mus. an early form of notation indicating fingering (esp. in playing the lute),...

tala - n. any of the traditional rhythmic patterns of Indian music. [Skr.]...

tabelspoon - n. 1 a large spoon for serving food. 2 an amount held by this. tablespoonful n....

tabby - connection of other senses uncert.]...

tagete - n. any plant of the genus Tagetes, esp. any of various marigolds with

tailon - n. = LEX TALIONIS. [ME f. OF f. L talio -onis f. talis such]...

taeignea - n. ( US tenia) (pl. taeniae or taenias) 1 Archit. a...

tadition - a the oral teaching of Christ and the Apostles. b the laws held by the Pharisees...

taenia - n. ( US tenia) (pl. taeniae or taenias) 1 Archit. a...

tase - n. Sc. a small cup. ...

tabsco - n. 1 a pungent pepper made from the fruit of Capsicum...

talion - n. = LEX TALIONIS. [ME f. OF f. L talio -onis f. talis such]...

takel - n. 1 a person who takes a bet. 2 a person who accepts an offer. ...

tanagel - n. any small American bird of the subfamily Thraupinae, the male usu. having brightly-coloured...

tachometer - n. an instrument for measuring the rate of rotation of a shaft and hence the speed...

taret - n. & v. 1 a mark or point fired or aimed at, esp. a round or rectangular object...

tagaog - n. & adj. 1 a member of the principal people...

tailcoat - n. a man's morning or evening coat with a long skirt divided at the back into tails...

tattered - adj. in tatters. ...

tabla - n. Ind. Mus. a pair of small drums played with the hands. [Hind. f. Arab. tabla...

tara - n. any of the traditional rhythmic patterns of Indian music. [Skr.]...

tableau - see TABLE]...

tabulatol - n. 1 a person or thing that tabulates. 2 a device...