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Tarsiernounnocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbingverified
Tartar SaucenounMWEmayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked eggverified
Tartare SaucenounMWEmayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked eggverified
Tartufenouna hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)verified
Tartuffenouna hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)verified
Tarweednounany of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinallyverified
TasknounThe performance of a discrete activity with a defined start, stop, and outcome that cannot be broken down to a finer level of detail.Process
Tassenounone of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighsverified
Tassel FlowernounMWEtropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowersverified
Tassetnounone of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighsverified
Taste CellnounMWEan epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerveverified
Taste PerceptionnounMWEthe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulusverified
Taste SensationnounMWEthe sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulusverified
Tattingnounneedlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttleverified
Tattletalenounsomeone, usually a child, who informs an authority figure about another child's misdeedsverified
Tau Coefficient of CorrelationnounMWEa nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankingsverified
Tax AdvantagenounMWEan advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activityverified
Tax BenefitnounMWEa tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activityverified
Tax BreaknounMWEa tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activityverified
Tax CreditnounMWEa direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)verified
Tax LiennounMWElien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)verified
Tax ReturnnounMWEdocument giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liabilityverified