English words: tail-bay to Takamori

300 English words, part 5 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words tail-bay to Takamori

tail-bay noun: One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder.
tail-beam noun: Synonym of tail-pole.
tail between one's legs phrase: Defeated; in a cowardly or miserable manner.
tail block noun: A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it.
tail bone noun: Alternative form of tailbone.
tail boom noun: On an airplane or helicopter, a spar that connects tail surfaces to a fuselage.
tail-buzzer noun: A thief who steals from coat pockets.
tail call noun: A function call that is itself the last instruction in a function.
tail club noun: A bony mass at the end of the tail of some dinosaurs and of some mammals, most notably the ankylosaurids and the glyptodonts, as well as meiolaniid turtles.
tail cone noun: A cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.
tail down verb: To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.
tail dragger noun: one who delays or is constantly late.
tail end noun: The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the rear end; the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
Tail End Charlie noun: The last aircraft in a formation.
tail-ender noun: Alternative form of tailender.
tail event noun: an event associated with a given infinite sequence Y=y_k|k>k_0 that is determined by any subsequence of the form Y_n=y_k|k>n,n>k_0 (a "tail" of that sequence)
tail feather noun: Alternative spelling of tailfeather
tail fin noun: Alternative spelling of tailfin.
tail flap noun: A covering for a horse's tail
tail gate noun: Alternative form of tailgate
tail grape noun: A climbing plant of the genus Artabotrys, which produces inedible grape-looking fruit.
tail gunner noun: One who operates the gun or guns in the tail of a military aircraft, usually a bomber.
tail gut noun: Alternative form of tailgut.
tail in verb: To fasten by one of the ends into a wall or some other support.
tail job noun: Alternative spelling of tailjob.
tail lamp noun: Alternative spelling of taillamp.
tail lift noun: A mechanical device permanently fitted to the back of a vehicle, designed to facilitate the transfer of goods from ground level onto the vehicle.
tail light noun: Alternative form of taillight.
tail merging noun: The grouping together of the final partial blocks of multiple files, so as to save space in a file system.
tail-napkin noun: Synonym of toilet paper.
tail number noun: Alternative form of tailnumber.
tail off noun, verb: To gradually subside or diminish.
tail packing noun: Synonym of tail merging.
tail pad noun: A deck grip pad at the rear (ie. tail) of a surfboard, for the surfer's back foot to stand on.
tail plug noun: A butt plug that has a tail on its obverse.
tail-pod radish noun: Synonym of rat-tail radish.
tail pole noun: A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.
tail question noun: Synonym of tag question.
tail recursion noun: The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures...
tail recursive adjective: Employing tail recursion.
tail rhyme noun: rhyme in which the rhyming lines in each verse are followed by a shorter line; these shorter lines sometimes rhyme with each other
tail risk noun: The probability that the value of something will fall more than three standard deviations (-3σ) below the mean; an extreme risk.
tail rotor noun: A small rotor mounted vertically at the end of the tail of a single-rotor helicopter so as to develop thrust in the same direction as the main rotor's...
tail-shedding noun: tail autotomy, the defensive technique used by some animals (especially some lizards) of shedding their tail to escape a predator
tail-skid noun: Alternative form of tailskid.
tail slate noun: Synonym of end board.
tail slide noun: Alternative form of tailslide.
tail stall noun: The act of placing the tail of a skateboard on an edge or obstacle, such as a ramp or ledge, while the front of the board is lifted off the ground.
tail swing noun: Alternative form of tailswing.
tail tap noun: A foundational ramp-riding trick where the rider lands on the deck (top) of a ramp or obstacle with only their rear wheel, while holding the brakes to...
tail valve noun: snifting valve
tail vein noun: The caudal vein, typically of a rodent
tail-wagger noun: Alternative form of tailwagger.
tail wagging the dog noun: A minor or secondary part of something which is controlling or dominating the whole or the main part.
tail wind noun: Alternative form of tailwind.
tailable adjective: Of a cursor: not closed when the end of the resultset is reached, but able to be used as further documents are added to the collection.
tailache noun: A pain or ache in the tail.
tailard noun: man (pejorative) (obsolete)
tailback noun /ˈteɪlˌbæk/: A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
tailband noun: An endband attached to the bottom of the spine of a book.
tailbase noun: The base of an animal's tail, where it joins the body.
tailbeat noun: The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail.
tailblock noun: Alternative form of tail block.
tailboard noun: A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.
tailbone noun /ˈteɪlˌbəʊn/: The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx.
tailboom noun: Alternative form of tail boom.
tailbud noun /ˈteɪlbʌd/: The proliferating mass of cells found at the caudal end of an embryo.
tailbutter verb: To spin on the tail of the board while keeping the nose off the snow.
tailcoat noun /ˈteɪlkoʊt/: A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.
tailcoated adjective: Dressed in a tailcoat.
tailcone noun: Alternative spelling of tail cone.
tailcord noun: Synonym of tailgut.
tailcuff noun: A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
tailcup noun: An American lupine, Lupinus caudatus
taildragger noun: An aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail.
tailed adjective, verb /teɪld/: Having a tail.
tailed Cupid noun: Synonym of short-tailed blue
tailed e noun: Synonym of e caudata.
tailed frog noun: Either of two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, distinctive by virtue of having what looks like a tail.
tailed pepper noun: Synonym of cubeb.
tailedness noun: The condition of a distribution in having a specified form of tail
tailend noun: Alternative form of tail end.
tailender noun: One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.
tailer noun: One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
taileron noun /ˈteɪləɹɒn/: A kind of tailplane or stabilator that can move differentially to perform the roll control function of an aileron.
tailfan noun: The outer part of a bird's tail, farthest from the body.
tailfeather noun: Any of the feathers of a bird's tail.
tailfin noun: A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin
tailfirst adverb: With the tail in front.
tailflip noun: A movement used by crustaceans to escape predators, involving rapid abdominal flexions that propel the creature backwards through the water.
tailflipping noun: The making of tailflips.
tailflower noun: Synonym of anthurium.
tailforemost adverb: With the tail first or in front.
tailgate noun, verb /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/: A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.
tailgate party noun: A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks; usually held at sporting events.
tailgater noun /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtɚ/: One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).
tailgating noun, verb: The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
tailgrab noun: The act of reaching down and grabbing the tail of the board while in the air, typically during a jump or an ollie.
tailgroup noun: A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant
tailgunner noun: Alternative form of tail gunner.
tailgut noun: A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the...
tailhead noun: The root of the tail, where it joins the rump, in cattle.
tailhole noun /ˈteɪl.həʊl/: An opening in a garment for a tail to go through.
tailhook noun: A device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear...
tailing noun, verb: The act of following someone.
tailings noun: The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
tailjob noun: A sexual act wherein the genitalia are stimulated by a tail.
taillage noun: Alternative form of tallage.
taillamp noun: A taillight.
taille noun /taɪ/: A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
tailless adjective: Without a tail; not having a tail.
taillessness noun: The state or condition of being tailless; lack of a tail.
tailleur noun /taɪˈjɜː(ɹ)/: A woman's tailored suit.
taillie noun: Alternative form of tailzie.
taillight noun: One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
taillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tail (animal appendage).
Taillon proper noun: A surname from French.
tailmaw noun: Alternative form of tailmouth.
tailmost adjective: Furthest toward the tail.
tailmouth noun: A tail, often a large bushy one with a mouth of its own, possessing a separate mind from who it belongs to.
tailnumber noun: The registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft.
tailocin noun: The tail of a bacteriophage
tailor noun, verb /ˈteɪlɚ/: A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
tailor-fashion adverb: Cross-legged (of sitting on a surface).
tailor-made adjective, noun, verb: Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.
tailor make verb: To customize or create specifically to meet the requirements of an individual.
tailor's noun: A tailor's shop.
tailor's chalk 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...
tailor's dummy noun: A simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes
tailor's goose noun: Synonym of goose iron.
tailor's ham noun: A tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mold when pressing curved areas of clothing.
tailor's muscle noun: The sartorius.
tailor-style adverb: tailor-fashion
tailorability noun: The quality of being tailorable.
tailorable adjective: Capable of being made into clothing.
tailorage noun: The work of a tailor, or the clothing made by one; tailoring.
tailorbird noun: A small warbler of the genera Orthotomus and Phyllergates, usually brightly coloured, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or grey underparts.
tailorcraft noun: The skill of a tailor, making clothes.
tailordom noun: The realm or sphere of tailors; the world of tailoring clothes.
tailored adjective, verb: Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
tailoress noun: a female tailor
tailorhood noun: The role or status of a tailor.
tailoring noun, verb: Work done by a tailor.
tailorism noun: The work of a tailor; tailoring.
tailorization verb: The process of tailorizing; customization.
tailorize verb: To tailor; to customize.
tailorless adjective: Without a tailor.
tailorlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tailor.
tailorly adjective: Befitting a tailor.
tailormade adjective, noun: Alternative form of tailor-made.
tailorman noun: A male tailor.
tailorship noun: The state or business of a tailor.
tailorwise adverb: With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground.
tailory noun: The business of trade of a tailor
tailout noun: The downstream section of a pool where the water gets shallower and faster before forming a riffle.
tailpiece noun /ˈteɪlˌpis/: An appendage or appendix.
tailpin noun: The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe.
tailpipe noun, verb /ˈteɪlpaɪp/: An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
tailpiped adjective, verb: Having a tailpipe.
tailplane noun: A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin.
tailplug noun: Alternative form of tail plug.
tailpole noun: Alternative form of tail-pole.
tailrace noun: The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.
tailride verb: To manoeuvre a surfboard from the rear end
tails noun, verb /teɪlz/: Clipping of tailcoat.
tailshaft noun: A shaft that connects a propeller to its engine
tailshield noun: The pygidium.
tailsitter noun: A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.
tailskid noun: A piece of metal or wood used, like a tailwheel, to support the tail of an aircraft on the ground.
tailslide noun: A backwards movement of a stalled aircraft at the top of a vertical climb.
tailspeed noun: The speed of a tailwind
tailspike noun: A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host
tailspin noun, verb: The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
tailspine noun: A spine on the end of a tail
tailspot noun: A colored spot on the tail of various animals, especially fish.
tailstand noun: A vertical pole that supports the rear fuselage of an aircraft during the loading and unloading of cargo.
tailstock noun: The part of a lathe that supports the object being worked along its rotatory axis.
tailstrike noun: Unintended contact of the rear of an aircraft's fuselage with the ground during a takeoff or landing.
tailswing noun: When turning a heavy vehicle, the movement of the rear portion of the vehicle in the opposite direction from the direction the front end turns.
tailtap noun: Alternative form of tail tap.
tailvein noun: Alternative form of tail vein.
tailwagger noun: A fawning or overzealous fan or supporter.
tailwalk noun, verb /ˈteɪlˌwɔːk/: A trick performed by a sea creature, typically a dolphin.
tailward adjective, adverb: Toward the tail.
tailwards adverb: Towards the tail.
tailwater noun: The water located immediately downstream from a hydraulic structure, such as a dam, bridge, or culvert.
tailwheel noun: A wheel attached to the tail of an aircraft that supports it when on the ground.
tailwhip noun: A trick in which the body of the bike is revolved around the steering column axis going through the handlebar.
tailwind noun, verb /ˈteɪlwɪnd/: A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.; a following wind.
tailwise adverb: In the direction of the tail; tail first.
tailye noun: Alternative form of tailzie.
tailzee noun: Alternative form of tailzie.
tailzie noun: An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.
taimen noun: A species of salmon (Hucho taimen), living in Siberia.
Taimur proper noun: A male given name, variant of Timur.
Taimyr proper noun: A large peninsula in the Russian North that forms the northernmost part of mainland Eurasia and Asia in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
Taimyr wolf noun: An ancient wolf that inhabited the Taimyr Peninsula of northern Siberia.
taimyrite noun: An orthorhombic bronze gray mineral containing copper, palladium, platinum, and tin.
tain noun /teɪn/: Thin tin plate
'tain't contraction: Alternative form of 'taint.
Tainan proper noun: A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
tainiolite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing fluorine, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
-tainment suffix: Denoting material created in part to entertain, while also serving another purpose.
Taino noun /ˈtʌɪnəʊ/: A member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
tainoceratid noun: Any in the family Tainoceratidae of extinct nautiloid cephalopods.
taint contraction, noun, verb /teɪnt/: Contraction of it + ain't.
taintable adjective: Able to be tainted; corruptible.
tainted adjective, verb /ˈteɪntɪd/: Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
taintedness noun: The quality of being tainted.
tainter noun: Someone or something that taints.
Tainter gate noun: A type of radial-arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow.
taintless adjective: Free from blemish; totally clean; spotless.
taintlessly adverb: In a taintless manner.
taintlessness noun: Freedom from taint.
taintor noun: A frame for the stretching and bleaching of cloth.
taintproof adjective: Resistant to tainting.
tainture noun: Dirtiness; uncleanliness; contamination, tainting.
Tainui proper noun: A tribal waka confederation of New Zealand Māori iwi, sharing a common ancestry from Polynesian migrants.
taioba noun: The plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (or occasionally the similar and related plant Xanthosoma taioba), which produces edible corms and leaves.
Taipa proper noun /ˈtaɪ̯.pɐ/: An island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
taipan noun /ˈtaɪpæn/: Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
taipao noun /ˈt̪aɪ̯.paʊ̯/: large Chinese steamed stuffed bun
Taipei proper noun /taɪˈpeɪ/: The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan.
Taipeian adjective, noun: A native or resident of Taipei.
Taipi noun: Alternative form of Tai-pi.
Taiping noun /taɪˈpɪŋ/: A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century.
taipo noun: An evil spirit.
taique noun: A South and Central American shrub of the Desfontainia genus.
taira noun: Alternative form of tayra.
tairn noun: Alternative form of tarn.
Tairona noun: A pre-Columbian culture of Colombia, consisting of a group of chiefdoms in the region of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in present-day Cesar, Magdalena and La...
tais noun: A traditional woven cloth produced by women in East Timor.
taisch noun: second sight; the involuntary ability of seeing the future or distant events.
taish noun: Alternative form of taisch.
Taishan proper noun: A county-level city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China; a former county of Guangdong, China.
Taishanese adjective, noun: Pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.
Taistoist noun: A member of an orthodox pro-Soviet tendency in the mostly Eurocommunist Finnish communist movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
taistrel noun: A scoundrel.
taistril noun: Alternative form of taistrel.
tait noun /teɪt/: The honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus).
Taita proper noun: A northern suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand.
Taite proper noun: A surname.
Taito proper noun: Synonym of Taitung: the Japanese-derived name.
Taitt proper noun: A surname.
Taitung proper noun: A county in eastern Taiwan.
Taivoan noun: an indigenous people in Taiwan
Taiwan proper noun /ˌtaɪ̯ˈwɑn/: A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei.
Taiwan Dog noun: A breed of small or medium dog indigenous to Taiwan.
Taiwan field mouse noun: Apodemus semotus, a species of mouse.
Taiwan firecrest noun: Synonym of flamecrest.
Taiwan flamecrest noun: Synonym of flamecrest.
Taiwan pear noun: Synonym of apple pear.
Taiwan studies noun: A multi-disciplinary academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Taiwanese language, Taiwan and Taiwanese history.
Taiwanese adjective, noun /taɪwəˈniːz/: Of or pertaining to Taiwan or its people, culture, language/s, etc.
Taiwaneseness noun: The quality of being Taiwanese.
Taiwanization noun: a localization movement emphasizing the importance of a Taiwanese culture, society, economy, nationality, and identity rather than to regard Taiwan as...
taiwanoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Taiwo proper noun: A surname from Yoruba.
taiyaki noun: A Japanese fish-shaped cake with various fillings.
Taiyal noun: A tribe of Taiwan.
Taiyuan proper noun: A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China.
Taiz proper noun: A city in Yemen.
Taizé proper noun: A monastic order in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, France.
Taizhou proper noun /taɪˈd͡ʒoʊ/: A prefecture-level city of Zhejiang, in eastern China.
taj noun /tɑːdʒ/: A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.
tajassu noun: The common or collared peccary.
tajga noun: Alternative spelling of taiga.
Tajh proper noun /tɑːdʒ/: A male given name.
Tajik adjective, noun /ˈtɑːd͡ʒɪk/: A member of the Persian-speaking people living mainly in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Tajiki adjective: Synonym of Tajik
Tajikistan proper noun /təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/: A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Capital: Dushanbe.
Tajikistani adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Tajikistan, its people and culture.
Tajikness noun: The quality or characteristic of being Tajik.
Tajima proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
tajin noun /təˈhin/: Alternative spelling of tajín; a Mexican spice blend consisting chiefly of lime, chili, and salt.
tajine noun /təˈʒiːn/: An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid.
Tajiri proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
tajweed noun: Alternative spelling of tajwid.
tajwid noun /tæd͡ʒˈwiːd/: The rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an.
tak noun, verb /tæk/: To take.
taka noun /ˈtɑːkə/: The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳
takable adjective: Alternative spelling of takeable.
Takacs proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
Takada proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
takadiastase noun: A form of diastase resulting from the growth, development, and nutrition of koji.
takaful noun: A cooperative system of reimbursement in case of loss; a sort of Islamic form of insurance.
Takagi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Takagi curve noun: Synonym of blancmange curve.
Takahara's disease noun: acatalasaemia
Takahashi proper noun: A city in Okayama Prefecture.
takahe noun /ˈtɑkəˌheɪ/: Alternative spelling of takahē.
Takahli noun: Alternative form of Dakelh.
Takai proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Takaka proper noun /tɪˈkɑːkɑː/: A small town in Golden Bay, Tasman district, South Island, New Zealand.
Takaki proper noun: A unisex given name from Japanese.
Takako proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
takamaka noun: The tropical flowering plant Calophyllum tacamahaca.
Takamatsu proper noun: The capital city of Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Takamine proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Takamori proper noun: A surname from Japanese.

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.