English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 144 of 557

terry clothnoun

An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; towelling.

Terry Countyname

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Brownfield.

terry nappynoun

A cloth nappy folded from a large piece of square or rectangular absorbent fabric which is held in place by a nappy pin or other fastener, especially one made from terry (coarse cotton); a flat nappy.

Terry stopnoun

The brief detention of a person by the police on reasonable suspicion of involvement in criminal activity but short of probable cause to arrest.

Terryologynoun

A fringe theory of logic developed by American actor Terrence Howard, said to be able to prove the statement "1 × 1 = 2".

Tersanctusname

The Trisagion (beginning “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal …”).

Terschellingname

An island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.

terseadj

Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

terselyadv

In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.

tersenessnoun

The characteristic of being terse.

terskitenoun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Terson syndromenoun

The occurrence of a vitreous hemorrhage of the human eye in association with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

tersulphidenoun

A trisulfide.

tersulphuretnoun

A trisulfide.

tert-prefix

tertiary form.

tert-butylnoun

Synonym of tertiary butyl.

tert-butylhydroquinonenoun

A preservative of fats and oils, used in food. An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tertbutyl group.

tertamylnoun

tertiary amyl

tertbutylnoun

Synonym of tertiary butyl.

terthiophenenoun

An oligomer of the heterocycle thiophene.

terti-prefix

Third.

tertialnoun

Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird.

tertianadj

Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).

tertianshipnoun

The final period of formation for members of the Society of Jesus.

tertiarilyadv

In a tertiary way.

tertiarinessnoun

The state of being tertiary.

tertiarisationnoun

Alternative form of tertiarization.

tertiarismnoun

All the symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis taken collectively.

tertiarizationnoun

A shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector.

tertiaryadj

Of third rank or order; subsequent.

tertiary butylnoun

The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-

tertiary butylhydroquinonenoun

An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.

tertiary carenoun

Health care treatment requiring very specialized expertise and advanced equipment and usually delivered within a medical facility.

tertiary planetnoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tertiary, planet. (the third planet; usually counting outwards from the central sun)

tertiateverb

To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people).

tertilenoun

Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.

tertiparousadj

Pregnant for the third time.

tertium non daturphrase

For every proposition, either it is true or its negation is true.

tertium quidnoun

Something intermediate between two classifications.

tertschitenoun

A monoclinic snow white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

tertulianoun

An evening party, a soirée, especially in Spain.

Tertullianname

A Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

Tertullianismnoun

The beliefs of the Tertullianists.

Tertullianistnoun

An adherent of the teachings of early Christian theologian Tertullian (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c.155-c.240 CE).

teru-teronoun

Synonym of southern lapwing.

teruahnoun

A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial

Teruelname

A city, the provincial capital of Teruel, Spain.

teruggitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Teruhisaname

A male given name from Japanese.

Terukoname

A female given name from Japanese.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 144. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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