tugboat |
a small but powerful boat used to guide, push, or tow larger vessels, esp. into and out of harbors. |
tug of war |
a contest of strength between two teams pulling on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a central line. [2 definitions] |
tugrik |
the chief monetary unit of Mongolia, equaling one hundred mongo. |
tui |
a dark bluish to black bird of New Zealand that has a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, and is able to mimic human speech. |
tuition |
the charge for instruction at a college, private school, or the like. [2 definitions] |
tuk-tuk |
a small, three-wheeled, motorized vehicle used as a taxi. A tuk-tuk is typically open-sided. |
tularemia |
a contagious plaguelike disease involving fever and swelling of the lymph nodes, found esp. among rabbits, squirrels, and the like, and sometimes transmitted to humans; rabbit fever. |
tulip |
a cultivated plant that grows from a bulb and bears large lance-shaped leaves and large brightly-colored, cup-shaped flowers. [2 definitions] |
tulip tree |
a North American tree, related to magnolias, that bears tuliplike flowers and has wood that is used in furniture. |
tulipwood |
the light soft wood of the tulip tree. [2 definitions] |
tulle |
a thin, netlike cloth of silk, rayon, nylon, or acetate, used esp. for veils, evening gowns, and ballet costumes. |
tumble |
to roll end over end while falling, as over an object, or while in flight. [16 definitions] |
tumblebug |
any of several dung beetles that roll balls of manure in which their eggs are deposited and the young develop. |
tumble-down |
dilapidated or rickety, as if ready to fall apart. |
tumbler |
a drinking glass that has a flat bottom and does not have a handle or stem. [5 definitions] |
tumbleweed |
any of various plants whose rounded, branched tops break off in autumn and are rolled about by the wind. |
tumbrel |
a two-wheeled dump cart, esp. one used by farmers to carry dung. [2 definitions] |
tumefaction |
the action or an instance of swelling or puffing. [2 definitions] |
tumefy |
to swell or become swollen. |
tumescence |
the condition of being swollen or enlarged. [2 definitions] |
tumescent |
being or becoming swollen. |