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table wine a wine, usu. served with meals, containing not more than fourteen percent alcohol.
tabloid a newspaper with pages approximately half the standard size, often containing sensational material or gossip. [2 definitions]
taboo untouchable, unmentionable, or otherwise forbidden by social mandate. [3 definitions]
tabor a small drum, formerly hung from the neck of a pipe or fife player and used to provide rhythmic accompaniment.
taboret a small tabor. [2 definitions]
tabu variant of taboo.
tabular of, arranged as, or calculated from a table or other systematic arrangement. [2 definitions]
tabula rasa anything, esp. the mind, that is considered to be blank and without impressions, until it is formed through experience.
tabulate to arrange or organize systematically, esp. in the form of a table. [4 definitions]
tabulator a person or machine that tabulates. [2 definitions]
tacamahac any of various strong-smelling, resinlike substances used to add aroma to ointments and incenses. [2 definitions]
tachina fly any of numerous gray and black dipterous flies whose larvae are parasitic on other insects such as caterpillars and beetles.
tachometer an instrument for measuring speed, esp. the revolutions per minute of a rotating shaft.
tachycardia a rapid heart rate that may be abnormal, or may be normal, as during exercise
tachyon a theoretical particle, smaller than an atom, that travels faster than the speed of light.
tacit suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words.
taciturn habitually silent and uncommunicative.
tack a short pin, usu. with a flat, broad head. [12 definitions]
tackle equipment or gear used in a sport or hobby such as fishing. [7 definitions]
tackle box a usu. metal box having small compartments for storing small pieces of fishing equipment such as hooks, artificial bait, line, and sinkers.
tack room a room in or near a stable where equipment such as saddles and bridles is kept.