| tallowy |
like tallow in color or consistency. |
| tall tale |
a story that is unlikely to be true and often involving elements that are clearly exaggerated. |
| tally |
a device or form for recording totals. [7 definitions] |
| tally chart |
a chart on which tally marks are made to keep count during the process of data collection. |
| tallyho |
used in hunting to urge on foxhounds when a fox has been sighted. [3 definitions] |
| tally mark |
a mark used to keep count. |
| Talmud |
the two-part collection of rabbinic writings on civil and religious law that is authoritative for traditional, esp. Orthodox, Judaism. (See Mishnah, Gemara.) |
| Talmudist |
an author or compiler of some portion of the Talmud. [2 definitions] |
| talon |
a bird or animal claw, esp. of a bird of prey. [2 definitions] |
| talus1 |
the upper tarsal bone that joins the leg bones to form the ankle joint; anklebone. |
| talus2 |
a slope. [2 definitions] |
| tam |
a tam-o'-shanter. |
| tamable |
combined form of tame. |
| tamale |
a peppery Mexican dish of ground meat in a wrapper of cornmeal dough, steamed or baked in corn husks. |
| tamandua |
a small, tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater with thick fur, a hairless tail, and large ears. |
| tamarack |
any of several deciduous North American pine trees, esp. one that grows in northern regions and is usu. found in swamps; larch. [2 definitions] |
| tamari |
a Japanese soy sauce, darker and aged longer than regular soy sauce. |
| tamarind |
a tropical tree, related to legumes, that is found in the Eastern Hemisphere, and that bears compound, feathery leaves, yellow flowers, and a juicy, acid fruit inside long pods. [2 definitions] |
| tamarisk |
any of several trees or shrubs native to tropical or desert areas of Europe and Asia that have thin feathery branches and small narrow leaves, and that bear clusters of tiny pink flowers. |
| tambala |
the smaller monetary unit of Malawi. (Cf. kwacha.) |
| tambour |
a drum. [2 definitions] |