English words: Takana to take oneself up by one's own ears

English words Takana to take oneself up by one's own ears

1. Takana noun: Alternative form of Tacana.
2. takanah noun: Alternative form of takkanah.
3. takanakuy noun: A traditional annual fighting event held on 25 December by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province near Cuzco in Peru.
4. Takanan adjective: Alternative form of Tacanan.
5. Takanawa proper noun /ˌtɑkəˈnɑwə/: A surname from Japanese.
6. takanelite noun: A hexagonal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
7. takannah noun: Alternative form of takkanah.
8. Takano proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
9. Takao proper noun /tæˈkaʊ/: Synonym of Kaohsiung.
10. Takaoka proper noun: A city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
11. takaosamine noun: A diterpenoid alkaloid found in Consolida ajacis (syn. Delphinium ajacis).
12. Takara proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
13. Takarada proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
14. Takashi proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
15. Takashima proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
16. Takata proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
17. takatak boy noun: An ambulant male vendor, typically selling candies and cigarettes.
18. Takatsuki proper noun: A city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
19. Takatsuki disease noun: Synonym of POEMS syndrome
20. takavi noun: Money advanced to a ryot by his superior to enable him to carry on his cultivation, and recoverable with his quota of revenue.
21. Takayama proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
22. Takayasu arteritis noun: Alternative form of Takayasu's arteritis.
23. Takayasu's arteritis noun: An inflammatory disease of unknown cause, affecting the aorta and most common in young Asian women.
24. takbeer noun: Alternative form of takbir.
25. takbir noun /tɑkˈbɪə(ɹ)/: A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar.
26. take noun, verb /ˈteɪ̯k/: To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
27. take a back seat verb: To adopt a position of noninvolvement.
28. take a bath verb: To bathe.
29. take a bead on verb: To aim a gun at something.
30. take a beat verb: To pause and take a moment to collect your thoughts, calm down, or regain composure before reacting.
31. take a Bex phrase: Chill out; calm down.
32. take a bite verb: To eat a quick, light snack.
33. take a bite out of verb: To bite into something once for the purpose of eating.
34. take a bow verb /ˈteɪk ə ˈbaʊ/: To bow (gesture of deference).
35. take a break verb: To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)
36. take a breath verb: to inhale and subsequently exhale air
37. take a breather verb: To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
38. take a bullet verb: To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
39. take a chair verb: To sit down (usually, but not always, in a chair).
40. take a chance verb: To risk doing something; to try something risky.
41. take a cotton to verb: Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).
42. take a crack at verb: Synonym of take a stab at.
43. take a decision verb: Synonym of make a decision.
44. take a deep breath verb: To inhale deeply.
45. take a dim view of verb: To dislike; to regard with skepticism, disbelief, disfavor, etc.
46. take a dip verb: To swim.
47. take a dirt nap verb: To die.
48. take a dive verb: To decline rapidly.
49. take a dookie verb /teɪk ə duki/: To defecate.
50. take a dump verb: To defecate.
51. take a fall verb: Alternative form of take the fall.
52. take a fall out of verb: get the better of
53. take a fancy to verb: To become fond of someone or something.
54. take a five verb: Alternative form of take five.
55. take a flier verb: Alternative form of take a flyer.
56. take a flutter verb: To flutter for a short period of time.
57. take a flyer verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, flyer.
58. take a flying leap verb: To get lost; to scram.
59. take a gamble verb: To try something risky.
60. take a gander verb: To take a look; to check or examine.
61. take a grab verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, grab.
62. take a guess verb: To guess.
63. take a hike interjection, verb: To go hiking.
64. take a hint verb: To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
65. take a hit verb: To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.
66. take a horn verb: To consume an alcoholic drink.
67. take a joke verb: To accept a joke at one's expense.
68. take a knee verb: To come to rest, usually briefly, with one of one's knees on the ground.
69. take a knife to a gunfight verb: Alternative form of bring a knife to a gunfight.
70. take a leaf out of someone's book verb: To adopt an idea or practice of another person.
71. take a leak verb: To urinate.
72. take a licking verb: To suffer a defeat or a beating.
73. take a licking and keep on ticking verb: To be tough; to have endurance; to have the capacity to absorb stress or damage, but still be able to function.
74. take a liking to verb: To develop a fondness for; to become infatuated with.
75. take a listen verb: To listen; to try to hear.
76. take a load off verb: To go from a standing position to a sitting one.
77. take a look verb: To examine or observe.
78. take a nap verb: To sleep briefly.
79. take a number verb: To queue; to wait to be served by being assigned a number and waiting for that number to be called after all previous numbers have been served in order of...
80. take a page out of someone's book verb: Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.
81. take a page out of someone's playbook verb: Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.
82. take a pew verb: To take a seat; to sit down.
83. take a picture verb: To photographically capture an image
84. take a picture, it'll last longer phrase: Alternative spelling of take a picture, it will last longer.
85. take a picture, it will last longer phrase: Said to scold somebody who is staring at the speaker.
86. take a pill verb: To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.
87. take a pitch verb: To refrain from swinging at a pitch.
88. take a powder verb: To leave without saying goodbye; to leave quietly, to run away; to scram; to depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with the implication of...
89. take a pull verb: (informal) To take a swallow of.
90. take a rain check verb: To request or accept a rain check (an agreement from a merchant to honor a special offer, temporarily unavailable, after the expiration date).
91. take a raincheck verb: Alternative form of take a rain check.
92. take a reef in verb: To reduce the surface area of a sail by folding or rolling part of it, typically to handle stronger winds and maintain stability.
93. take a ride to Tyburn verb: To be executed.
94. take a risk verb: To do something risky.
95. take a run at verb: To attempt to achieve or acquire.
96. take a running jump verb: Go away; scram.
97. take a seat verb: To sit down; to become seated, to sit.
98. take a shine to verb: To become fond of something or someone.
99. take a shining to verb: Synonym of take a shine to (“to become fond of something”).
100. take a shot in the dark verb: To try or guess at something without having any knowledge about the subject.
101. take a sight verb: Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
102. take a spill verb: To trip and fall.
103. take a stab at verb: To attempt or try.
104. take a stand verb: To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.
105. take a step back verb: To withdraw temporarily from a situation in order to evaluate it; to cease one's course of action and take a moment to reflect on it; to try and gain some...
106. take a tinkle verb: To urinate.
107. take a toll verb: Alternative form of take its toll.
108. take a tumble verb: To fall off something, or down something.
109. take a turn verb: Change in direction, tone, or tendency.
110. take a turn for the better verb: To start to become better; to improve.
111. take a turn for the worse verb: To start to become worse; to worsen.
112. take a view verb: To form an opinion and take action on an issue which carries the risk of professional or legal liability; particularly where there is no obvious course of...
113. take a walk verb: To go for a walk.
114. take a walk on the wild side verb: Alternative form of walk on the wild side (verb)
115. take a walkout powder verb: Synonym of take a powder (“to depart in a hurry”).
116. take a whack at verb: To try or attempt to do something.
117. take a whiz verb: To urinate.
118. take a whizz verb: Alternative form of take a whiz: to urinate.
119. take a wicket verb: To get a batsman out.
120. take a wife verb: To marry a woman.
121. take a wiz verb: Alternative form of take a whiz: to urinate.
122. take a wizz verb: Alternative form of take a whiz: to urinate.
123. take a wrong turn at Albuquerque verb: To take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.
124. take aback verb /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/: To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
125. take account of verb: Synonym of take into account.
126. take across verb: To go; to proceed.
127. take action verb: To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.
128. take advantage verb: To profit from a situation deliberately.
129. take advantage of verb: To use or make use of.
130. take after verb: To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
131. take against verb: To stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
132. take aim verb: To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')
133. take air verb: To be divulged; to be made public.
134. take-all noun: A disease affecting the roots of grasses and cereals, caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces tritici.
135. take aloft verb: To successfully fly (an aircraft) into the air.
136. take an axe to verb: To boldly demolish, delete, or discontinue (something).
137. take an l verb: Alternative form of take the l.
138. take-and-bake adjective, noun: A style of pizza that is prepared, but not cooked, by a pizzeria, and sold to customers to be baked at home.
139. take apart verb: To dismantle something into its component pieces.
140. take at advantage verb: To avail oneself of an (often unfair) opportunity against.
141. take at face value verb: Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.
142. take attendance verb: To check who is present.
143. take away adjective, noun, preposition, verb /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/: To remove something and put it in a different place.
144. take away from verb: To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.
145. take back verb: To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
146. take-backsies noun: Alternative form of takesies-backsies.
147. take bread and salt verb: To practice the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.
148. take breath verb: To take a breath.
149. take by storm verb /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːm/: To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.
150. take by surprise verb: To occur to someone when unexpected; to surprise.
151. take captive verb: To take prisoner
152. take care interjection, verb: To be cautious, careful or prudent.
153. take care of verb: To look after, to care for.
154. take care of business verb: To successfully perform a task or set of tasks which are very important for the accomplishment of a major objective.
155. take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves proverb: Alternative form of take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.
156. take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves proverb: If one takes care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.
157. take care of yourself interjection: An expression used when parting, especially to a sick person
158. take charge verb: Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving informal command over a group of people.
159. take check verb: To take offence.
160. take coals to Newcastle verb: Synonym of carry coals to Newcastle.
161. take cold verb: To catch a cold.
162. take command verb: Synonym of take control, especially in situations involving a role with formal command over a group of people.
163. take control verb: To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.
164. take courage verb: To be resolute in difficult circumstances.
165. take cover verb: To shelter oneself.
166. take credit verb: To accept or acknowledge approval, praise, recognition for something, regardless of its merit or worthiness.
167. take delight in verb: To enjoy.
168. take delivery verb: To have delivered; to receive as a delivery.
169. take down verb: To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
170. take down a notch verb: To cause a person's or group's self-esteem or importance to be decreased.
171. take down a peg verb: Synonym of take down a notch.
172. take easy verb: To rest; to make little to no effort.
173. take effect verb: To become active; to become effective.
174. take exception verb: To take offense; to object or protest.
175. take fire verb: To catch fire; to begin to burn.
176. take five verb: To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
177. take flight verb: To begin flying; to become airborne or aloft; to take off and fly
178. take for verb: To regard as.
179. take for a drive verb: Synonym of take for a ride.
180. take for a ride verb: To deceive someone.
181. take for a spin verb: To test or try out something, especially an automobile.
182. take for granite verb: Eggcorn of take for granted.
183. take for granted verb: To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
184. take form verb: To take shape
185. take French leave verb /ˌteɪk fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈliːv/: To leave quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone; to slip out.
186. take fright verb: To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
187. take from behind verb: To attack from behind.
188. take gas verb: To be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.
189. take great pains verb: To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.
190. take guard verb: (For a new batsman, with help from the umpire) to mark a point on the popping crease in front of his wicket so that he knows where it is behind him; to guard.
191. take heart interjection, verb /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/: To be courageous; to regain one's courage.
192. take heed verb: To pay attention.
193. take hold verb: To grasp, seize.
194. take holy orders verb: To become ordained within the Christian church.
195. take home adjective, noun, verb: An examination or assignment to be completed outside the classroom.
196. take-home pay noun: The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.
197. take-home vehicle noun: A car, provided by an employer, that an employee may use on company business and for personal use.
198. take horse verb: To mount on horseback.
199. take hostage verb: To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take...
200. take huff verb: To take offence.
201. take ill verb: To become ill, to fall ill.
202. take in noun, verb /teɪk‿ˈɪn/: To receive.
203. take in hand verb: To take charge of, especially for purposes of discipline or improvement.
204. take in turn verb: Synonym of take turns.
205. take in water verb: Alternative form of take on water.
206. take into account verb: To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.
207. take into consideration verb: To take into account.
208. take inventory verb: To compile an inventory.
209. take issue to verb: Synonym of take issue with.
210. take issue with verb: To disagree with something, and to raise objections to it
211. take it verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, it.
212. take it away verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, it, away.
213. take it easy interjection, verb: To relax or rest.
214. take it from me verb: Believe me; rest assured.
215. take it from the top verb: To start something, especially a musical or theatrical performance, from the beginning.
216. take it in turns verb: To take turns.
217. take it into one's head verb: To be seized with a sudden (often ill-advised) notion.
218. take it on the arches verb: To depart, especially on foot.
219. take it on the lam verb: To escape.
220. take it or leave it phrase: Denoting that a situation has to be accepted without change, or rejected outright.
221. take it or leave it alone phrase: Alternative form of take it or leave it (sense 2)
222. take it out in verb: To accept as payment.
223. take it out of verb: To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.
224. take it out on verb: To unleash one's anger on (a person or thing other than the one that caused it).
225. take it outside verb: To move to a location outside the current location, in order to escalate an altercation or fight.
226. take it sleazy interjection: A farewell.
227. take it to the house verb: To score a touchdown, especially after a long run.
228. take it upon oneself verb: To assume personal responsibility for a task or action.
229. take its course verb: To progress in a natural manner without interference.
230. take its rise verb: To originate
231. take its toll verb: To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
232. take kindly verb: To like, accept, or condone.
233. take L's verb: Alternative form of take the L.
234. take law into one's own hands verb: Alternative form of take the law into one's own hands.
235. take leave verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, leave.
236. take leave of one's senses verb: To go crazy; to stop behaving rationally.
237. take liberties verb: To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
238. take lightly verb: To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.
239. take long verb: take time
240. take lying down verb: To endure without complaint or protest.
241. take matters into one's own hands verb: To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).
242. take no for an answer verb: To accept a refusal or rejection and cease pressing the issue.
243. take no notice of verb: To ignore.
244. take no prisoners adjective, verb: ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising
245. take note verb: To pay attention; to take notice; to note.
246. take notes verb: To make a record of what one hears or observes for future reference.
247. take notice verb: To notice; to take note.
248. take oath verb: To swear an oath.
249. take occasion verb: To take advantage of an opportunity.
250. take off noun, verb: To remove.
251. take off one's chest verb: Alternative form of get off one's chest.
252. take off one's gloves verb: To be unrestrained, especially in acting in a violent or punitive manner.
253. take offence verb: Alternative spelling of take offense.
254. take offense verb: To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.
255. take office verb: To start working at an official appointment to some office.
256. take on verb: To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
257. take on board verb: To accept a new idea or piece of advice, and act accordingly.
258. take on faith verb: To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.
259. take on strength verb: To commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
260. take on the chin verb: To accept without flinching or complaining.
261. take on trust verb: To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.
262. take on water verb: To slowly fill with water, as due to a leak or being washed by high waves; to begin to sink.
263. take one day at a time verb: To approach each situation with focus on the present rather than preoccupation about the future.
264. take one for the team verb: To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.
265. take one's ball and go home verb: To cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as...
266. take one's bat and ball and go home verb: Alternative form of take one's ball and go home.
267. take one's best shot verb: Alternative form of give it one's best shot.
268. take one's business elsewhere verb: To stop dealing with a business; to switch to another business for one's dealings.
269. take one's chance verb: To act in a manner dependent on luck: to attempt to do something risky or not particularly likely to succeed.
270. take one's chances verb: Alternative form of take one's chance.
271. take one's courage in both hands verb: To summon up one's courage in readiness for a difficult or dangerous action.
272. take one's cue from verb: To copy; to do something in the same way as.
273. take one's custom elsewhere verb: Synonym of take one's business elsewhere.
274. take one's ease verb: To make oneself comfortable.
275. take one's eye off the ball verb: To lose one's concentration on what is most important.
276. take one's eyes off verb: To stop looking at (something).
277. take one's eyes off the ball verb: Alternative form of take one's eye off the ball.
278. take one's football and go home verb: Alternative form of take one's ball and go home.
279. take one's half out of the middle verb: To take the portion of something to which one is entitled, but in such a way that it shortchanges others.
280. take one's hat off to verb: To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
281. take one's hook verb: To depart in a hurry; to clear out.
282. take one's kit off verb: Alternative form of get one's kit off.
283. take one's leave verb: To depart.
284. take one's life verb: Alternative form of take one's own life.
285. take one's life in one's hands verb: To take a great risk; to risk death.
286. take one's lumps verb: To receive physical abuse and to survive.
287. take one's medicine verb: To endure an unpleasant obligation, especially a punishment.
288. take one's own hide to market verb: Alternative form of bring one's own hide to market.
289. take one's own life verb: To kill oneself; to commit suicide.
290. take one's pick verb: To choose; to select.
291. take one's place verb: To arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be.
292. take one's point verb: Alternative form of take the point.
293. take one's rise verb: To originate.
294. take one's seat verb: Synonym of take a seat.
295. take one's sweet little time verb: To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.
296. take one's sweet time verb: To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.
297. take one's time verb: To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.
298. take one's turn verb: To assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.
299. take one up verb: Alternative form of take up.
300. take oneself up by one's own ears verb: Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Part 5 · Part 7 · English words: T

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.