| terrorism |
the use of violence, torture, or physical intimidation by a group or organization as a means of forcing others to satisfy its demands. |
| terrorist |
one who uses violence, torture, or physical intimidation to achieve one's ends, esp. one's political ends. [2 definitions] |
| terrorize |
to intimidate or coerce with threats or acts of violence. [2 definitions] |
| terrorless |
combined form of terror. |
| terror-stricken |
overcome by terror; extremely frightened; terrified. |
| terry |
one of the uncut loops that form the pile of a piece of cloth. [2 definitions] |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| tertial |
of or pertaining to the third row of flight feathers on the basal segment of a bird's wing. |
| tertian |
occurring every third or every other day, as a recurrent fever or the disease causing it, such as malaria. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| terza rima |
a three-line Italian verse form, the second line of each stanza rhyming with the first and third lines of the following stanza. |
| tesla |
a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter. |
| tessellate |
to decorate (a floor, wall, or the like) with a mosaic pattern, as by using small square pieces of stone or glass. |
| tessitura |
the general range or pitch of an instrumental or vocal part in a musical composition. |
| test1 |
a means of trial or of measuring the quality or presence of something. [7 definitions] |
| test2 |
the hard, protective outer covering of certain invertebrates. |
| testa |
the outer, natural covering or coating of a seed; tegument. |
| testament |
a statement expressing belief or conviction; credo. [3 definitions] |
| testate |
having made, before dying, a legally valid will. (Cf. intestate.) |
| testator |
one who has left a legally valid will. |
| test ban |
an agreement between nations that produce atomic bombs to refrain from nuclear testing, as in the earth's atmosphere. |