taxicab |
an automobile or other common form of transportation that carries passengers for a fee that is usu. determined according to the distance traveled. |
taxi dancer |
someone employed by a dance hall to dance, for a fee, with the patrons. |
taxidermy |
the art of preserving dead animals by stuffing and mounting their skins in order to retain a lifelike appearance. |
taxi driver |
a person who drives a taxicab as a profession. |
taximeter |
a mechanical device installed in taxicabs that automatically calculates the distance driven and the fare owed. |
taxing |
making heavy demands; burdensome. |
taxis1 |
the movement of an organism toward or away from an external stimulus. [2 definitions] |
taxis2 |
pl. of taxi. |
taxi squad |
in football, a group of reserve players who practice with the team but do not play in the professional games. |
taxi stand |
a parking area reserved for taxicabs waiting to be hired. |
taxo- |
arrangement; order. |
taxon |
a specific category or unit used in the biological system of animal and plant classification that groups organisms by factors common to each. |
taxonomy |
in biology, the system of classifying plants and animals by grouping them into categories according to their similarities. [3 definitions] |
taxpayer |
one who pays or is subject to paying taxes. |
tax rate |
the percentage of income, property value, or the like that is to be paid as tax. |
tax return |
an official form used to report one's income to the government for a particular tax period and to calculate any tax that may still be due; tax return. |
tax shelter |
a financial investment or operation that legally defers income, increases expenses, or depreciates allowances for the purpose of reducing taxable income. |
tax stamp |
a seal, mark, or the like indicating that a tax has been paid. |
tax title |
a title acquired by the buyer of property that is sold because of nonpayment of taxes. |
TB |
abbreviation of "tuberculosis," a contagious disease of human beings and some animals, caused by a bacterium and characterized by the formation of tubercles on body tissues, esp. in the lungs. |
Tb |
symbol of the chemical element terbium. |