| tahini |
a smooth, thick sauce made from hulled and puréed sesame seeds. |
| Tahiti |
an island in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean. |
| tai chi |
a Chinese system of slow and methodical physical exercises, developed as a method of self-defense, and as an aid to meditation. |
| taiga |
the strip of subarctic evergreen forest that covers much of the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. |
| taiko |
a Japanese drum, often large and barrel-shaped. [2 definitions] |
| tail |
an animal's rearmost part, usu. an appendage and extension of the spinal column, that projects from the rear of the trunk. [13 definitions] |
| tailbone |
the coccyx. |
| tailed |
having a tail of a certain kind (usu. used in combination). |
| tail end |
the very last part of anything; tag end; conclusion. (See rear end.) |
| tailgate |
a hinged panel or board at the rear of a truck, station wagon, or wagon that can be let down for loading or unloading. [2 definitions] |
| tailing |
(pl.) waste from the process of mining, milling, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| tailless |
combined form of tail. |
| taillight |
a usu. red warning light at the rear of a vehicle. |
| tailor |
one who makes, alters, or repairs clothing, esp. men's suits and coats. [4 definitions] |
| tailorbird |
any of several tropical warblers that use plant strands to stitch together leaves as a camouflage for their nests. |
| tailored |
made, or as if made, by a tailor. [2 definitions] |
| tailor-made |
made by a tailor, or custom-made. [2 definitions] |
| tailpiece |
a piece or part positioned at the end of something. [3 definitions] |
| tailpipe |
the pipe, usu. at the end of a vehicle, through which exhaust fumes from the engine are channeled, as in a car or jet. |
| tailrace |
the lower part of the channel through which water leaves a water wheel. [2 definitions] |
| tailspin |
the action of a falling, spinning aircraft, characterized by a fast spiraling of the tail. [2 definitions] |