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Tanker PlanenounMWEan airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fireverified
Tannianountropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoesverified
Tanningnounprocess in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet lightverified
Tansynouncommon perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinallyverified
Tansy Leaf AsternounMWEwild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple raysverified
Tansy MustardnounMWENorth American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansyverified
Tansy-Leaved RocketnounMWEperennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europeverified
Tantalitenouna mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse graniteverified
Tantalizationnounthe act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridiculeverified
Tantranounany of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mindverified
Tap DancernounMWEa dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoesverified
Tape DecknounMWEelectronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers)verified
Tape DrivenounMWEa mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorderverified
Tape MeasurenounMWEmeasuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip of cloth or metal marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengthsverified
Tape TransportnounMWEa mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorderverified
Tapelinenounmeasuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengthsverified
Tapenadenouna spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oilverified
Tapewormnounribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebratesverified
Tapirnounlarge inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snoutverified
Tapotementnounmassage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the handverified
Tappernouna dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoesverified
Tappet WrenchnounMWEa wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)verified
Tar PapernounMWEa heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofingverified
Tara VinenounMWEclimbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruitverified
Tarantulanounlarge southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)verified
Tardive DyskinesianounMWEinvoluntary rolling of the tongue and twitching of the face or trunk or limbsverified
Tarenounan adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goodsverified
Target Acquisition SystemnounMWEa shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employmentverified
Target CellnounMWEany cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc.verified
Target CompanynounMWEa company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirerverified
Target LanguagenounMWEa computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translatedverified
Target Of EvaluationnounMWEIn accordance with Common Criteria, an information system, part of a system or product, and all associated documentation, that is the subject of a security evaluation.System
Target OrgannounMWE(radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substanceverified
Target ProgramnounMWEa fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computerverified
Tarmacadamnouna paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tarverified
Taronounherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavesverified
Taro PlantnounMWEherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavesverified
Tarotnounany of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.verified
Tarot CardnounMWEany of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.verified