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noun
- Silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
- (obsolete) A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
- (obsolete) A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
- (obsolete) A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.
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| taboret |
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noun
- a low stool in the form of a drum
- a low stand or embroidery frame in the same shape
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| taille |
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noun
- a form of direct taxation levied on the land of peasants in the France of the Ancien Régime
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| tailored |
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verb - (past of, tailor)
adjective - Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
- Made by a tailor.
- His expensive shirts didn't look that much better than off-the-rack, but they lasted much longer.
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| tailoring |
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verb
- (present participle of, tailor)
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| tailor-made |
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adjective
- made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke
- perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements
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| tailor's chalk |
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noun
- A chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.
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| tails |
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noun
- (plural of, tail)
- (slang) Short for tailcoat.
- So I'm puting on my top hat, tying on my white tie, brushing off my tails. - Chorus from TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND TAILS (Irving Berlin)
verb
- (third-person singular of, tail)
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| taj |
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noun
- A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.
- (historical) A crown worn by Indian princes as a sign of high rank.
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| Tan |
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proper noun
- An English surname derived from the transliteration of various Asian surnames, particularly originating from China and Vietnam.
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| tank |
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noun
- A container for liquids or gases, typically with a volume of several cubic metres.
- A armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun and moving on caterpillar tracks. For details see the w:tank, Wikipedia article on "tank".
- (Australian and Indian English), a reservoir or dam.
- (American SouthWest? English, esp Texas), a large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field. By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
- (slang) a very muscular and physically intense person
- In USA scuba divers' usage, a compressed air or gas cylinder.
- In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.
- For uses as a name, see w:Tank, tank in Wikipedia.
verb
- To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stockmarket); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
- (Online RPG) To attract the attacks of a monster, so that the other people in the group can defeat the monster in question more efficiently.
- To put fuel into a tank
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| tank top |
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noun - a casual item of clothing, a top with no sleeves
- the top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board
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| tanning |
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verb
- (present participle of, tan)
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| tap |
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noun
- A device used to dispense liquids.
- We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the .
- A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
- We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper to match the valve's thread.
- A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
- The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.
verb (tapp, ing)
- To furnish with taps.
- on tap: To have something available; to open (a keg) with a .
- We have draft beer on tap.
- To access a resource or object.
- When he ran out of money, he decided to into his trust fund.
- To draw off liquid from a vessel
- He tapped a new barrel of beer.
- To place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection
- They can't the phone without a warrant.
- To intercept a communication without authority.
- He was known to Cable TV and satellite dishes.
- (context, mechanical) To cut an internal screw thread.
- Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
- (slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- I would tap that hot girl over there. or, more informally, I'd tap that
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| tat |
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noun
- cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze
- a form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread; often used to refer to academic or liturgical dress
- (slang) A tattoo
verb to tat (transitive or intransitive)
- to make (something by) tatting
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| tatter |
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noun
- A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
- A person engaged in tatting.
verb (tatters, tattering, tattered)
- To destroy an article of clothing by shredding.
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| tatting |
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noun
- a form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread
- the art of making such lace
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| Teddy |
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proper noun
- Diminutive of the male given name Edward.
- Diminutive of the male given name Theodore.
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| tee |
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noun
- (golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole
- (golf) Golf: a wooden or plastic peg from which a golf ball is hit on the first shot on a golf hole
- (curling) sports Curling: The target area of a curling rink
- Something shaped like the letter T
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| terai |
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noun
- A wide-brimmed double felt sun hat worn especially in subtropical regions
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| thermal |
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noun (plural: thermals)
- A rise, rising column of air.
adjective
- pertaining to heat or temperature.
- (of fabric) providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
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| thong |
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noun
- A strip of leather.
- (context, british, US, NZ) An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
- (context, Australian, US) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
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| tiara |
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noun
- the papal crown
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| tie |
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noun
- An item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck, often under the collar of a shirt. See also bow tie, black tie.
- The situation in which one or more participants in a competition are placed equally. (Synonym: draw).
- (cricket) The situation at the end of all four innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different to a draw).
- (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- A piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- (context, rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together railway lines.
verb (ties, tying, tied)
- (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- Tie this rope in a knot for me, please.
- Tie the rope to this tree.
- (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) by tying a string or the like.
- Tie a knot in this rope for me, please.
- (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by tying a string or the like.
- Tie him to the tree.
- (transitive) To secure (something) by tying a string or the like.
- ''Tie your shoes.
- (intransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- They tied for third place.
- (transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- He tied me for third place.
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| tights |
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noun (pluralonly)
- A close-fitting, sheer garment worn by women that covers the body completely from the waist down.
- A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
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| tippet |
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noun
- a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front
- a stole worn by Anglican ministers
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| toggle |
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noun
- a switch that can assume either of two positions; an on/off switch.
- (nautical) A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar used for securing a loop in a rope or chain, etc. (often temporarily) to another, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. (FM 55-501)
verb to toggle
- to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
- Clicking a button will alternately its light on OR off.
- to switch between alternate states.
- to lower/upper case
- You can quickly the case of selected text by pressing Shift+C
- Tou can between available languages using this drop-down list.
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| top |
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noun
- That part of an object furthest away in the opposite direction from that in which an unsupported object would fall.
- His kite got caught at the of the tree.
- The part viewed, or intended to be viewed, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the uppermost visible objects.
- Headings appear at the tops of pages. Or, Further weather information can be found at the of your television screen.
- A lid, cap or cover of a container.
- A garment worn to cover the torso.
- A child"s spinning toy; a spinning top
- (nautical) A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached
- (baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
- (sexual slang) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- (gay sexual slang) A gay man who likes take an active sexual role rather than a passive role (e.g. to penetrate in anal sex rather than be penetrated).
verb (top, p, ing)
- To cover on the top or with a top.
- To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- To excel, to beat.
- (slang) To kill, murder.
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adjective
- (informal) best.
adverb
- Rated first.
- She came in her French exam.
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| topper |
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noun
- A single-handed dinghy, 11 foot (3.6 metres) in length, with only one sail
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| trouser |
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noun - (context, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to trousers.
- trouser leg
- (context, UK, in clothing retail and fashion) A pair of trousers.
- And this is our linen trouser, sir.
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| trousers |
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noun (pluralonly)
- (context, UK,CA) An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
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| trousseau |
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noun (pl2=trousseaux)
- (obsolete) A bundle.
- The clothes and linen etc. that a bride collects for her wedding and married life.
- 1918: Consequently, having decided to divide her daughter's into two parts, a lesser and a larger, the Princess eventually consented to have the wedding before Advent. " Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, tr. Louise & Aylmer Maude (Oxford 1998, p. 435)
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| T-shirt |
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noun
- A lightweight shirt without buttons, with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.
- Many bands make more money from sales than from sale of tickets.
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| tube top |
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noun
- A one-piece strapless tube-shaped top worn by women, leaving shoulders and belly-button exposed.
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| tuck |
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noun
- (slang) snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle".
- A curled position.
verb
- to push in one material under another - as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in my shirt" etc
- to eat food
- to curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.
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| Tucker |
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proper noun
- A south-western English occupational surname; equivalent to Fuller.
- (given name, male), modern transferred use of the surname.
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| tuft |
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noun
- A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- A small clump of trees or bushes.
- (context, formerly) A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
- A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
verb
- (transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- (transitive) To form into tufts.
- (transitive) To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
- (intransitive) To be formed into tufts.
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| tunic |
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noun - A garment worn over the torso.
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| tuque |
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noun
- Variant spelling of toque.
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| turban |
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noun
- Man"s head-dress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- Woman"s close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
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| tutu |
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noun
- A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- The ballet dancers representing the swans wore a white .
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| two-piece |
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noun
- A garment consisting of two separate parts; especially such a swimsuit
adjective
- comprising two pieces
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| Tyrolean |
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adjective
- of or relating to Tyrol
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