English words: tannishness to tapetail

300 English words, part 12 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 39 have a page of their own.

English words tannishness to tapetail

tannishness noun /ˈtænɨʃnɨs/: The quality or state of being tannish.
tannist noun: An employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.
tanno- prefix: Alternative form of tanni-.
tannocaffeic acid noun: Alternative form of caffetannic acid.
tannoform noun: A reddish solid that is a condensation product of tannin and formaldehyde.
tannogallate noun: A salt or ester of tannogallic acid.
tannogelatin noun: A white precipitate formed by tannin in a solution of gelatin.
tannogelatine noun: Alternative form of tannogelatin.
tannoid adjective, noun: Resembling, or composed of tannins.
tannometer noun: An instrument for measuring tannic acid content and thus the tanning power of a substance.
tannosal noun: A mixture of creosote and tannin once used to treat tuberculosis
tannosome noun: A kind of organelle found in vascular plants, formed when the chloroplast membrane forms pockets filled with tannin.
tannour noun: A primitive clay oven used in the Arab World.
tannoy noun, verb /ˈtænɔɪ/: A public address system.
tannur noun: Alternative form of tannour (“primitive clay oven”).
Tano noun /ˈtɑ.noʊ/: The Hopi-Tewa people.
tanoa noun /təˈnoʊ.ə/: A bowl for serving kava.
tanoak noun: Notholithocarpus densiflorus, an evergreen tree of the beech family, native to the western United States, whose seeds resemble the acorns of an oak.
Tanoan adjective /təˈnoʊ.ən/: Of or relating to the Tanoan languages or the peoples that speak them.
tanod noun: A low-level law enforcement officer.
tanomastat noun: An inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases, 4-(4'-chlorobiphenyl-4-yl)-4-oxo-2-[(phenylsulfanyl)methyl]butanoic acid, that is used as an anticancer drug
tanooki noun: Alternative spelling of tanuki.
tanorexia noun: A condition whose sufferers believe they are too pale and become obsessed with tanning.
tanorexic adjective, noun: Relating to, or suffering from, tanorexia.
tanpit noun: A vat sunk into the ground for tanning leather.
tanpura noun /tæmˈpʊəɹə/: Alternative spelling of tambura.
tanpuri noun: Alternative spelling of tambura.
Tanque proper noun: A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
Tanquelinian noun: Alternative form of Tanchelmian.
tanrogan noun: A scallop (edible mollusc).
tanru noun /ˈtænɹuː/: A compound brivla (“content word”): that is, a sequence of two or more brivla with possible intervention/incrustation of cmavo to modify the way in which...
tans noun, verb: The Black and Tans, a British irregular army group operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.
Tansey proper noun: A surname.
tanshindiol noun: Any of a group of orthoquinones, present in the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza, that are active against atherosclerosis
tanshinoate noun: Any salt or ester of tanshinoic acid
tanshinol noun: Synonym of tanshinone.
tanshinone noun: Any of a family of diterpene quinones, isolated from tan shen, that are transcription factor inhibitors
tanshinquinone noun: Synonym of tanshinone.
Tansley proper noun: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
tanstaafl phrase: Acronym of there ain't no such thing as a free lunch: something advertised as being "free" will invariably have hidden costs.
tanstuff noun: Material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).
tansu noun /ˈtɑnsu/: A traditional portable chest from Japan.
tansy noun /ˈtanzi/: A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.
tansy mustard noun: Synonym of flixweed.
tansy ragwort noun: Nickname for ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
tansyaster noun: A North American flower of the genus Dieteria.
tansymustard noun: Alternative form of tansy mustard.
tant noun, suffix /tənt/: A tantalum capacitor.
tant mieux interjection /tɒn mjɜː/: It's a good thing; so much the better; fortunately; used to express that a chance happening is favorable.
tant pis phrase: so much the worse
Tanta proper noun: A city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria.
tantalate noun: Any salt of tantalic acid.
tantalcarbide noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral yellow gray mineral containing carbon and tantalum.
Tantalean adjective: Alternative form of Tantalian.
tantalian adjective: Containing tantalum.
tantalic adjective: Containing pentavalent tantalum.
tantalic acid noun: the hydrated form of tantalum oxide, Ta₂O₅
tantaliferous adjective: Containing or producing tantalum.
tantalisation noun: Alternative form of tantalization.
tantalise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tantalize.
tantaliser noun: Alternative form of tantalizer.
tantalising adjective, noun, verb: Alternative spelling of tantalizing.
tantalisingly adverb: In a tantalising manner. Alternative spelling of tantalizingly.
tantalism noun /ˈtæntəlɪzəm/: tantalization.
tantalite noun /ˈtæntl̩aɪt/: A dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.
tantalium noun: Synonym of tantalum
tantalization noun: The act of tantalizing.
tantalize verb /ˈtæntəlaɪz/: To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
tantalizer noun: One who tantalizes; a tease; a tempter.
tantalizing adjective, noun, verb: Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.
tantalizingly adverb: In a tantalizing manner.
tantalizingness noun: The quality of being tantalizing.
Tantallon proper noun: A castle in East Lothian, Scotland.
tantalocene noun: A metallocene containing a tantalum atom.
tantalous adjective: Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
tantalum noun /ˈtæntələm/: A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
tantalus noun /ˈtæntələs/: A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
Tantalus cup noun: eponym - A scientific toy, having a siphon within the figure of a man whose chin is on a level with its bend.
Tantalus sphinx noun: Aellopos tantalus, a species of moth found in the Americas.
tantamount adjective, noun, verb /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/: Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.
tantara interjection, noun /tæntəˈɹɑː/: Alternative form of tarantara.
tantarara interjection, noun: Alternative form of tarantara.
tante noun /ˈtɑn.tə/: A Jewish aunt.
tanteuxenite-(Y) noun: A brown or black orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium and yttrium.
tantie noun: An aunt.
tantième noun /ˌtɑːntiˈɛm/: The share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors under a profit sharing scheme.
Tantillo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
tantipartite adjective: Synonym of multilinear.
tantite noun: A triclinic-pedial colorless mineral containing oxygen and tantalum.
tantivy adverb, noun, verb /tænˈtɪvi/: At full tilt
tanto adverb, noun /ˈtɑntoʊ/: A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
tanto knife noun: a tanto (Japanese knife)
Tanton proper noun: A surname.
tantony noun: Synonym of tantony pig.
tantony pig noun: The favourite or smallest pig in the litter.
tantoo noun: A tan line planned in the style of a tattoo.
tantoon noun: A plant of species Leptospermum polygalifolium.
tantou noun: Alternative form of tanto.
tantra noun /ˈtʌntɹə/: A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
tantrabogus noun: An odd-looking or menacing object, potentially related to the devil or bogeyman.
tantric adjective /ˈtæntɹɪk/: Related to Vajrayana Buddhism.
tantric sex noun: A slow, sustained form of sexual intercourse founded on Indian mysticism.
tantrically adverb: In a tantric manner or context.
tantrik noun: An exorcist.
tantrism noun: tantric beliefs and practices generally
tantrist noun: A devotee of tantrism.
tantrum noun, verb /ˈtæn.tɹʌm/: An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
tantrummy adjective: Prone to, or characteristic of, tantrums.
tantrumy adjective: Of, or relating to a tantrum; displaying childish behavior or experiencing an episode of bad temper.
tantulocarid noun: Any of the Tantulocarida, a group of parasitic crustaceans.
tantuni noun: A type of street food originating from Mersin consisting of stir-fried chopped beef or lamb, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and spices in pita or yufka bread.
tanty noun: A tantrum.
Tanuja proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
tanuki noun /təˈnʊkɪ/: A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
Tanvi proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
tanvin noun: tanwin as it occurs in Persian
tanwall noun: A tyre/tire with tan-coloured sidewalls.
tanween noun: Alternative form of tanwin.
Tanweer proper noun: A unisex given name from Persian, Bengali, or Arabic.
tanwin noun: In Arabic, nunation.
tanwood noun: Any wood used in tanning.
tanworks noun: A tannery.
tany- prefix: Stretch.
tanya noun: Alternative form of tania (“new cocoyam or taro”).
tanyan noun: Alternative form of tangum (“type of horse”).
tanyard noun: A tannery, or a yard of a tannery.
tanycyte noun: A type of ependymal cell, located in the floor of the third ventricle, that has processes extending deep into the hypothalamus.
tanycytic adjective: Relating to tanycytes.
tanyderid noun: Any fly in the family Tanyderidae.
tanylobic adjective: Alternative form of tanylobous.
tanylobous adjective: Having an elongated prostomium that overlaps the first segments.
tanyosho pine noun: A pine tree of a subspecies of Japanese pine *Pinus densiflora umbraculifera).
tanypezid noun: Any fly of the family Tanypezidae.
tanystropheid noun: An archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.
Tanza proper noun: A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
tanzaku noun: A slip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during the Tanabata festival.
Tanzania proper noun /ˌtæn.zəˈniːə/: A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.
Tanzanian adjective, noun /ˌtænzəˈniən/: A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.
Tanzanianness noun: Quality of being Tanzanian.
tanzanite noun /ˈtænzənaɪt/: A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
tanzawaic acid noun: Any of a group of organic compounds found in Penicillium fungi.
tanzeb noun: Alternative form of tanjib.
tänzelcore noun: A genre of rave music related to keller synth
Tanzer proper noun: A surname from German.
Tanzhaus noun: A late Middle Ages Jewish European dancehall
Tanzi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Tanzi effect noun: A phenomenon in which a period of high inflation in a country which results in a decline in the volume of tax collection and a deterioration of real tax...
tanzib noun: Alternative form of tanjib.
Tanzimat proper noun: A period of modernizing reform in the Ottoman Empire that began in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876.
tanztheater noun: A form of German expressionist dance.
tanzy noun: Alternative form of tansy.
tao noun /daʊ/: The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
tao tai noun: Alternative form of daotai.
tao-tieh noun: Alternative form of taotie.
taoiseach noun /ˈtiːʃəx/: The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.
Taoism proper noun /ˈtaʊ̯.ɪzm̩/: A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by wu wei, naturalness, and...
Taoist adjective, noun /ˈdaʊɪst/: Relating to Taoism.
Taoistic adjective /taʊˈɪstɪk/: Of or relating to Taoism.
Taoistically adverb: In a Taoistic manner.
taoke noun /ˈt̪ʰaʊ̯.kɛ/: boss; owner (of a business entity such as shop, etc.); shop owner; shopkeeper; business owner; employer (especially a Chinese Filipino boss)
taonga noun: In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
taonianone noun: A diterpene isolated from Taonia australasica.
Taormina proper noun: A surname from Italian.
taos adjective, noun /taʊs/: Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language.
Taoseño noun: A person from or resident of Taos, New Mexico.
taosi noun: A fermented black soybean sauce.
taotai noun: Alternative form of daotai.
taotao noun: A carved humanoid figure that represents a spirit in anitism.
taotie noun /taʊˈtjeɪ/: A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou Dynasty.
Taouist adjective, noun: Dated spelling of Taoist.
taoyin noun: A daotai, or circuit intendant.
Taoyuan proper noun: A city in northwestern Taiwan, formerly a county.
tap noun, verb /tæp/: A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
tap and go noun: A quick free kick taken by touching the ball with the boot and running forward.
tap bolt noun: A bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of passing through the part and receiving a nut.
tap cinder noun: The slag from a puddling furnace.
tap dance noun, verb: To perform a tap dance
tap dancer noun: Someone who performs a tap dance.
tap dancing noun, verb: The performance of tap dance.
tap drill noun: A drill of the correct size to produce the hole for a specified tap size.
tap in noun, verb: A simple, short putt very close to the hole.
tap into verb: To establish a connection with (something), especially in order to take advantage.
tap of work noun: Synonym of stroke of work.
tap off verb: To remove liquid or other particles from a furnace, keg, or other canister.
tap on verb: To strike an object or a person lightly and swiftly.
tap one's toes verb: To lightly strike the floor with one's toes, usually in time to music or a rhythm.
tap or nap verb: To submit by tapping, or risk being rendered unconscious.
tap out verb: To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
tap pants noun: French knickers
tap, rack, bang noun, verb: A technique for clearing a jam or misfire, consisting of applying pressure to the floor plate of the magazine to properly seat the magazine, manually...
tap, rack, go noun: Synonym of tap, rack, bang.
tap-room noun: Alternative form of taproom.
tap-tackle noun, verb: A tackle made from behind the running ball-carrier, where the tackler dives to touch the player's ankle and trips him up.
tap tap noun: A bus or pick-up truck used as public transport in Haiti.
tap the admiral verb: To steal some liquor from a cask that is in storage or transit.
tap up verb: To make a specific approach to a person considered to be suitable for a professional position.
tap water noun: Water that comes from a tap.
tapa noun /ˈtɑːpə/: A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
Tapachula proper noun: A city, a municipality of Chiapas, Mexico.
tapacolo noun: Alternative form of tapaculo.
tapaculo noun: Any member of the family Rhinocryptidae of small suboscine passeriform birds found mainly in South America.
tapadera noun: One of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.
tapadero noun: Alternative form of tapadera.
tapai noun: A traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava.
Tapajó noun: A member of an indigenous Brazilian people, now extinct, who in the 17th century lived in the area around where the Tapajós river flowed into the Amazon.
tapalo noun: A head covering worn by Latin American women.
tapan noun: Alternative form of tupan (“kind of drum”).
Tapanuli orangutan noun: A species of orangutan, Pongo tapanuliensis, native to South Tapanuli in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
tapao verb [ˌt˭ɑ(ː)˧ˈp˭aʊ(˦)]: To order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere.
tapas noun /ˈtæpæs/: A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now...
tapaslike adjective: Resembling tapas, any of a variety of appetizers used in Spanish cuisine
tapasvi noun: The sadhaka who performs tapasya.
tapasya noun: Alternative form of tapas (“asceticism, self-discipline”).
tapau verb: Alternative spelling of tapao.
tapayaxin noun: The horned lizard.
tapdance verb: Alternative form of tap-dance.
tapdancer noun: Alternative spelling of tap-dancer.
tapdancing noun: Alternative form of tap dancing.
tape noun, verb /teɪ̯p/: Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
tape ball noun: A tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, used in playing street cricket in Asia.
tape deck noun: tape recorder
tape delay noun: Synonym of broadcast delay.
tape dispenser noun: A device used to hold and dispense adhesive tape, typically with a cutting edge to facilitate tearing.
tape drive noun: A cassette drive.
tape echo noun: An audio delay device which records incoming audio to a loop of magnetic tape, then replays it over a series of playback heads before it is erased again by...
tape gag noun: A gag with sticky tape placed over the mouth to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help and keep its wearer...
tape grass noun: Any member of several species of family Hydrocharitaceae of aquatic grasses.
tape guard noun: A tab on a video cassette door to hold the tape in the staging position.
tape knot noun: Synonym of water knot (“type of bend knot”).
tape library noun: A device or room holding tape drives for storage purposes.
tape machine noun: tape recorder
tape measure noun: A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.
tape off verb: To cordon; to separate from the surroundings using tape or similar material.
tape out noun, verb: To measure out (a piece of land) so as to be able to accurately fire upon it.
tape over verb: To cover up with tape.
tape painting noun: The practice by one or more traders of buying and selling the same financial instruments in order to create artificial market activity, making the...
tape player noun: An electronic device used to play cassette tapes.
tape-record verb: To record on magnetic tape.
tape-recorded adjective, verb: recorded on tape (using a tape recorder)
tape recorder noun: An electromechanical device use to record and play back sound, etc.
tape recording noun, verb: A sound recording made with a tape recorder
tape safe noun: A safe for the storage of backups on computer tape.
tape transport noun: The motorized or mechanical system in a recorder or player that moves magnetic tape evenly across the read/write heads.
tape tree noun: A network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the material, copying on home VCRs and passing new tapes to...
tape up verb: To repair using tape.
tape-worm noun: Alternative spelling of tapeworm.
tapeable adjective: Capable of being recorded onto tape.
tapeball noun: Alternative form of tape ball.
tapedeck noun: Alternative form of tape deck.
tapedrive noun: Alternative form of tape drive.
tapegrass noun: Any of various aquatic flowering plants in the Hydrocharitaceae family.
Tapei proper noun: A language of Papua New Guinea.
tapeinocephalic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to tapeinocephaly.
tapeinocephaly noun: A flattening of the skull.
tapeinocranial adjective: Having a flattened cranium.
tapeinocranic adjective: Alternative form of tapeinocranial.
tapejarid noun: Any pterosaur in the family Tapejaridae.
tapejarine noun: Any pterosaur of the subfamily Tapejarinae
tapejaroid noun: Any pterosaur of the clade Tapejaroidea
tapeless adjective: Without tape (adhesive product).
tapeless workflow noun: Avoidance of use of magnetic tapes in the full process of video production from camera recording and editing to postproduction.
tapelike adjective: Resembling tape (the narrow band of material) or some aspect of it.
tapeline noun: A line of lightweight plastic put up around a crime scene to restrict access to the police.
tapemaker noun: A manufacturer of tapes.
tapemaking noun: The manufacture of tapes.
tapeman noun: A surveyor who uses a tape measure.
tapenade noun /ˌtæ.pəˈnɑːd/: A Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil, usually eaten with bread as an hors d'œuvre.
tapentadol noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
tapeout noun: The point at which the design of an integrated circuit is completed and the photomask is sent out for fabrication.
taper adjective, noun, verb /ˈteɪpə/: A slender wax candle.
taper candle noun: A long, narrow cylindrical candle that narrows slightly from a wider base to a conical tip.
taper fade noun: A kind of haircut where the hair is tapered from the scalp to a certain distance, and the rest of the hair is left the same length.
taper off verb /ˈteɪpə ɒf/: To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
taper pin noun: A tapered self-holding peg or pin used to connect parts together
taperbearer noun: One who carries a taper (light) in a religious procession.
taperecorder noun: Alternative form of tape recorder
tapered adjective, verb /ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/: Narrowing gradually towards a point.
taperer noun: A person who carries a taper in a religious service
tapering noun, verb: A tapered shape.
taperingly adverb: In a tapering manner; growing thinner towards one end.
taperless adjective: Without a taper.
taperlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a taper.
taperly adverb: In a tapering manner, becoming gradually narrower.
tapermaker noun: The manufacture of tapers.
taperness noun: The quality or state of being tapered; tapering form.
taperstick noun: A miniature candlestick.
tapertail noun: A kind of anchovy (Radiicephalus elongatus)
taperwise adjective, adverb: tapering
tapescript noun: A transcript of a tape recording.
tapespondence noun: Communications sent on tape between tapespondents.
tapespondent noun: A sort of penfriend who communicated by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post.
tapesponding noun: Friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.
tapester noun: A maker of tapestries.
tapestried adjective: Decorated with tapestry.
tapestry noun, verb /ˈtæpəstɹi/: A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
tapestry beetle noun: A small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.
tapestry moth noun: Synonym of carpet moth.
tapestrylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tapestry.
tapet noun: A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry.
tapetail noun: The larval stage of the whalefishes

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.