| 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. |
| tyrannous |
arbitrarily cruel, unjust, or oppressive; tyrannical. |
| tyranny |
a government in which a single person rules absolutely and despotically. [4 definitions] |
| tyrant |
a ruler who governs absolutely and with arbitrary or unjust cruelty and oppression. [3 definitions] |
| Tyrian purple |
a natural purple dye formerly obtained from certain snails and shellfish and now made synthetically. [2 definitions] |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| tyrosine |
an amino acid found in proteins that is a precursor of certain hormones and neurotransmitters. |
| tzar |
a variant of czar. |
| tzarevich |
variant of czarevitch. |
| tzarina |
variant of czarina. |
| tzetze fly |
variant of tsetse fly. |
| tzigane |
(sometimes cap.) pertaining to, consisting of, or characteristic of gypsies. [2 definitions] |
| U |
symbol of the chemical element uranium. |