English words: tear one's hair out to techno-optimist

300 English words, part 20 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words tear one's hair out to techno-optimist

tear one's hair out verb: To react with extreme agitation.
tear out verb /tɛə aʊt/: To remove by tearing.
tear pit noun: Alternative form of tearpit.
tear resistance noun: The resistance level of a material that can withstand the effect of cracking or tearing.
tear sac noun: Synonym of lacrimal sac.
tear sheet noun: A page torn from a periodical.
tear someone a new one verb: To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate.
tear someone off a strip verb: Alternative form of tear a strip off someone.
tear stain noun: Alternative form of tearstain.
tear-stained adjective: Alternative form of tearstained.
tear stick noun: A stick of wax impregnated with menthol, applied beneath an actor's eyes to induce tears.
tear strip noun: A narrow ribbon or perforated band added to a wrapper, package, or building material; designed to be pulled or torn to create a clean, controlled opening...
tear strips off someone verb: Alternative form of tear a strip off someone.
tear tape noun: Synonym of tear strip.
tear-throat adjective, noun: A blustering, boisterous person.
tear to pieces verb: To tear apart.
tear to shreds verb: Synonym of tear to pieces.
tear up noun, verb /ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/: To tear into pieces.
tear up the dance floor verb: To engage vigorously in dancing.
tear up the pea patch verb: To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.
tearable adjective /ˈtɛə.ɹə.bəl/: Able to be torn.
tearably adverb: Such that it can be torn.
tearabout noun: Synonym of tearaway.
tearage noun /ˈtɛːɹɪd͡ʒ/: The act of tearing or ripping.
tearbrimmed adjective: Alternative form of tear-brimmed.
teardown noun: A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
teardrop noun /ˈtɪədɹɒp/: a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).
teardrop tomato noun: Synonym of pear tomato.
teardrop trailer noun: A compact, lightweight trailer for travel, having a teardrop-shaped profile.
teardrop tubeshoulder noun: A deep-water ray-finned fish, Holtbyrnia innesi.
tearer noun /ˈtɛəɹə/: One who tears or rends anything.
tearful adjective /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/: Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.
tearfully adverb: In a tearful manner.
tearfulness noun: The quality of being tearful.
teargas noun, verb: Alternative spelling of tear gas.
tearily adverb /ˈtɪəɹɪli/: In a teary manner.
tearin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of tearing.
teariness noun: The state or condition of being teary.
tearing adjective, noun, verb /ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ/: enormous; of great size or impact
tearingly adverb: With a tearing or ripping motion.
tearjerker noun: An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.
tearjerking adjective: Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
tearjerkingly adverb: In a tearjerking manner.
Tearle proper noun: A surname.
tearless adjective: Without tears.
tearlessly adverb: In a tearless way; without tears.
tearlessness noun: Absence of tears; lack of weeping.
tearlet noun: A little tear (droplet from the eye).
tearlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tear (drop of liquid from the eye).
tearline noun: Alternative form of tear line.
tearoff noun: Alternative form of tear-off.
tearoom noun /ˈtiˌɹum/: A café which serves tea, usually with light food.
tearout noun: Synonym of blowout.
tearout dubstep noun: An aggressive subgenre of dubstep known for its heavy, distorted basslines and high-energy drops designed for intense dancefloor impact.
tearpit noun: A preorbital gland (of many species of deer, antelopes or similar animals)
tearproof adjective: resistant to being torn
tears interjection, noun, verb /tɪɹz/: plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)
tears before bedtime noun: Harm or damage that is incurred before a matter is concluded.
Tears of St. Lawrence noun: The Perseid meteor shower, which typically occurs every year in mid-August, on or near the feast day of St. Lawrence.
tears of wine noun: A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent...
tearsheet noun /ˈtɛəʃiːt/: A single page of some publication containing a specific advertisement, table, or article in print.
tearsome adjective /ˈtɪɚ.səm/: Marked by tears or weeping
tearstain noun /ˈtɪəsteɪn/: Any stain produced from tears from the eye.
tearstained adjective: Stained with tears.
tearstreaked adjective: streaked with tears (liquid from the eyes)
tearstrip noun: Alternative form of tear strip; a strip of material designed to be torn to open a package.
teart adjective /tɪɚt/: Tending toward scouring (diarrheal illness) in grazing livestock, being high in molybdenum content and neutral to alkaline in pH.
tearthumb noun: Any of a group of annual vining plants within the genus Polygonum, with small sharp spines covering the stems.
teartness noun /ˈtɪɚt.nəs/: The condition of being teart.
teary adjective /ˈtɪəɹi/: Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
teary-eyed adjective: Having tears in one's eyes, as if from crying.
teasable adjective /ˈtiːzəbəl/: Able to be teased.
teasably adverb: In a teasable manner; so as to be susceptible to teasing.
Teasdale proper noun: A surname.
tease noun, verb /tiːz/: To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
tease and blues noun: Alternative form of Ts and blues.
tease apart verb: To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.
tease out verb: To unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
teaseable adjective: Alternative spelling of teasable.
teasee noun: One who is teased.
teaseful adjective: Rife with teasing.
teasel noun, verb /ˈtiːzəl/: Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
teaseler noun: One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.
teaseling noun, verb: The cutting and gathering of teasels.
teaseller noun: Alternative form of teaseler.
teasellike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a teasel.
teasement noun: The act of teasing.
teaser noun /ˈtiːzɚ/: One who teases or pokes fun.
teaser rate noun: An initial, relatively low, rate of interest on an adjustable-rate mortgage designed to attract borrowers.
teasesome adjective: Characterised or marked by teasing
teaset noun: Alternative form of tea set.
teashades noun: Alternative form of tea shades.
teashop noun: Alternative spelling of tea shop.
teasin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of teasing.
teasing adjective, noun, verb /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/: The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of...
teasingly adverb: In a teasing way or manner.
teasler noun: Alternative form of teaseler.
Teasley proper noun: A surname.
Teasmade noun: A household appliance for making tea automatically, often with an alarm clock so that tea can be served first thing in the morning.
teaspoon noun, verb /ˈtiːˌspuːn/: A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
teaspoonful noun /ˈtiːspuːnfəl/: A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.
teasterone noun: The phytosteroid (22R,23R)-3β,22,23-trihydroxy-5α-campestan-6-one
teasy adjective: Inclined to tease; teasing.
teat noun /tiːt/: The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
teatable noun: Alternative form of tea table.
teataster noun: A person who samples and grades tea quality.
teatcup noun: The part of a milking machine that covers the teat of a cow
teated adjective: Having teats.
Teater proper noun: A surname.
teatfish noun: white teatfish
teathe noun, verb: Alternative form of tath.
Teather proper noun: A surname.
teatime noun: The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
teatish adjective: Alternative form of tettish.
teatless adjective: Without a teat.
teatlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a teat.
teatowel noun: Alternative form of tea towel.
teatox noun: An attempt to remove harmful toxins from the body by consuming tea.
teatray noun: Alternative spelling of tea tray.
teaware noun: Articles used in the preparation and drinking of tea.
teawhisk noun: Alternative form of tea whisk.
teaze-hole noun: The opening in a glass furnace through which fuel is introduced.
teazer noun /ˈtiːzə(ɹ)/: sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.
TEB noun: Acronym of triethylborane (“(C₂H₅)₃B”).
Teba proper noun: A female given name.
tebam noun: A dais or rostrum for the reader in a synagogue.
tebasaki noun: A Japanese form of deep-fried chicken wings
Tebay proper noun /ˈtiː.beɪ/: A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6104).
tebbad noun: A sandstorm.
Tebbe proper noun: A surname.
Tebbit proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Tebbit test noun: Synonym of cricket test
Tebbs proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Tebbu noun: Alternative form of Toubou.
Tebbutt proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
tebeldi noun: Synonym of African baobab.
tebentafusp noun: An anticancer medication used to treat uveal melanoma.
tebi- prefix /ˈtɛbɪ-/: The IEC prefix meaning 2⁴⁰ = 1,024⁴ = 1,099,511,627,776.
tebibit noun: Strictly, 2⁴⁰ (1024⁴, or 1,099,511,627,776) bits or 2¹⁰ (1024) gibibits, as opposed to a terabit.
tebibyte noun /ˈtɜbɪˌbaɪt/: Strictly, 2⁴⁰ (1024⁴, or 1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 2¹⁰ (1024) gibibytes, as opposed to a terabyte (10¹² bytes).
tebipenem noun: A particular carbapenem antibiotic.
Tebo proper noun: A surname.
Tebow proper noun: A surname from French, equivalent to English Theobald.
tebowing noun: The practice of going down on one knee after a touchdown or other celebratory occasion.
Tebu noun: Alternative form of Toubou.
tebuconazol noun: Alternative form of tebuconazole.
tebuconazole noun /ˌtɛbjuːˈkɒnəzəʊl/: A triazole fungicide used agriculturally to treat pathogenic fungi.
tebufenozide noun: The insecticide N-tert-butyl-N′-(4-ethylbenzoyl)-3,5-dimethylbenzohydrazide.
tebufenpyrad noun: A pyrazole acaricide and insecticide commonly used in commercial greenhouses.
tebuquine noun: An antimalarial drug.
tebutam noun /ˈtɛbjutæm/: A liquid herbicide.
tebuthiuron noun: A non-selective broad-spectrum herbicide of the urea class.
tec noun: Initialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.
tec diving noun: Short for technical diving.
TeCA noun: Abbreviation of tetrachloroethane.
tecadenoson noun: A vasodilator.
tecastemizole noun: A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.
teceleukin noun: A therapeutic interleukin.
tech noun, verb /tɛk/: Technology.
tech abuse noun: The use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence,...
tech baron noun: A prominent and influential technology entrepreneur.
tech boom noun: A period of rapid economic growth and expansion in the technology sector, characterized by massive investment, soaring company valuations (especially...
tech bro noun /ˈtɛk.bɹoʊ̯/: A hypermasculine man employed in the tech industry and stereotypically located in Silicon Valley.
tech debt noun: Clipping of technical debt.
tech diving noun: Short for technical diving.
tech giant noun: A large company or corporation which works in the technology industry.
tech guru noun: An influential advisor or mentor in technology.
tech head noun: Someone who is very interested in technology.
tech house noun /ˈtɛk ˌhaʊs/: A subgenre of house music that combines stylistic features of techno with house.
tech lord noun: Alternative form of techlord.
tech neck noun /ˈtɛknɛk/: Neck pain, stiffness, and discomfort resulting from poor posture while using electronic devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets, and computers).
tech noir noun: A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.
tech-nomad noun: Alternative spelling of technomad.
tech pack noun: Alternative spelling of techpack
tech-savviness noun: The state of being tech-savvy; proficiency in the use of technology.
tech-savvy adjective /ˈtɛkˌsævi/: Proficient in the use of technology, especially computers.
tech stack noun: Clipped compound of technology stack.
tech support noun: Technical support.
tech tree noun: Short for technology tree
tech up verb: To upgrade to a higher technology level.
tech vest noun: A gilet (a sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck)
tech week noun: Synonym of technical week.
techbro noun: Alternative form of tech bro.
techdom noun: The world or sphere of technology.
teched adjective, verb: Alternative form of tetched.
techel noun: Alternative form of dachshund (extremely rare, nonstandard spelling).
techie noun /ˈtɛki/: One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
techily adverb /ˈtɛtʃɪli/: Alternative form of tetchily.
techiness noun: Alternative form of tetchiness.
teching noun, verb: Specialist preparation of equipment for use.
techknowledgeable adjective: Synonym of computer literate.
techland noun: The realm of modern technology, especially computing.
techlash noun: Backlash against technology.
techlord noun: Synonym of tech baron.
technacy noun /ˈtɛknəsi/: The holistic understanding of technology in relation to the creation, design and implementation of projects.
technamation noun: A technique used to create animations by passing polarized light through a revolving disc onto transparent plastics.
techne noun /ˈtɛkni/: craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing
techneme noun: A simple technical element that is combined with other technemes within technological evolution.
technesis noun: The putting of technology into discourse.
technetate noun: Any oxyanion of technetium; any salt containing such an anion.
technetic adjective: Relating to technetium
technetium noun /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/: A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.
technetium cow noun: Synonym for moly cow
technetium star noun: A star in which technetium has been detected. Technetium is too short-lived to occur primordially in the star, if the star is about 4.5 billion years old...
technetronic adjective: Relating to computers and communications technologies as a means of transforming society.
techni- prefix: Described using the technicolor model.
technibaryon noun: A baryon described using the technicolor model.
technic adjective, noun /ˈtɛk.nɪk/: Technique.
technical adjective, noun /ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/: Specifically related to a particular discipline.
technical analysis noun: A stock or commodity market analysis technique which examines only market action such as prices, trading volume and open interest.
technical analyst noun: A financial analyst involved in technical analysis.
technical area noun: A specified area by the pitch that the coach and technical staff should not leave during the game.
technical climbing noun: Climbing involving a rope and some means of protection, as opposed to scrambling or glacier travel
technical college noun: A college of further education providing classes and courses in a range of practical subjects, such as information technology, applied sciences,...
technical cybernetics noun: A branch of cybernetics with applications in certain engineering fields such as control engineering and robotics.
technical debt noun: The implied cost of additional future work caused by choosing an easy but inferior solution originally.
technical difficulty noun: An unforeseen equipment problem, such as a hardware failure or software bug, that makes it difficult or impossible to perform a desired action.
technical diving noun: underwater diving involving decompression stops or overhead environments (e.g. caves, ship wrecks)
technical drawing noun: A detailed drawing of an artifact, that is used in architecture or engineering.
technical foul noun: Any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul...
technical group noun: A heterogeneous parliamentary group composed of elected officials from political parties of differing ideologies (or independent of any party) who are not...
technical knockout noun: A knockout declared by a referee in cases where a participant is sufficiently injured, unbalanced, or confused and unable to continue the fight
technical pen noun: A specialized ink pen with a cylindrical point used by an engineer, architect, or drafter to make lines of constant width for architectural, engineering, or...
technical pencil noun: Synonym of mechanical pencil.
technical rehearsal noun: A rehearsal that focuses on the technological aspects of the performance, such as lighting and stage arrangement.
technical school noun: A school that provides training in practical skills such as welding, hairdressing, plumbing and so on.
technical sergeant noun: A non-commissioned officer ranking above staff sergeant and below master sergeant.
technical skier noun: A skier who specializes in technical skiing, the technical events of alpine skiing, the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom. (The speed events...
technical skiing noun: The technical events of alpine skiing, the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom. (The speed events of the sport of alpine skiing are downhill...
technical standard noun: A set of norms or requirements for a repeatable technical works where it uses common and repeated use of rules and guidelines for products, processes or...
technical stop noun: A stop performed for purposes other than loading or unloading traffic, such as refuelling, maintenance, or repairs.
technical submission noun: A submission declared by a referee in cases when a participant has sustained an injury or becomes unconscious
technical support noun: A range of services providing assistance with technology such as televisions, computers, and software, typically aiming to help the user with a specific...
technical tap noun: A tap or a slap on a device in a way to either make it work correctly again, or break it completely. For example, hitting a TV to get its reception back, or...
technical tee noun: A T-shirt made of a technical fabric (such as CoolMax) which draws sweat away from the skin by capillary action.
technical term noun: A word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.
technical university noun: Synonym of technological university.
technical week noun: The week prior to the opening night of a play, musical, etc., during which technical elements such as costumes, lights, sound, set and makeup are tested...
technical writer noun: One who does technical writing.
technical writing noun: The act of, or profession pertaining to, the creation of factual and instructional texts, written using clear and precise wording, intended for the...
technicalia noun /ˌtɛknɪˈkeɪli.ə/: Technical details, especially ones that are tedious or of little interest to nonspecialists; technicalities.
technicalisation noun: Alternative spelling of technicalization
technicalise verb: Alternative spelling of technicalize
technicalism noun: A technical style, approach, or element.
technicalist noun: A person who has a technical style or approach.
technicality noun /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/: The quality or state of being technical.
technicalization noun: The process of making something technical.
technicalize verb: To make technical.
technically adverb /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/: Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
technicalness noun: The quality or state of being technical; technicality.
technicals noun: plural of technical
technician noun /tɛkˈnɪʃən/: A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.
technicise verb: Alternative spelling of technicize
technicism noun: Alternative form of technicalism.
technicist noun: One skilled in technics or in the practical arts.
technicity noun: The efficacy, functionality, or experience of a particular technology.
technicization noun: Synonym of technicalization.
technicize verb /ˈtɛknɪsaɪz/: Synonym of technicalize (“to make technical”).
technicological adjective: technological
technicologically adverb: technologically
technicology noun: technology
technicolor adjective, noun /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkʌl.ə(ɹ)/: A colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour.
Technicolor yawn noun: An act of vomiting.
technicolored adjective: In brilliant, often surreal colors.
technicolour adjective, noun: Alternative form of technicolor.
technicolour yawn noun: Alternative form of Technicolor yawn.
technicoloured adjective: UK spelling of technicolored.
technidilaton noun: A dilaton described using the technicolor model.
technifermion noun: A technicolor fermion
technification noun: The process, or the result, of technifying
technify verb: To make technical; to use technology (on)
technigluon noun: A gluon described using the technicolor model.
technihadron noun: A hadron described using the technicolor model.
technikon noun: A polytechnic.
technilepton noun: A lepton described using the technicolor model.
techniphone noun: A device used to train the hand muscles used in playing the piano, in order to acquire advanced techniques such as legato
technipion noun: A pion described using the technicolor model.
techniquark noun: A quark described using the technicolor model
technique noun /tɛkˈniːk/: The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
techniquewise adverb: In terms of technique.
technirho noun: A technicolor rho meson
technism noun: A technicality.
techno noun, prefix /ˈtɛknoʊ/: A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where...
techno-capitalism noun: Alternative spelling of technocapitalism.
techno-capitalist adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of technocapitalist.
techno-determinism noun: Alternative spelling of technodeterminism.
techno-determinist noun: Alternative spelling of technodeterminist.
techno-erotic adjective: Regarding the association of computing technology with erotica.
techno-eugenics noun: An ideology that advocates the use of reproductive and genetic technologies to enhance human characteristics and capacities.
techno-feudalism noun: Alternative form of technofeudalism.
techno-fix noun: Alternative spelling of technofix.
techno-fundamentalism noun: A body of beliefs that places unwavering faith in the power of technology to solve all societal problems and advance human progress.
techno-fundamentalist adjective: Of or pertaining to techno-fundamentalism.
techno-futurism noun: The belief in and pursuit of new and speculative technological solutions to problems and to the extension or betterment of life.
techno-futurist adjective, noun: A proponent of techno-futurism.
techno geek noun: someone who is obsessed with technology, especially electronics and computing
techno music noun: Synonym of techno (“electronic music genre”).
techno-nationalism noun: The pursuit by a nation of global technological leadership and dominance.
techno-optimism noun: Optimism about the potential of technology.
techno-optimist noun: Someone characterized by techno-optimism.

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.