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. |
tarp |
(informal) a tarpaulin. |
tar paper |
a thick heavy paper saturated or coated with tar, used as a waterproof underlay in roofing and for other building purposes. |
tarpaulin |
a large sheet of plastic, waterproofed canvas, or other material used to cover and protect something, usu. from rain or snow. |
tarpon |
a big silvery game fish with very large scales, found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean. |
tarragon |
an aromatic herb with fragrant leaves used for seasoning. |