| taproot |
a large main root of a plant, usu. growing straight down, from which smaller roots branch laterally. |
| taps |
(used with a sing. verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces to order the lights to be extinguished, or at the end of a funeral or memorial service. |
| tar1 |
a dark, oily, sticky, heavy substance obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, coal, or peat, and used in protective coatings and sealants, as on roads and roofs. [3 definitions] |
| tar2 |
(informal) a sailor. |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by coating with tar and feathers. [2 definitions] |
| tarantella |
a lively, whirling dance from southern Italy, often including tambourine-playing. [2 definitions] |
| tarantula |
any of several related large American spiders, found mainly in tropical regions, that have hairy legs and a poisonous but not fatal bite. [2 definitions] |
| tarboosh |
a tasseled, fezlike cap of cloth or felt worn by Muslim men either alone or beneath a turban. |
| tardy |
late or delayed. [2 definitions] |
| tare1 |
any of various climbing, twining plants related to legumes and cultivated as forage or for their edible seeds; vetch. [3 definitions] |
| tare2 |
the weight of a carrier, container, or wrapper deducted from the gross weight of goods to determine the net weight of the contents. [4 definitions] |
| target |
an object or mark at which missiles, such as bullets, arrows, or bombs, are fired or directed. [4 definitions] |
| targetable |
combined form of target. |
| tariff |
a government tax on imports or exports, or a rate or schedule of such taxes; duty. [3 definitions] |
| tarlatan |
a muslin fabric that is thin and stiff with an open weave. |
| Tarmac |
trademark for a bituminous substance used in paving and surfacing roads, parking lots, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| tarn |
a small lake or pool in high mountains. |
| tarnish |
to dull the luster of or discolor (metal), as by exposure to air. [7 definitions] |
| tarnishable |
combined form of tarnish. |
| taro |
either of two tuberous plants widely cultivated in the tropics, esp. in the South Pacific, for their starchy edible roots. |
| tarot |
(sometimes cap.) any of a set of twenty-two playing cards that bear allegorical pictures, used in fortunetelling and as the trump cards in a game played with seventy-eight cards. |