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typhoid an infectious, potentially fatal bacterial disease that is characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and intestinal inflammation and transmitted by contaminated food or water; typhoid fever. [2 definitions]
Typhoid Mary a person who spreads any kind of disease, infection, or corruption.
typhoon a violent tropical hurricane or cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea.
typhus a serious infectious disease that is transmitted by fleas, mites, and lice and is marked by high fever, headache, delirium, and a red rash.
typical displaying the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing. [2 definitions]
typically usually; normally.
typify to be the typical or representative example of. [2 definitions]
typist one who operates a typewriter, esp. as an occupation.
typo (informal) an error in typing or printing; typographical error.
typo- type.
typographer a person skilled in typography; printer; compositor.
typographical of or concerning printing or the setting of type.
typographical error an error made in the typing or printing process; typo.
typography the art, practice, or process of producing printed matter from type. [2 definitions]
typology a systematic classification of types, or the study thereof. [2 definitions]
tyrannical imposing one's will on others by threat or force; despotic; oppressive. [2 definitions]
tyrannicide the killing of a tyrant, or a person who kills a tyrant.
tyrannize to treat or govern cruelly or oppressively; act tyrannically toward. [3 definitions]
Tyrannosaur a large carnivorous North American dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had small forelimbs and walked on its hind legs; Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus see "Tyrannosaur."
Tyrannosaurus rex a large carnivorous North American dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had small forelimbs and walked on its hind legs (often shortened to "T. rex"); Tyrannosaur.