| tenter |
a frame upon which cloth is stretched in order to dry evenly and without shrinkage. [2 definitions] |
| tenterhook |
a hook or bent nail that holds cloth stretched on a framework. |
| tenth |
indicating rank or position between ninth and eleventh. [4 definitions] |
| tentless |
combined form of tent. |
| tent stitch |
a short, slanting embroidery stitch that forms a series of close and even parallel rows. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. [3 definitions] |
| tenure |
the fact, right, or condition of holding or possessing something, such as property or a position. [3 definitions] |
| Tenure of Office Act |
a law forbidding the U.S. President to remove a federal officeholder from office without the approval of the Senate. The act was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1867, overriding the veto of President Andrew Johnson. |
| tenuto |
to be held for the full value; sustained (used as a musical direction). [2 definitions] |
| Tenzin Gyatso |
the fourteenth Dalai Lama and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, born Lhamo Dhondrub (b.1935). |
| teosinte |
any of several grasses of the genus Zea native to Mexico and Central America that are similar to corn. Scientists believe that corn was domesticated from a type of teosinte. |
| tepee |
a cone-shaped tent made with skins or bark, formerly used by some North American Indian tribes, esp. in the midwestern plains. [2 definitions] |
| tephra |
volcanic materials such as dust, ashes, and pumice ejected during an eruption. |
| tepid |
somewhat warm; lukewarm. [2 definitions] |
| tequila |
a strong Mexican liquor made from the fermented juice of the agave. |
| ter- |
three. |
| teratism |
a malformed fetus. |
| terato- |
monster. |
| teratogen |
an agent, such as radiation or certain diseases or chemicals, that causes fetal deformities. |
| teratology |
the scientific study of biological deformities or monstrosities. |
| terbium |
a rare-earth chemical element that has sixty-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a soft silvery metal. (symbol: Tb) |