tenuto |
to be held for the full value; sustained (used as a musical direction). [2 definitions] |
Tenzin Gyatso |
the fourteenth Dalai Lama and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, born Lhamo Dhondrub (b.1935). |
teosinte |
any of several grasses of the genus Zea native to Mexico and Central America that are similar to corn. Scientists believe that corn was domesticated from a type of teosinte. |
tepee |
a cone-shaped tent made with skins or bark, formerly used by some North American Indian tribes, esp. in the midwestern plains. [2 definitions] |
tephra |
volcanic materials such as dust, ashes, and pumice ejected during an eruption. |
tepid |
somewhat warm; lukewarm. [2 definitions] |
tequila |
a strong Mexican liquor made from the fermented juice of the agave. |
ter- |
three. |
teratism |
a malformed fetus. |
terato- |
monster. |
teratogen |
an agent, such as radiation or certain diseases or chemicals, that causes fetal deformities. |
teratology |
the scientific study of biological deformities or monstrosities. |
terbium |
a rare-earth chemical element that has sixty-five protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a soft silvery metal. (symbol: Tb) |
terce |
the third of the seven canonical hours; tierce. |
tercel |
in falconry, a male hawk, esp. a peregrine or gyrfalcon. |
tercentenary |
of or relating to a period of three hundred years or to a three hundredth anniversary. [2 definitions] |
tercet |
a group of three lines in poetry that rhyme, or that are connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet of lines. [2 definitions] |
terebinth |
a small tree common to the Mediterranean region that produces a turpentine resin. |
tergiversate |
to cause doubt or be intentionally ambiguous; equivocate. [2 definitions] |
teriyaki |
a Japanese dish consisting of meat or fish that is marinated in seasoned soy sauce and grilled or broiled. |
term |
a word or phrase that names something, esp. in a particular field. [7 definitions] |